-"Austin City Limits" presents pure rock 'n' roll from one of Austin's own -- Spoon.

-♪ And I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows ♪ ♪ Got nothing to lose but emptiness and hang-ups ♪ ♪ Sign my name, hold my breath ♪ ♪ Sing my heart out, beat my chest ♪ ♪ For my babe ♪ ♪ Let our love beat in time ♪ ♪ Let our hearts go on and on now ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Recorded live from The Moody Theater, it's "Austin City Limits."

-Now, combining intensity with intimacy, a full hour with Spoon.

[ "The Hardest Cut" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ You took off in the dead of night ♪ ♪ But before you did ♪ ♪ Got your hair combed right, yeah ♪ ♪ The neighborhood watch knows the score ♪ ♪ And they're knockin' at your door ♪ ♪ Let them knock some more ♪ ♪ They're saying you need a little direction ♪ ♪ But following the leader gonna turn you off the religion ♪ ♪ It's coming down, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ World wars in your mind ♪ ♪ Long day into night, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ Who's taking it alive?

♪ ♪ Here it come now, here it come now ♪ ♪ Here it is, the hardest cut ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I took off in the dead of night ♪ ♪ But before I did ♪ ♪ I got my affairs in order and my boots on ♪ ♪ The Hallelujah choir needs a score ♪ ♪ And they're knocking at my door ♪ ♪ Let them knock some more ♪ ♪ They're saying I need a little direction ♪ ♪ But following the leader gonna turn me off the religion ♪ ♪ It's coming down, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ World wars in my mind ♪ ♪ Long day into night, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ Who's taking it alive?

♪ ♪ Here it come now, here it come now ♪ ♪ Here it is, the hardest cut ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Gerardo!

♪♪ ♪ It's coming down, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ World wars in the mind ♪ ♪ Long day into night, the hardest cut ♪ ♪ Who's taking it alive?

♪ ♪ Here it come now, here it come now ♪ ♪ Here it is, the hardest cut ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This is called "Inside Out."

[ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Time's gone inside out ♪ ♪ Time gets distorted with ♪ ♪ This intense gravity ♪ ♪ I don't make time for holy rollers ♪ ♪ Though they may wash my feet ♪ ♪ And I won't be their soldier ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's intense gravity ♪ -♪ There's intense gravity ♪ -♪ I'm just your satellite ♪ -♪ I'm just your satellite ♪ -♪ Ooh, and I know that time's gone inside out ♪ ♪ And now it's only like I told you ♪ ♪ Oh, though they may wash my feet ♪ ♪ They do not make me complete ♪ ♪♪ That's Alex!

♪♪ The lost boy.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Break out a character for me ♪ ♪ Time keeps on going when ♪ ♪ We got nothing else to give ♪ -♪ We got nothing else to give ♪ -♪ Oh, now cause our time's gone inside out ♪ ♪ I don't make time for holy rollers ♪ ♪ Oh, there's only you I need ♪ ♪ They do not make me complete ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ I want to welcome to the stage Borracho Horns.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ "The Underdog" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Picture yourself in the living room ♪ ♪ Your pipe and slippers set out for you ♪ ♪ I know you think that it ain't too far ♪ ♪ But I ♪ ♪ I hear a call of a lifetime ring ♪ ♪ Felt the need to get up for it ♪ ♪ Oh, you cut out the middleman ♪ ♪ Get free from the middleman ♪ ♪ You got no time for the messenger ♪ ♪ Got no regard for the thing that you don't understand ♪ ♪ the fear for the underdog ♪ ♪ That's why you will not survive ♪ Yeah!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I wanna forget how conviction fits ♪ ♪ Whoo!

But can I get out from under it?

♪ ♪ Can I gut it out of me?

♪ Oh!

♪ It can't all be wedding cake ♪ ♪ It can't all be boiled away ♪ ♪ I try but I can't let go of it ♪ ♪ I can't let go of it ♪ ♪ And you won't talk to the water boy ♪ ♪ And there's so much you could learn ♪ ♪ But you don't wanna know ♪ ♪ You will not back up an inch ever ♪ ♪ That's why you will not survive ♪ Right!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The thing that I tell you now ♪ ♪ It may not go over well ♪ ♪ Oh, and it may not be photo op ♪ ♪ In the way that I spell it out ♪ ♪ But you won't hear from the messenger ♪ ♪ Don't wanna know 'bout something ♪ ♪ That you don't understand ♪ ♪ You got no fear for the underdog ♪ ♪ That's why you will not survive ♪ Yeah!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Whoo!

♪♪ Free love!

[ Cheers and applause ] -Aw, thanks, everybody.

What y'all want to hear?

-"My Babe"!

[ Indistinct shouting ] -I did hear "My Babe."

-Whoo!

[ "My Babe" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ What do you get when you add it up?

♪ ♪ The same walls every day and night ♪ ♪ But there you were, there you are ♪ ♪ Down somewhere we used to know ♪ ♪ We used to go ♪ ♪ Trainin' our focus on late night TV and cheap wine ♪ ♪ Showin' up late, then we'll work all day, quarter time ♪ ♪ And I would get locked up ♪ ♪ Hold my breath, sing my heart out ♪ ♪ Beat my chest for my babe ♪ ♪ Let our hearts beat in time ♪ ♪ Let the love go on and on now, ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ What do you get when you add it up?

♪ ♪ The same walls every day and night ♪ ♪ But there you were, there you are ♪ ♪ Down somewhere we used to know ♪ ♪ We used to go ♪ ♪ What do I do when the skies open up their rain?

♪ ♪ Oh, and what do I say ♪ ♪ When the pressure comes down my lane?

♪ ♪ Oh, I would get locked up ♪ ♪ Hold my breath, sing my heart out ♪ ♪ Beat my chest for my babe ♪ ♪ Let our love beat in time ♪ ♪ Let our hearts go on and on now ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ Oh-oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, la, la ♪ ♪ Da ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sign my name, hold my breath ♪ ♪ Sing my heart out, beat my chest ♪ ♪ For my babe ♪ ♪ Let our love beat in time ♪ ♪ Let our hearts go on and on now ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ Yeah, sign my name, hold my breath ♪ ♪ Sing my heart out, beat my chest for my babe ♪ ♪ Let our love beat in time ♪ ♪ Let the love go on and on now ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ ♪ My babe ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Trashy Wild" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was reminded every measure ♪ ♪ Riding trade winds, buried treasure ♪ ♪ I got on fine with modern living ♪ ♪ But must I be such a citizen?

♪ ♪ And the world, still so wild, calls to me ♪ ♪ I was lost, I was kept on my knees ♪ ♪ All right ♪ ♪ Trippers and askers, they're surrounding me ♪ ♪ All them describing how they'd like me ♪ ♪ All them wantin' somethin' special ♪ ♪ Bring 'em roses, sing them blues ♪ ♪ And the world, still so wild, calls to me ♪ I was caught, I was lost on my knees ♪ Oh, ah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I looked full over all the lies and ♪ ♪ Appealing to me, advertising ♪ ♪ And I was living tight ♪ ♪ Every night, uh-huh ♪ ♪ And the world, still so wild, calls to me ♪ ♪ I was lost, I was kept on my knees ♪ ♪ Yeah-eah-eah ♪ ♪ And the world, still so wild ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "My Mathematical Mind" plays ] ♪♪ Whoo!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I wanna change your mind ♪ ♪ I Said, I wanna set it right this time ♪ I'm looking through you ♪♪ ♪ And planning for the apocalypse ♪ ♪ Is not considered, considered cool ♪ ♪ I don't suggest it myself, oh ♪ ♪ But, no, I won't sweat ♪ ♪ I wanna change your ways ♪ ♪ I said, I, I, I, I, I want to set it right ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ And I'm looking through you [ Speaks Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪ Bringing about the apocalypse ♪ ♪ Is not considered cool ♪ ♪ And you've been setting it up ♪ ♪ But never give it a thought ♪ ♪ Just go ♪ Whoo!

Check this out!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ My mathematical mind ♪ ♪ Can see the breaks ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna stop ♪ [ Cheering ] Riding the brakes ♪♪ ♪ No m-more riding the brakes ♪ ♪ Oh, no m-m-more riding ♪ ♪ No more riding the brakes ♪ Instead I'm gonna see your stakes ♪ Yes, I'm gonna see your stakes ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm gonna ride ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm gonna ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna see ♪ ♪ I'm gonna see ♪ ♪ I'm gonna see your stakes ♪ ♪ I'm gonna see your stakes, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, whoo!

♪ [ Echoing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Don't You Evah" plays ] [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I bet you got it all planned right ♪ ♪ I bet you never worry, never even feel a fright ♪ ♪ Bet you got it all planned right ♪ ♪ Never fit to worry, never even feel a fright ♪ ♪ Single sleeps alone ♪ ♪ And I know you don't really mind ♪ ♪ Five years by your side ♪ ♪ So I know you really don't mind ♪ ♪ Oh, and don't you evah be down ♪ ♪ I said, don't evah ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's going to keep him hanging around ♪ ♪ Never be down ♪ ♪ I said, don't evah ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's going to keep him hanging around ♪ -♪ Bet you never think it feels right ♪ -♪ Bet you think you have to, but it doesn't feel right ♪ -♪ Bet you never think it feels right ♪ -♪ Famous-sounding words make your head feel light ♪ ♪ Petals getting picked ♪ ♪ With the love-yous and the love-you-not ♪ ♪ Five years going by ♪ ♪ Everyone is staying on their side ♪ ♪ Oh, but don't you evah be down ♪ ♪ I said, don't evah ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's going to keep him hanging around ♪ -♪ Never be down ♪ -♪ I said, don't evah ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's going to keep him hanging around ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Never be down ♪ ♪ I said, don't evah ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's gonna keep him hanging around ♪ -♪ Bet you never think it feels right ♪ -♪ Don't be down, I said, don't evah ♪ -♪ Bet you never worry, never even feel a fright ♪ -♪ 'Cause it's gonna keep him hanging around ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

[ Drums playing ] -One, two, three, four!

[ "Got Nuffin" plays ] ♪♪ -♪ When I'm with you, all my brothers, oh ♪ ♪ I feel like a king ♪ ♪ It feels like I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ When that blood goes rattling through my veins ♪ ♪ I know what I'm knowing ♪ ♪ I notice what matters ♪ ♪ And I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows ♪ ♪ Got nothing to lose but bitterness and patterns ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ When I can't find the way to reach you, my love ♪ ♪ I'm just not the same ♪ ♪ Not the same, the same ♪ ♪ Oh, well, I know you're watching out for me ♪ ♪ I know what I'm knowing ♪ ♪ I can see what matters ♪ ♪ And I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows ♪ ♪ Got nothing to lose but emptiness and hang-ups ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I know you're watching out for me ♪ ♪ I know what I'm knowing ♪ ♪ And I can see what matters ♪ ♪ And I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows ♪ ♪ Got nothing to lose but emptiness and hang-ups ♪ ♪ The flowers blooming, the trains collide ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I ain't got a thing to lose ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

First taping I ever saw was in 1989.

I went to go see Stevie Ray Vaughan and W.C. Clark.

[ Cheering ] [ "The Devil & Mister Jones" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ How did it happen?

♪ ♪ How did it get this far?

♪ ♪ How did it ever start?

♪ ♪ And do you feel the same?

♪ ♪ Mister Jones ♪ ♪ He drive on empty, yeah ♪ -♪ Hmm ♪ -♪ Mister Jones ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Don't he drive it down?

♪ ♪ There's juju raining down all around you, yeah ♪ ♪ Makes you heavy mental, it makes you tense ♪ ♪ Hear his name spoken in every room ♪ ♪ Everybody saving up for what he is selling ♪ ♪ Mister Jones ♪ ♪ He got the bags you can carry ♪ ♪ Yourself to hell in ♪ ♪ Yourself to hell in ♪ ♪ Mister Jones ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ He'll tell your mother ♪ ♪ That she can sing again ♪ ♪ And he will sell her ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ His only melody ♪ ♪ And yesterday ♪ ♪ He made a blind man see, yeah ♪ ♪ And then tomorrow ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ He'll take back everything ♪ ♪ Careful standing by him, he'll lock in for good ♪ ♪ He'd set you aside for later and won't forget ♪ ♪ Now he got you working throwing dice his way ♪ ♪ Everybody saving up for what he is selling ♪ ♪ Mister Jones ♪ ♪ Oh, every mark is looking out for ♪ ♪ What he is selling ♪ ♪ What he is selling ♪ ♪ This world is fragile ♪ ♪ We're aware ♪ ♪ Quite acutely ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ All he wants ♪ ♪ Is a chance to prove it ♪ ♪ Absolutely ♪ ♪ Mister Jones ♪ -Whoo!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you!

[ "Feels Alright" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ It feels alright to me ♪ ♪ Standing here by myself ♪ ♪ A photograph with no correction ♪ ♪ For me or anybody else ♪ ♪ I could dream a thousand dreams ♪ ♪ Nothing could measure up ♪ ♪ To being out here just needing nothing ♪ ♪ Living on no one else ♪ ♪ I feel the night ♪ ♪ Creeping ♪ ♪ But no one's sleeping ♪ ♪ Oh, I feel the night ♪ ♪ Scheming ♪ ♪ Street dreaming ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Telling you what it's meaning ♪ ♪ Oh, I feel the night ♪ ♪♪ Whoo!

♪ Feels alright to me ♪ ♪ Standing here by myself ♪ ♪ A photograph with no correction ♪ ♪ No need for redirection ♪ ♪ I feel the night ♪ ♪ Creeping ♪ ♪ But no one's sleeping ♪ ♪ Oh, I feel the night ♪ ♪ Come on now ♪ ♪ Talk to me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I know you see through me ♪ Ah!

♪♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ La la la la-ahh ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

This is a song we just brought back.

[ Cheering ] [ "Utilitarian" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Catacomb ♪ ♪ Catacomb ♪ ♪ Be my security ♪ ♪ Count it off ♪ ♪ Count it off ♪ ♪ Be my big sister ♪ ♪ I walked forty-six blocks ♪ ♪ You've been putting it off, but come on ♪ ♪ I've got meat in my arms ♪ ♪ I've got steel in my teeth, so come on ♪ Whoo!

-Whoo!

Come on!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Making out, taking out ♪ ♪ It's u-hoo-tilitarian ♪ ♪ Heartache ♪ ♪ Adulate ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, it's utilitarian ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, we're in love with this perverted world ♪ ♪ So come on ♪ ♪ When I walk down the steps ♪ ♪ I'm just halfway across the world ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Well, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Go ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Lucifer on the Sofa" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cashed out in the front room ♪ ♪ Ashes stain his lips ♪ ♪ Lucifer on the sofa ♪ ♪ Staring at you ♪ ♪ You've been counting weekends ♪ ♪ Never getting dressed ♪ ♪ Speaking in third person ♪ ♪ And trying to forget ♪ ♪ What am I gonna do ♪ ♪ With your last cigarettes?

♪ ♪ All your old records ♪ ♪ All your old cassettes?

♪ ♪ You hit the corner market ♪ ♪ Feel the winter sky ♪ ♪ Looking through the windows, yeah ♪ ♪ As you're passing by ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I'm chasing every thought ♪ ♪ And I'm walking over water ♪ ♪ Thinkin' 'bout what you got ♪ ♪ What am I gonna do with ♪ ♪ With your last cigarettes?

♪ ♪ All your old letters ♪ ♪ Everybody knows ♪ ♪ That I'm stuck with all your pictures ♪ ♪ A box of cigarettes ♪ ♪ All your old records ♪ ♪ All your old cassettes ♪ ♪ Now you're cruising up Lavaca ♪ ♪ Against the traffic lights ♪ ♪ Gonna walk all evening, yeah ♪ ♪ There's no one out tonight ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now you're thinking 'bout Dale Watson ♪ ♪ And thinking 'bout turquoise ♪ ♪ All along West Avenue ♪ ♪ While those black birds make their noise ♪ ♪ Tell me the truth later ♪ ♪ And just lie tonight ♪ ♪ For now, I need peace ♪ ♪ And nothing feels right ♪ ♪ And I'm stuck with all your pictures ♪ ♪ A box of cigarettes ♪ ♪ All your old records ♪ ♪ Yes, and all your old cassettes ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh-whoa-whoa-whoa ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-whoa-whoa ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-hoo-ay-ya ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-whoa-whoa ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Drums playing ] [ Guitars tuning ] [ Rhythmic clapping ] [ "Rent I Pay" plays ] Thank you, Austin.

[ Cheering ] Did we have a good time tonight?

[ Cheering ] Yeah, we did, too.

We got one more, y'all.

Whoo!

♪ I've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ Just nodding sleep ♪ ♪ That I wish that I lowed ♪ ♪ Oh, and I lost all my tape ♪ ♪ Of back masking piece ♪ ♪ Just for asking peace ♪ ♪ That I ought to be owed ♪ ♪ And that's the rent I'm paying ♪ ♪ Just like my brother would say it ♪ Ow!

♪ Out amongst the stars and the stones ♪ ♪ Every kind of fortune gets old ♪ ♪ Every kind of line is gonna come back to me ♪ ♪ Just as I go ♪ ♪ And that's the rent I pay ♪ ♪ Like my brother say it ♪ ♪ That's the rent I pay ♪ ♪ Rent I pay ♪ ♪ Like my brother say it ♪ ♪ That's the rent I pay ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ And I'm nodding sleep ♪ ♪ That I wish that I lowed ♪ ♪ Oh, and I lost all my tape ♪ ♪ Of back masking piece ♪ ♪ Just for asking peace ♪ ♪ That I ought to be owed ♪ ♪ And that's the rent I pay ♪ ♪ Like my brother say it ♪ ♪ That's the rent I pay ♪ ♪ Ah, rent I pay ♪ ♪ Like my brother say it ♪ ♪ That's the rent I pay ♪ ♪ Everybody knows just where you've been going ♪ ♪ Everybody knows the faces you've been showing ♪ ♪ And if that's your answer ♪ ♪ No, I ain't your dancer ♪ ♪ And if that's your answer ♪ ♪ No, I ain't your dancer ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Austin!

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

Thanks so much, guys.

Thank you for sticking around.

Thank you for getting here early.

Love you all.

[ Cheers and applause ] We just wanted to put on more of a show as we went along, you know.

And I think that when Alex, especially, came into the fold, we realized we could put on a show.

We do a lot of thinking about how songs blend into each other.

That was not a thing that we thought about back in the early days.

We think about how the lights affect, you know, the mood of the audience, and you know, Christian, who's our lighting guy can, you know, hit a button and say, "Okay, I'm going to make them scream now."

And he hits the button, and then they scream.

-That's true.

100% true.

-You know, that's just something that we didn't think about.

Well, guess we didn't have a lighting guy back then.

We were pretty bare-bones when we first played here in 2002.

Because the last record was made -- a lot of it was made in the studio, the creative parts happened in the studio, then, when we went and actually toured those songs, the songs developed.

And we realized that the songs got stronger when we actually played them live, right?

So we went and played a TV show, played "I Ain't the One," and thought, "Wow, I wish we had recorded the song that way on the record 'cause it's better now."

So the idea, the concept behind this record, was to hash all that out ahead of time and get the songs in this state before you start recording them.

So you're not later realizing, okay, there's a better version of the record, a better version of this song or that song.

And, yeah, that was the initial concept.

We all decided to come to Austin.

I moved back to Austin.

He moved to Austin for a bit.

And we all just kind of lived in Austin for a bit and, you know, went out and saw a lot of shows, ate a lot of Mexican food, drank a lot of margaritas, and that was the concept, you know.

Have fun and make songs and make a record.

Then the pandemic hit.

[ "The Underdog" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Whoo!

♪♪ -Free love!

♪♪