Col. Bruce & Aquarium Rescue Unit "Basically Frightened"

[mckendrick4046]

OTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIILLLLL!!!!!­!!!

[KevinHamProductions1]

cool bass solo after 2:14

[grahamspice]

Matt Mundy!!!! I don't know what he's gonna play!!!!

[MostAncientOne]

@grahamspice oh MAN did I love that live album...sadly loaned it out many years ago & never got it back.

Pretty stoked to find this clip though...

[spideyjam]

ARU AT THE GEORGIA THEATRE AUGUST 8 2011!!!!!!!!!

[scottwfreeman]

Billy Bob Thornton directed the video as a favor to the Colonel. This was only song he filmed, although the entire set is available on CD.

[Cambodia69]

I'm wondering if that's my old Peavey VTM 120 that I let Jimmy borrow a couple times back in the day. I used to take lessons in the basement of his house until I got to where I felt I could do well enough to get through AIM where he also taught. He used to drive a huge Delta 88, or at least I think that's what it was, until he accidentally hit a dear with it. Anyway, I was more than happy to let him use it as I knew he'd be making much better music than I'd ever be making with it.

[RICH3637]

being from atlanta, I saw these guys many times in the 90's and they are one of the most under rated bands ever. GREAT MUSICIANS 

[noodlesmealey]

cheeze frog? dharma wheel? hortence the dogfaced boy.... breakfastface.

[thegilg]

Holy crap... I can't believe that there's video footage from this show/album. Oh, if I could only see the whole thing! Thanks so much for posting it :)))

[RICH3637]

@thegilg There is a CD around IF you can find it that has this on it and alot of other excellent stuff too.. Self titled CD

[EarthGirl1914]

Awesome job by ARU & The Colonel Bruce! A classic! - Mike (Reese's dad)

[ModGirl1967]

Thank you for posting this! My cousin on wo-mandolin.

[thehumancrisis]

This song gives me NIGHTMARES.

[Toporaq]

LOL herring looks like he could be in Metallica in this video

[purplybob]

My oil spill theme song

[StantonWalsh]

The real deal. Great vid!

[trell23Mobile]

Watching this guy at Soul Kitchen in Mobile next weekend after Gov't Mule @ Saenger Theater, never seen either live, should be fun... and that's definitely the guy in Sling Blade

[smokytehbear]

It is the guy from Sling Blade lol awesome....

[jtb185]

@trell23Mobile Hey dude that was my first Mule show/ Col Bruce Experience. I've seen Mule 3 times the good Col. 4 or 5 times. What a way to kick off the year right?

[PhukkOfff]

i had to clean up the mess i made after that bass solo

[cbinflux]

He reminds me of the character in Slingblade who waxed psychobabble poems to the band in the wee hours.

[kevmalone]

Good catch. He played that character!

[vmsquier]

@cbinflux THat would be the same guy

[Diplurid]

K ... So ... Tell me NOW ... Where do I get my hands on this DVD?

[Ortli]

OTEIL RULES!

[76alembic]

Great band,Oteil is just killin;scat bass WOW!

[SouthWord]

the white George Clinton. pure genious

[z4rt4n]

Col. Bruce Rulz!

[Pixieslive]

You obviously have not seen Bruce play.

[BlurnGanston]

Basically very silly. Bruce= "Look at Me! Look at Me!" Great musicians surround him, no doubt ... not sure why. He's no musician, just a silly actor.

[grinmachine]

Why don't you run to the batroom real quick and GO FUCK YOURSELF!

[jesusdetoledo]

you obviously are not aware of that which you speak.

[JerryHammer1]

He is an entertainer...and a hell of musician. You sir are an idiot.

[BlurnGanston]

Hey man, let's be rational - I base my opinion on observation ... I've seen him sing well, but on guitar, well ... I feel that's his weakness. He also acts "classically" like an attention-whore (on camera). It's simply not my taste. Now on what do you base your opinion that I am an idiot?

[JerryHammer1]

I would but you deleted your first comment dildo.

[BlurnGanston]

?? then what are you talking about - and to whom? I didn't delete a comment.

[PhukkOfff]

You are talking about THE COLONEL not that kentucky fried bullshit, is it not in your taste to be entertained, the guys not gonna stand there like a bored goon, i think you're a fuckin idiot too

[BlurnGanston]

hi y'all, idiot here: i like to be entertained, yes, mostly by music - the visuals are less important .... The Colonel is a 'showman' - no insult - and an inspiration to many; i'm not disagreeing with that .... I'm just sayin', he's more Dickey Betts or Ted Nugent, or Robin Williams, than say, Derek Trucks ... cont.d...

[PhukkOfff]

and who the fuck are you to compare people, he isn't Dickey Betts or Ted Nugent or Robin Williams, he's Colonel Bruce Fucking Hampton

[BlurnGanston]

lmao! ha, i knew that would get ya all bothered :-) ... i wont come back, i promise -- carry on. Peace.

[WGparkours]

Idiot...hes here to be a singer, and an authentic one. NO, hes not there to stand and act...Hes there to sing and support, as proven by when he extended the quick break close to the end by a measure. Lol.

"brrrrap...TWO!" indicating two measures instead of one.

[supanrick]

@JerryHammer1 The Colonel is an Outertainer. ZAMBIIIIIIE!!!!!

[chikipiki1]

I worked on the audio crew of this recording and the Widespread recordings the same week ... and mixed both recordings. It was as bizarre as it appears.

[mountaineers233]

this is from 11/15/91 georgia theatre athens. looks like the same crew (billy bob thornton's) that filmed wsp's live video release from 91 "live from the georgia theatre." this isnt in circulation and looks like it was made just as an mtv video. if more of this exists and you have it please find somebody who can transfer it properly and do this jewel some justice. thanks for sharing

[chikipiki1]

We did both with the same setup ... the same nights. All the crew were the same and Billy Bob directed both films. Billy Bob later used Col. Bruce in Sling Blade. (He is among Dwight Yoakam's friends sitting on the sofa)

[colbruce]

* Points at the corner of the ceiling *

[porkinwitz]

"the dots are where i say they are"

[BillRayDrums]

Wow where can I get a copy of the DVD? I talked to Sipe years ago and he said it was out there.....seems to be rare as hen's teeth though!

[3shiftgtr]

The Ozone is controlled...By GEEKS! Long live this shit right here!!!

[freddyjones23]

Saw them w/ Tinsley Ellis opening @ The Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, New Years' Eve 1990. Had never heard of them, but my buddy Rich knew them well...What an incredible show, by an incredible band. "Danced" my ass off. Apt. Q285 is an absolute beast on the drums!! Fan ever since..Thanks for bringing back a great memory.

[MeanMamaDog]

My daddy loved and served under the Colonel his entire military career, so this video is bringing back so many good childhood memories! Thanks.

[badbrown01]

Awesome I listen to this album to death and never saw the footage. Amazing. Never saw them live. I liked when Jimmy Herring was in ABB with Oteil.

[blazzpiano]

One of the great live bands of all time...and minus Chuck Leavell on the organ, this was THE band. Those GA Theatre shows in the early 1990's smoked...but where's Roosevelt? I wish this entire show (or any other from this time) was on video. I was fortunate enough to see ARU many times, and no two shows were ever the same... but vomit guaranteed.

[jnf1222]

Is this from the same show where thay recorded the live album? Looks like the Georgia Theater to me. Love that fuckin disc....Pure Georgia Badassery.

[byardw]

It's definitely the performance that's on the first album.

[benhoadley1]

Was this '93? I love how Oteil rocksthe Modulus bass!

[zwc2c]

at 1:33 Jimmy Herring mysteriously shapeshifts to a different side of the stage, just thought i'd share...

This lineup is probably my favorite "band"...wish i coulda seen 'em live.

[fodera6]

They all look so young! This is my favorite song on that album. I'm so glad Col. Bruce got Oteil to start playing again, not to mention leading this incredible band. And finally some Matt Mundy on youtube! More, more!!

[flailingerman]

A-men on the Matt Mundy!! The greatest "jam band" EVER!!!

[etfondhome1]

dudes bass is smoldering! Read about these cats about the same time Travelers and Thieves got a review in RS...nice clip

[JoeDBX]

You know there must be a video of this entire show sitting on someone's shelf somewhere. It needs to be found and released. I would pay good money for a copy. This show is an absolute classic.

[DeathCubeK400]

This song changed my life!

[scrapingteeth]

This song RUINED my life....just kidding. I still kick myself for not attending this, even though I was invited.

[dimez4ever]

So odd yet so fucking talented ;)

[tyenorth]

Wow. This is from the live album that changed so many of us forever....

[DeathCubeK400]

amen!

[jimbresnen]

Is this at the Atlanta theater...Chuck Totless R U out there? Didn't Popper "find" them?.

[DrShrinker]

Is this from a video/DVD?

[SkinBass]

It's from a promo video...and unfortunatley that's the only clip on it...

[TheUnknownTribe]

I haven't seen them since the mid 90's, but that brought back great memories.

[awardwin]

What's this video from and is there any more of it available?

[biglipdfool]

does anyone know why col. bruce hampton has a career in entertainment. i think he sucks at everything he does. am i missing something?

[TheUnknownTribe]

yup. you're missing something. admittedly he himself may not be the greatest musician, but he has a great voice, and always surrounds himself with the worlds best unknown (at the time they join him) musicians.

ARU is my favorite band of his, and just look at where all these guys have gone since Bruce discovered them...

[chikipiki1]

Yes you are.

[simplerift]

sweet pictures. thanks