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Torrents: The National, Phish, moe., Neil Young and Pearl Jam, The Beatles and more

Drawn from the latest issue of Relix here is a collection of videos for your viewing pleasure…

The National: Brooklyn ‘10

Matt Berninger echoes “it takes an ocean not to break,” as The National wraps up their set at Brooklyn Academy of Music with a greased up, fearless version of High Violet’s opener “Terrible Love.”

Phish: Miami ‘93

Jon Fishman brings out his mom, and his mom brings out the vacuum cleaner for this rendition of The Wizard of Oz’s “If I Only Had a Brain.”

Tom Waits: Bridge School Benefit ‘99

This marathon video (by Youtube standards) sees Tom Waits in primitive forms of beatboxing, swaying like a monkey turned pendulum, and, of course, whiskeywailing his way through the first half of his set at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA (partially through a megaphone).

Black Crowes: Letterman ‘90

Black Crowes squeeze a full jam into a Letterman performance of “Hard to Handle” that clocks in at 3:16, complete with Chris Robinson’s Mick Jagger-drenched yowls and a guitar solo that is sex-ay.

moe.: Killington, Vt. ‘10

An audience member shot this semi-acoustic version of “Meat” during a VIP brunch set at Wobbly Barn, Killington, VT, during snoe.down.

Pearl Jam and Neal Young: Vote for Change ‘04

Neil Young busts out the Les Paul with Bigsby vibrato to extemporize over a two minute intro, as he fraternizes with Vedder & Co on “All Along the Watchtower.”

The Beatles: Queens ‘65

Here’s the opening ten of Beatlemania at the home of the Mets, at then record breaking concert in terms of attendance and revenue, complete with introduction and young lasses fainting to “Twist and Shout.”