The year is 2000 and like many others at the time, I stayed up to watch Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Long before YouTube, we had to stay up late to watch the bands we like on TV. Late Night with Conan O’Brien was one of the first late night shows to really celebrate heavier bands on TV. Also at this time in music, rock music was soaring and on top of the world. Back in April of 2000, Sevendust made their late night TV debut on Conan’s show. The band was riding quite high off the release of their second album, Home. “Denial” the first single made a strong impact on so many. I still dig that song to this day. The band’s second single “Waffle” had a little more of a melodic sensibility to it. Both “Denial” and “Waffle” charted on the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Charts. The performance of “Waffle” on Conan though was one of those that made people pay attention. I believe I still have this recorded on a VHS tape with a ton of other late night performances. Home is still a great album and these two songs are still live staples for the band. Here’s hoping the new Sevendust album, ONE, is back to what we all love!

Sevendust- Waffle (Live On Late Night With Conan O’Brien 04.19.2000):