King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Crumbling Castle (Live on KEXP)

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  • KEXP.ORG presents King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard performing "Crumbling Castle" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 6, 2018.
    Host: Cheryl Waters
    Audio Engineers: Samuel Joseph & Kevin Suggs
    Audio Mixer: Stu Mackenzie
    Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
    Editor: Scott Holpainen
    kexp.org
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Komentáře • 796

  • @snazztacular
    @snazztacular Před 5 lety +1953

    I genuinely can't believe this band is real

    • @brandonhofmann5479
      @brandonhofmann5479 Před 4 lety +77

      discover king gizz to me was like a dream too :,)

    • @quailmint8015
      @quailmint8015 Před 4 lety +6

      hi snazztacular 🥺🥺

    • @julianhayes4401
      @julianhayes4401 Před 4 lety +95

      they’re a hologram created by the government to make us think that there is good music

    • @granthatfield8564
      @granthatfield8564 Před 4 lety +11

      Yea I think about that a lot to

    • @TheAffar369
      @TheAffar369 Před 4 lety +14

      I can't believe you can't believe this band is real

  • @nobod759
    @nobod759 Před 4 lety +709

    Oh my, so this is what Jack Black and Kyle Gass played for the shiny demon in the middle of the road.

    • @kahlenbrown2278
      @kahlenbrown2278 Před 4 lety +47

      The chorus would sound so good covered by Jack Black

    • @GlitchyTheGlitch
      @GlitchyTheGlitch Před 4 lety +12

      Headcanon accepted

    • @pudgy_buns
      @pudgy_buns Před 4 lety +4

      I was imagining this when I walked back to my PC and then wanted to mention something about this feeling and then you say it.

    • @JameyEddy
      @JameyEddy Před 4 lety +2

      Stole this comment for my own Facebook page! This is soooo right!

    • @MayaNormusAss
      @MayaNormusAss Před 4 lety +2

      What's this a reference to? Am I dumb?

  • @djeggy6916
    @djeggy6916 Před 5 lety +2015

    i hate king giz cause they’ve got an album for every mood. because of this, i haven’t listened to another artist in over a month...why they gotta be so damn good :,))

    • @k00patr00pa1
      @k00patr00pa1 Před 5 lety +41

      Check out Ween

    • @Hantyumi_3000
      @Hantyumi_3000 Před 5 lety +6

      Noah Karimee What King giz album do u listen to when you’re sad?

    • @heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382
      @heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382 Před 5 lety +82

      @@Hantyumi_3000 Work This Time on repeat for three hours.

    • @Hantyumi_3000
      @Hantyumi_3000 Před 5 lety +2

      TOBG Show I’ve done that before

    • @ericlindberg4522
      @ericlindberg4522 Před 5 lety +120

      Month? Weak. It's been a year. All other music has faded into nothingness. I have seen the fourth color. I am an Altered beast. Nonagon infinity has opened the door. I have seen the Balrog with my own three eyes. I am everywhere. I am nowhere.

  • @takoyaki8898
    @takoyaki8898 Před 6 lety +1132

    I hope these legends get the recognition they deserve within their lifespan.

    • @ifutureman
      @ifutureman Před 6 lety +57

      They are getting it now, if you ask me... Their three shows in the NYC area earlier this year sold out almost immediately. I missed my chance again :(

    • @jean-jacquesdupuy99
      @jean-jacquesdupuy99 Před 5 lety +7

      ... and long time after it...

    • @snuup_frogg
      @snuup_frogg Před 4 lety +17

      My mates and I drove 800km to see them live . Best trip ever !

    • @monstafia
      @monstafia Před 4 lety +7

      I was at a sold out show of 10,000 people in London! Was lucky to get a ticket for me and a friend!

    • @notrenbanney2450
      @notrenbanney2450 Před 4 lety +2

      They're getting really big prolly will never be mainstream like tame impala even tho sadly

  • @kojacked
    @kojacked Před 6 lety +744

    Absolute legends. What a track. This is once in a lifetime shit.

    • @jdixon390
      @jdixon390 Před 4 lety +4

      Yep 100%

    • @GiovanniDiGregorio
      @GiovanniDiGregorio Před 4 lety +3

      Absolutely.

    • @kmac1130
      @kmac1130 Před 4 lety +4

      Greatest song of all time

    • @toddalanp
      @toddalanp Před 4 lety +11

      This whole album is simply a masterwork. It's so rare for me to be into a band while they're in their productive / artistic peak it's a full time job giving them as much appreciation as they deserve.

    • @swim_ad
      @swim_ad Před 3 lety +2

      This is just a tribute

  • @moosesnWoop
    @moosesnWoop Před 5 lety +479

    Feels like I'm cruising through the desert during the Ottoman period.

    • @Agothygoth
      @Agothygoth Před 5 lety

      moosesnWoop123 hell yeah!
      I totally relate

    • @sutu7kamyoncu116
      @sutu7kamyoncu116 Před 5 lety +20

      Flats of Anatollia*

    • @_rapids3238
      @_rapids3238 Před 5 lety +8

      “as he grew with the Apaches, he ran and ran, and as his legs grew he glided over the desert earth.”

    • @TheJellyfish800
      @TheJellyfish800 Před 5 lety +3

      Except I’m riding in a off-road tuned up Jeep with nitros while people on stare on

    • @GlitchyTheGlitch
      @GlitchyTheGlitch Před 4 lety +1

      Well to be fair, DeSeRtEd DuNeS wElCoMe WeArY fEeT

  • @prime8nate
    @prime8nate Před 4 lety +569

    That drummer hit thrift store gold when he found the yellow "Sabbath Worship" t-shirt.

    • @servietsky67
      @servietsky67 Před 4 lety +88

      It's a shirt from the label RidingEasy Records. They sign mostly stoner and doom bands. They discovered Monolord. Right now my fave bands on their roaster are Here Lies Man and Blackwater Holylight

    • @TheEpicSceptic
      @TheEpicSceptic Před 3 lety +74

      @@servietsky67 Name checks out

    • @benjapizarro981
      @benjapizarro981 Před 3 lety +2

      @@TheEpicSceptic lol

    • @aznbum
      @aznbum Před 3 lety +5

      @@servietsky67 I've run into Elise from Blackwater Holylight at numerous concerts throughout the years. Always a super cool chick

    • @timbriley7263
      @timbriley7263 Před 2 lety +7

      Praise iommi

  • @glasstubes1
    @glasstubes1 Před 6 lety +468

    You gotta love how Stu mixes these sessions

    • @Agothygoth
      @Agothygoth Před 5 lety +6

      imnemo I do!
      He is such a talented wizard 😍

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 Před 5 lety +48

      No wonder it sounds so damn good, Stu is such a talented and hard working guy, like it’s crazy how unknown he really is

    • @KamenMinkov
      @KamenMinkov Před 4 lety +4

      Didn't know it's him that's mixing it (even though it's written in the description). Thanks for mentioning it.

    • @qbsrd
      @qbsrd Před 3 lety +12

      Yeah I prefer this performance over the studio version to be honest, the bass sounds incredible in this

  • @GunkyFella
    @GunkyFella Před rokem +132

    7:45 gotta give amby some credit he is absolutely slaying that harmonica over there

    • @mikemurphy5883
      @mikemurphy5883 Před rokem +6

      And that’s not even his best harp lick by a mile, dude is so fun to listen/watch.

    • @jriding6161
      @jriding6161 Před rokem

      I simply love that part of the song. Such an aggressive yet unique way to play the harmonica.

    • @bringerofmolochswrath5477
      @bringerofmolochswrath5477 Před rokem +8

      dude, they definitely shoulda turned that harmonica track WAYYYYY up, holy SHIT.

    • @JigglyBlubber
      @JigglyBlubber Před 7 měsíci

      that kid fucking loves his harmonica damn

    • @soup_is_good_food5743
      @soup_is_good_food5743 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Ambrose playing like his life depends on it.

  • @thefareplayer2254
    @thefareplayer2254 Před 5 lety +484

    Who else gets oddly emotional when listening to this song? It’s so powerful yet so melodic, and it reminds me of the ephemeral state of humanity and civilization.

    • @cpeterso
      @cpeterso Před 5 lety +14

      I don't think its odd at all, otherwise yes, me too

    • @JohnQueSacc
      @JohnQueSacc Před 4 lety +25

      That feeling is art

    • @OldSamVimes
      @OldSamVimes Před 4 lety +32

      It's because none of us want our castle to crumble into dust but it's going to happen anyway.

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 Před 4 lety +35

      Yeah not only is their music rhythmically and stylistically bad ass, tightly performed but their lyrics and moods are also just very deep, like something epic and biblical, very philosophical. The kids of tomorrow will love this band in the future

    • @MiguelCyc
      @MiguelCyc Před 3 lety +1

      It's just the Gizzardverse we can see

  • @trennonking5888
    @trennonking5888 Před 5 lety +447

    King Gizzard is one of the few bands that is way better live than on record.

    • @Sporeboy87
      @Sporeboy87 Před 5 lety +6

      Followed by zep

    • @lameemo
      @lameemo Před 5 lety +13

      Going to go see them tonight with a couple other Aussie rock n roll bands. Thanks for keeping the hype extra high for me!

    • @colefisher6751
      @colefisher6751 Před 4 lety +8

      @@lameemo They rocked Toronto the 25th. The best live band I've ever heard. The venue was a big help but damn they sounded penominal.

    • @ledzeppelinfan1001
      @ledzeppelinfan1001 Před 4 lety +12

      They are so fucking good live

    • @michaelaabu
      @michaelaabu Před 4 lety +14

      I'd say they're one of the few bands that crushes both! TOOL would be proud of what they bring to the stage

  • @Th3os7
    @Th3os7 Před 5 lety +154

    I hope these guys are around for a long, long time.

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 Před 4 lety +15

      I know imagine a band like this coming to an end, it’s almost blasphemy lol

    • @kacperfornal5998
      @kacperfornal5998 Před rokem

      Imagine they are 70 and playing together

    • @bustedup
      @bustedup Před rokem

      The end of this band is just one girlfriend away

  • @xCARNAGE_ASADAx
    @xCARNAGE_ASADAx Před 2 lety +40

    Funny thing is if you play all their albums during a single party, people will think each one's from a different band.

  • @keegthegeek
    @keegthegeek Před 3 lety +60

    I wish they had more of these kinda long progy songs

  • @ZuumTheLast
    @ZuumTheLast Před 5 lety +127

    Lucas' basslines are always killer, but on this particular record they are truly amazing.. beautiful and inventive, in the part that starts 4:36 he even gets a mini-solo that sounds like a fairy quickly tip-toeing underneath the sweet guitar multi-noodling. Later on the album, on Loyalty at 27:03 he's laying out a simple but sooo powerful bassline before yet another great flutey mellotrony breakdown. Waaaaa these guys are so good... hope they never break up, wish they never die

    • @tombratley6940
      @tombratley6940 Před 5 lety +3

      The best part of the track. The guitar work as well as the bass is absolutely mesmeric.

    • @dylanstarcher4083
      @dylanstarcher4083 Před 4 lety +2

      His Mars for the rich solo makes me nut everytime

    • @sgtpepper6379
      @sgtpepper6379 Před 4 lety +8

      @@dylanstarcher4083 Joey wrote that bass solo tho

  • @ifutureman
    @ifutureman Před 6 lety +234

    Best band of the last ten years!

    • @pakoti96
      @pakoti96 Před 5 lety +9

      ya, Nickelback ruled the previous 10!

    • @docdeezmos3842
      @docdeezmos3842 Před 4 lety +7

      50 years**

    • @cpeterso
      @cpeterso Před 4 lety +9

      @@docdeezmos3842 You know, I love my 90's music and I want to disagree, but I'd take King Gizz over anyone I can think of from that era...

    • @XBeamChannel
      @XBeamChannel Před 2 lety +1

      best band of all time

    • @J_Ghotier
      @J_Ghotier Před rokem +1

      The War on Drugs, but damn they are tremendous too!

  • @richieworrell
    @richieworrell Před 3 lety +155

    This track sounds like if TOOL made an album in 1967 lmao

    • @adammarquez5203
      @adammarquez5203 Před 3 lety

      Check out section 73 by country joe and the fish

    • @losangulos
      @losangulos Před 3 lety

      @@adammarquez5203 reminiscent at most

    • @thenancyblack
      @thenancyblack Před 4 měsíci

      Ahahah true (a fan from Russia, Siberia)

    • @Keepgoing9919
      @Keepgoing9919 Před 2 měsíci

      The first thing I said when I heard it was if tool and Black Sabbath had a baby

    • @user-bn5ng9xj2m
      @user-bn5ng9xj2m Před 2 měsíci

      I’m from Siberia too.
      LoL

  • @Cullinyan
    @Cullinyan Před 5 lety +116

    3:24 SHOW ME THE DRUMS, SILLY EDITOR MAN

    • @Miguel-cu7hu
      @Miguel-cu7hu Před 4 lety +12

      yeah same for 8:04

    • @emmawebb8869
      @emmawebb8869 Před 4 lety +12

      They need a drummer cam. All shows, all performances, always.

    • @arnauorengoguardiola1616
      @arnauorengoguardiola1616 Před 3 lety +4

      As a video editor and music lover/musician, I especially hate when they do this, proving they don't know shit about music and always show mainly the singer.

  • @okapiii2901
    @okapiii2901 Před 4 lety +138

    Cheryl waters is like the mom of indie rock

    • @mot00rzysta
      @mot00rzysta Před 10 měsíci

      I have no idea though why she needs to move her bottom to the rhythm of this amazingly tragic and epic song.

    • @soup_is_good_food5743
      @soup_is_good_food5743 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Best job ever. "How was work today, dear?" "Oh, nothing much, just sat in on an epic set that destroyed my ego and shattered the chains which bound my mind to the earth."

    • @Gunth0r
      @Gunth0r Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@mot00rzysta It's music. Music makes you dance. Touch some grass. Smoke some grass. Fancy pants.

  • @skipws
    @skipws Před 5 lety +75

    That chord on the third "crumbling" at 6:04 is the reason I am alive.

    • @Marcos10PT
      @Marcos10PT Před 4 lety +4

      What chord? He seems to be playing single notes

    • @tenorsaxplayer77
      @tenorsaxplayer77 Před 4 lety +6

      Marcos Pereira They’re probably referring to the sequence.

    • @thatsamazin-
      @thatsamazin- Před 3 lety +4

      Marcos Pereira yeah, not quite sure how 48 people are hearing something we are not. Lol I think the bass root note might go up in pitch with each “crumbling” but that’s about it. I’ll have to check the tab. I’m definitely not hearing a magical chord on that time stamp.

    • @JamesMeyers2454
      @JamesMeyers2454 Před 3 lety +3

      He sings a tritone there on that third "crumb", it's sick!

  • @junkandcrapamen
    @junkandcrapamen Před 4 lety +7

    Those drummers are locked IN!

  • @luis0323
    @luis0323 Před 5 lety +26

    How not to love Cheryl when she dances like this to King Gizzard? 2:37

  • @twistedbiscuit69
    @twistedbiscuit69 Před 4 lety +87

    One of my fondest memories is seeing them play this live. It was my favourite song of the performance. The whole crowd was heaving and roaring; I'd never been in a mosh before, and I was part of a circle mosh during this song. The commotion, the energy, the movement, was truly electrifying, and that combined with the kaleidoscopic light show and the nature of the lyrics actually transported me to the world of the song: the crashing waves of the sea, the storm, and the castle at the centre of it

  • @jae_lee-
    @jae_lee- Před 3 lety +49

    the tempo changes between 5/4 and 7/4 are crazy, so mesmerizing

  • @Shibasu_
    @Shibasu_ Před 3 lety +8

    i love how the host just stands there grooving while the band goes crazy

  • @Thog25
    @Thog25 Před 4 lety +35

    During the break you can see a bassist that's counting tempo like his life depends

  • @Hanklerfishies
    @Hanklerfishies Před 5 lety +151

    Ambrose out here in he gotdam bare feet

  • @manfredschumacher2358
    @manfredschumacher2358 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Was ist das für eine geile Mucke
    Ich bin 71 und sowas tolles hab ich schon lange nicht mehr gehört
    Vielen Dank

    • @ZiggyZugzwang
      @ZiggyZugzwang Před 2 měsíci

      Dann bist du am Anfang einer grossen Reise. Viel Spass dabei :D.

  • @thelegendofthedogfacedwoma3708
    @thelegendofthedogfacedwoma3708 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Its a testament to this band that I feel like this song drags on way too long with the end perfectly embodying "overstays its welcome"
    AND YET ITS STILL ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE SONGS
    I mean, what Goddamn musical magic is it that can make a song that I should dislike one I love so much?
    It's harmonic Heaven.

  • @jackmp4
    @jackmp4 Před 6 lety +75

    6:58 great synth sound

  • @jmipro
    @jmipro Před 6 lety +118

    "KING GIZZARD AND THE WIZARD LIZARD"

  • @Twoholesofman
    @Twoholesofman Před 3 lety +27

    Whoever did the sound for this is awesome as hell.

  • @AndresinhoRM
    @AndresinhoRM Před 6 lety +31

    I swear I can almost hear Cookie saying:
    "I am the Danger!"

  • @mattiacursi3466
    @mattiacursi3466 Před 3 lety +20

    how can this band sound so much highly level as their album recordings? just incredible gizzs

  • @Juelz4ever
    @Juelz4ever Před 10 měsíci +10

    Polygondwanaland is one of the greatest rock albums of all time for me. Just how it tells a story without interruption and you don't even realize the transitions of the songs.

  • @brawn400
    @brawn400 Před 2 lety +20

    7:00 on - I’ve said it on another video and I’ll say it here. This transition is just so incredibly kickass. Ambrose killing it on the harmonica too. Goosebumps every single time

  • @Zosoking513
    @Zosoking513 Před 6 lety +104

    Polygondawandaland=gold

  • @mangolollipop_
    @mangolollipop_ Před 3 lety +8

    This video makes me remember that Cookie DID shave his head once. In my brain he's terminally Pig-Pen in person without dirt covering him. He has that kind of nasally cartoony voice too. In that note, I like Cookie. It's a compliment more than a bad thing

  • @inertiatic4
    @inertiatic4 Před 2 lety +3

    2:15 I feel it too!!!

  • @Planetshakergort
    @Planetshakergort Před 5 lety +24

    First time I heard this band was 2 days ago. I was tripping on acid. It was an experience and a half. Fell in love instantly

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 Před 4 lety +11

    These guys' parents clearly rocked them to sleep with Astronomy Domine every night in their childhoods :D

  • @benjaminstevens4568
    @benjaminstevens4568 Před 4 lety +14

    Might just be one of the greatest songs of all time!!

  • @tundrapollen
    @tundrapollen Před 6 lety +51

    Still my favorite gizzard song and just my favorite song in general.

  • @alexandrossimitsis6072
    @alexandrossimitsis6072 Před 11 měsíci +4

    The greatest song of the 21st century so far..

  • @nestortomaselli6372
    @nestortomaselli6372 Před rokem +17

    KGLW are modern day greats. 50-100 years from now people will still be listening to this music and cover their songs. I saw them live at the Hollywood bowl and I felt like I was at Woodstock. It was their largest show to date and it felt like witnessing history. In fact, it is history.

    • @HybridHalfie
      @HybridHalfie Před 10 měsíci +2

      According to most of king gizz’s music bro we might not make it there as humanity is the irony. This entire song is about societal collapse and climate change lol

    • @c4shguy224
      @c4shguy224 Před 6 měsíci

      I don't think anyone is physically capable of playing this dude. maybe with cybernetics lol

  • @humbertosandoval55
    @humbertosandoval55 Před 6 lety +43

    hahahaha I'm glad the editors separated correctly crumbling castle and the fourth colour, the first edition was so weird, I understand now why the first batch of videos were taken down.

  • @rommlll
    @rommlll Před 2 lety +19

    This is my favorite performance of the song, every instrument is heard, the vocals have grit and gut, full of emotion.

  • @tokilladaemon
    @tokilladaemon Před 4 lety +12

    You know it’s epic when the 8 minute version is the reduced edit

  • @ameliasteynberg5841
    @ameliasteynberg5841 Před 5 lety +220

    Because nobody really owns polygondwanaland, does that mean that KGLW are technically doing a cover of their own song?

    • @bl4ckph4ntomm
      @bl4ckph4ntomm Před 4 lety +47

      Or maybe everyone performing this song is doing an original version?

    • @mrz80
      @mrz80 Před 3 lety +2

      You just blew my tiny. little. mind. :D

  • @eeezdee5251
    @eeezdee5251 Před 5 lety +66

    Everything I love about Early King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull and Gentle Giant in this melodic fusion of the best of those prog styles and more. Really Great.
    This is definitely on the top of my listen list for months and beyond. Thank you for making this music.

  • @JoelB3
    @JoelB3 Před 2 lety +10

    The feeling from this tune is nearly indescribable. What a band.

  • @choglatemilg
    @choglatemilg Před rokem +1

    my favorite thing is that lucas even still to this day stands over cavs watching like hes a visual metronome, i fucking love it

  • @HikoSeijuroXIII
    @HikoSeijuroXIII Před rokem +3

    Double the drums double the fun.

  • @thebennycoopershowofficial6438

    When these guys played this at desert daze 18 my mind melted. Absolutely insane band

    • @owwwkinky
      @owwwkinky Před 5 lety +2

      The best set I’ve ever seen. Stu was fucking possessed

  • @ForNoOne1
    @ForNoOne1 Před 4 lety +13

    This track would be absolute perfection if the riff at the last 10 seconds was like a minute long. I love that bit and always feel like it cuts off too early.

  • @fadizaneal-abedeen6873
    @fadizaneal-abedeen6873 Před 3 lety +20

    I love the way they combine history and cultures of distant lands and people into a living musical narrative.
    Go Ozzies.🦎🦜🌞

    • @fadizaneal-abedeen6873
      @fadizaneal-abedeen6873 Před 3 lety +3

      I also would like to know: where did they get the inspiration or how did they stumble upon "Sleep Drifter", an old Anatolian folk song ! Amazing work of art.

    • @alperensen6510
      @alperensen6510 Před 3 lety

      @@fadizaneal-abedeen6873 kara toprak by aşık veysel

  • @usernamesolomon
    @usernamesolomon Před 5 lety +91

    Phenomenal band but mvp in this performance is the mixer guy

    • @Whatabaout2
      @Whatabaout2 Před 5 lety +76

      Stu mixed the session :)))

    • @TSD3Lux
      @TSD3Lux Před 5 lety +9

      Solomon Angom the lead singer (named Stu) is the one who mixed it

    • @CannibalWHORE22
      @CannibalWHORE22 Před 4 lety +23

      Stu is a one man wrecking crew of a musician! Dude has too much talent

    • @YANGJI_lol
      @YANGJI_lol Před 4 lety +4

      Stu himself mixed this

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 Před 4 lety +5

      Yeah it’s crazy to me how talented he is as let’s say the leader but the rest of them as well

  • @jerbs1
    @jerbs1 Před rokem +8

    how the fuck did Stu compose this

  • @777redhood
    @777redhood Před rokem +4

    Ohk i am officially a king gizzard fan

  • @trolllover1765
    @trolllover1765 Před 5 lety +14

    This band is new messiah. Thank you Gizz for bringing epic music in a world gone mad.

  • @jackmp4
    @jackmp4 Před 6 lety +30

    I love the KEXP set

  •  Před 3 lety +13

    Meet me glassy eyed, blind, and divine
    Hold down the fort on the coastline
    The castle is a pimple on the face of the world
    A humble spot for tracks to drop if you listen
    I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
    Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
    Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our citadel?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
    We pray for the death, that does not come, crumbling castle
    Dug all of our holes in God's Acre, crumbling castle
    We have even said our last rites, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our holding cell?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    We head to our extinction, crumbling castle
    The sounds of the constant lightning
    Would be enough to block out the
    Fall of the end of the world if it were
    Not for the tinnitus from the bomb
    In the wind I sway, back and forth
    I'm brittle as an aged human being
    When my walls are safe from wild weather
    The filth forms into great nastiness
    Polygondwanaland
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to fall into dust
    I don't want nothing but to live on
    The ache inside my keep spurs me on
    I don't want to be visible
    Polygondwanaland
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    On this very day, in one thousand
    Years the earth will be relative to the
    Sun and the moon and a new world will be
    Created, I know because it is written here
    I see through the bricks to the sea, crumbling castle
    Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
    Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our citadel?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle

  • @manymystics
    @manymystics Před 4 lety +4

    4:13 damn Amby that was slick turning the release up for the last note of the flute so it fades out nicely

  • @garyhicks1473
    @garyhicks1473 Před 4 lety +12

    This is one of the greatest songs of all time..... for me anyway! Legends!!

  • @markonarco4007
    @markonarco4007 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I cannot get enough of these mfs

  • @amberpup
    @amberpup Před 4 lety +46

    Superbug would be great on a Live on KEXP

    • @thugtrippin
      @thugtrippin Před 4 lety +1

      Carl Williams glad someone else loves that tune! Blues heaven!

    • @Willstonez
      @Willstonez Před 3 lety +1

      The Superbug meant that Superbug couldn't be played on KEXP yet.

  • @ticklefritz5406
    @ticklefritz5406 Před rokem +2

    I like the drummer in the yellow shirt.

  • @outsidethebox316
    @outsidethebox316 Před 5 lety +40

    Heyy!! These guys are playing my song that I own!!

  • @Somiten
    @Somiten Před 5 lety +14

    Man they're killing it live. I'm much more into these live sessions

  • @01_N01
    @01_N01 Před 3 lety +6

    4:40.....Favorite part of the song!

  • @bALDbOY85
    @bALDbOY85 Před 3 lety +4

    no other band sounds like this

  • @BB..........
    @BB.......... Před 4 lety +15

    It's like somebody set the time-machine to 70's psychedelic and brought these guys into the future.

  • @augustwest7145
    @augustwest7145 Před rokem +5

    i just don't understand the people that don't like this band , best thing to happen to music since the grateful dead .

  • @gozelek
    @gozelek Před 6 lety +57

    Crumbling Castle
    Meet me glassy eyed, blind, and divine
    Under a void on the ghost land
    The castle is a pimple on the face of the world
    The embers burned for ghouls to tread if you’d please try
    I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
    Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
    Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our citadel?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
    We pray for the death, that does not come, crumbling castle
    Dug all of our holes in God's Acre, crumbling castle
    We have even said our last rites, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our holding cell?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    We head to our extinction, crumbling castle
    The sounds of the constant lightning
    Would be enough to block out the
    Fall of the end of the world if that were
    [?] crumble down
    In the wind I sway, back and forth
    I'm brittle as an aged human being
    When my walls are safe from world weather
    The build forms into great nastiness
    Polygondwanaland
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to fall into dust
    I don't want nothing but to live on
    The ache inside my keep spurs me on
    I don't want to be visible
    Polygondwanaland
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    On this very day, in one thousand
    Years the earth will be relative to the
    Sun and the moon and a new world will be
    Created, I know because it is written here
    I see through the bricks to the sea, crumbling castle
    Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
    Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
    Are we safe in our citadel?
    Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
    You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
    I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
    Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle

    • @angelswithmolotovs9857
      @angelswithmolotovs9857 Před 4 lety

      The ? part is “if it were not for our tinnitus from the bomb” (and the crumbling down part isn’t there)

  • @abdelhamidlakehayli5097
    @abdelhamidlakehayli5097 Před 2 lety +2

    This might be the coolest song ever heard

  • @theDYNAMITESTUDIOS
    @theDYNAMITESTUDIOS Před 5 lety +7

    These guys kicked so much ass in Chicago! Can't wait till they come back around

    • @Agothygoth
      @Agothygoth Před 5 lety +1

      Dynamite Studios I can’t wait to see them this October!!

  • @alyssonbessani5535
    @alyssonbessani5535 Před rokem +1

    I only want to say one thing: FUCK YEAH!

  • @nirvana77811
    @nirvana77811 Před 6 lety +15

    Thank you kexp for introducing me to these legends

  • @colonialwaster6978
    @colonialwaster6978 Před 6 lety +15

    Saw them live, they were amazing!

  • @noisydope
    @noisydope Před 4 lety +5

    the way these guys are able to just get all this energy out and transform it into these crazy sounds still gets to me and ive been a fan of them for years. they work so well together! they guys are true "alchemists" if you catch my drift

  • @dashishash
    @dashishash Před rokem +1

    It has been hard for me to get into their music, but once in, it is fucking mind-blowing!

  • @frankyroy5870
    @frankyroy5870 Před 4 lety +5

    Now I'm officially a fan of this band , thank you!

  • @willbaro5879
    @willbaro5879 Před 2 lety +3

    I c't believe I am so late to this band. Spectacularly Outstanding Music Alright.

  • @seamuspink9098
    @seamuspink9098 Před 5 lety +13

    The Strokes are my favorite band of the 2000's. I think KGLZW is now my favorite band of this decade, maybe competing with Royal Blood

  • @AnxiousCowboy
    @AnxiousCowboy Před 6 lety +102

    wow I havent gotten excited by any new rock music in a long time but this is some led zeppelin / mars volta par shit; dope.

    • @hornyalien467
      @hornyalien467 Před 6 lety

      Joe's Channel Right!!

    • @ledzeppelinfan1001
      @ledzeppelinfan1001 Před 6 lety +3

      @@drifterdogs greta van fleet is just straight up bad tho lol

    • @luizspindola
      @luizspindola Před 5 lety +11

      Led Zeppelin and originality don't go well on the same sentence lol

    • @mericle123
      @mericle123 Před 5 lety +7

      Who sounded like led zeppelin before led zeppelin? Sure they covered some blues stuff but it was pretty different from the source material

    • @frogdeity
      @frogdeity Před 5 lety +4

      Please don't compare The Mars Volta to Led Zeppelin. TMV is far better.

  • @ShrisSeth1
    @ShrisSeth1 Před 4 lety +3

    In mid of 2020, I'm still enjoying this amazing track, album and band. They're fcking legends by far

  • @citlalligonzalez8724
    @citlalligonzalez8724 Před 2 lety +3

    I know that host probably earned their right to be there, but she's so lucky to see them perform from right up close.

  • @andrewt9128
    @andrewt9128 Před 4 lety +11

    They released FIVE STUDIO ALBUMS in 2017??????? What the hell
    This song is killer though, so I gotta start somewhere...

    • @mrz80
      @mrz80 Před 3 lety +1

      They're the poster children for prodigious productivity

  • @jamma246
    @jamma246 Před 5 lety +1

    Great, this is stuck in my head again now. Thanks KEXP.

  • @aleksandarilic7666
    @aleksandarilic7666 Před 3 lety +3

    People from the Balkans really dig this.

  • @SM-eq9qj
    @SM-eq9qj Před 6 lety +5

    Props to lucas on bass he is nailing it and he dosent have an easy part!

  • @lukaswensting5763
    @lukaswensting5763 Před 5 lety +2

    Breathtaking performance! Absolutely stunned by the ease with which they're pulling off this complex stuff here.

  • @AndresinhoRM
    @AndresinhoRM Před 6 lety +2

    I've been waiting for this since the day they uploaded that photo with Cheryl to their Instagram. And it was worth the wait

  • @thesadwolf
    @thesadwolf Před 5 lety +3

    Good lordy I haven't loved a band this much in quite some time...

  • @mpvmirra112
    @mpvmirra112 Před 5 lety +3

    unbelievable! i cant even describe how happy i am after hearing this.

  • @marcelvervloesem2762
    @marcelvervloesem2762 Před 3 lety +2

    This is so cool, modern day wizzards, grtz from Belgium

  • @collerdgreens
    @collerdgreens Před 5 lety +8

    whoever mixed this did so with headphones on so you should watch as such

    • @Mario_DiSanto
      @Mario_DiSanto Před 3 lety

      What makes you say that? Most of mixing is done without headphones.

  • @speedrodom
    @speedrodom Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome. Im had wait years, long years, for something like this to appear.

  • @SethShaw1993
    @SethShaw1993 Před 5 lety

    These guys are the best, sound so good live

  • @gabriel-xc8hp
    @gabriel-xc8hp Před 5 lety

    This is just precious. WHAT A BAND!