no fucking way that's true. I've met him several times, always in the "green room" of whatever shitty bar he was playing at with GBV in the mid 90's until the final show in portland in 2004, either before or after his sets, and sometimes both. He was always extremely gracious and patient, even when stinking drunk and exhausted.
Long Live Rockathon Offspring and Tag alongs were finding The history book has lost its binding pages everywhere Two Titans without care will read them We conjure ghosts and then we feed them And if it all goes well we'll laugh a lot and then we'll all take photographs of what we made..lemonade freedomcake quick to bake trim the tree collectively breath the air from the fair and watch colored lights shine down dancing round the lady's face as we learned the sound we can('t?) keep this violent pace though we know that haste makes waste and I'm giving you a ring for the dreams of the weedking we all sing
there are quite a lot of songs in the Guided By Voices canon that are sped up (Teenage FBI orginal version) or slowed down (Sopor Joe) on purpose. It's part of the GBV aesthetic.
This song is "Acorns & Orioles" from their album "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars", great song too ! And yes, it's hard to pick a favorite, it changes everytime.
@jeffery23m bob did the same for me backstage. sang 'short on posters' with me after i told him that it was my favorite. we had our arms around one another, singing loudly. he forgot some of the words, so i helped him, and we were laughing. then he sang a made-up birthday song to my bf (his bday is the day after bob's). one of the best nights of my life.
Weed King is definitely Robert Pollard on vocals. The higher voice you hear on some songs in the Bee Thousand era is Tobin Sprout (singing his own compositions). Other than that, its Bob all the way.
Sprout has a few fingers on Propeller, too. At least 14 Cheerleader Cold front. His songs are fantastic, though sparse. You can tell the difference between him and Bob easy
there is also usually a old ehx stereo memory man on his voice mixed with some double/triple/god only knows tracking of his voice. I had a only issue of musician that had the GBV studio as of 1996 or so, i doubt it was all that much different then this point. tascam, some cheap effects, a few mics, the memory man mentioned as his main vocal effect. a hiwatt head. i cant remember what else.
But I did see him do a rant in the middle of a song about a couple of tools in the audience who were heckling him. He stared at them during the entire 3 minute freeverse rant, of which the refrain went something like "you're a middle-aged yuppie, a middle-aged yuppie!" And "a piece of shit in Elvis' asscheeks."
you are right- Bob's voice was different when he was younger. And he often used distortion or recorded the vocals in unique ways. Trampoline is still Bob tho.
I have all their discography including 1986's "Devil between my toes" first LP. As you may have noticed, the voice sounds different on some of the songs, who's singing on this record???
I'd say he was a heck of a guy and very generous with his gift and his time. No more a dick than any other artist with a vision (which I know, from personal experience, that "friends and associates" can sometimes get in the way of...)
great song. i posted my version of this video a year or so ago, it sucks b/c i did it for video class and only had 2 days two edit. i should have made it a video respose but didn't think of it at the time...
Try this: Come up with a GBV playlist that spells out their name, with the first letters of the song titles: G-ame of Pricks U-nderwater Explosions I-t’s Like Soul Man D-on’t Stop Now E-chos Myron D-rag Days B-ulldog Skin Y-our Name is Wild V-olcano O-ver The Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox I Am A Scientist C-ut-out Witch E-xit Flagger S-hocker in Gloomtown
Take this song "trampoline" a voice much less snoring.. he was younger there, maybe had a different tone or maybe, it's some sort of voice distortion..
@dashofchutmeg : well, he sounds like another guy, comparing first records vs lat records. I didnt say "35". maybe singing for 15 years doesn't change your voice, it may be the samplers used on every record.
Once I saw him get chewed out viciously by his girlfriend when he was hammered and in between sets, and so did a bout a dozen other guys who were in the room. He just took it all and never even raised his voice or said anything negative about his gf afterwards. Which is either pussywhipped, or it supports my case. Then I saw the "love is stronger than witchcraft" video (here on youtube), and his gf looks so f'ing cute, so I guess I'd let her publicly call me out a few times, too.
Bob took me and my friend out for Chinese food after a show at the Bowery Ballroom. One of the best nights of my life.
Partied with GBV in Fla in 94 along with the Grifters. All of them were cool as hell. Just like you and me.
i was there...in my imaginations!
They look like that too! Im jealous
One of their best songs period. They used to end concerts with it in the 90s. Never heard it live sadly.
of some half-dozen GbV shows, had the luck to hear it 3-4x...Viva GbV!
If REALLY had to pick..this my fav....followed by Helicopter
My favorite GBV song.
Wow...I love the 70's feel this song radiates....
I declare this the best song ever about Marijuana!
no fucking way that's true.
I've met him several times, always in the "green room" of whatever shitty bar he was playing at with GBV in the mid 90's until the final show in portland in 2004, either before or after his sets, and sometimes both. He was always extremely gracious and patient, even when stinking drunk and exhausted.
Long Live Rockathon
Offspring and Tag alongs were finding
The history book has lost its binding
pages everywhere
Two Titans without care will read them
We conjure ghosts and then we feed them
And if it all goes well we'll laugh a lot
and then we'll all take photographs
of what we made..lemonade
freedomcake quick to bake
trim the tree collectively
breath the air from the fair
and watch colored lights shine down
dancing round the lady's face
as we learned the sound
we can('t?) keep this violent pace
though we know that haste makes waste
and I'm giving you a ring
for the dreams of the weedking we all sing
+GoHawksGo Def CAN'T keep this violent pace
there are quite a lot of songs in the Guided By Voices canon that are sped up (Teenage FBI orginal version) or slowed down (Sopor Joe) on purpose. It's part of the GBV aesthetic.
I love how everyone is drinking beer in pretty much every shot in this video. GBV. Steeped in beer. YES.
Great video of an awesome song by one of the greatest indie bands ever.I so love Guided by Voices. :)
great playlist, every song is like an old friend
This is such a prefect discription of their music
wwowww...never heard this song before...really cool...
perfect video for being high this rocks
Do you all realize that you are posting comments on 'God'? The Legend. The Genius. Weed King, amazing song!
Nice epic quality to this number.
This song is "Acorns & Orioles" from their album "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars", great song too ! And yes, it's hard to pick a favorite, it changes everytime.
this song is cool. can't believe it took me so long to hear it.
LONG LIVE ROCKATHON! YEAH!
lovely creativity
they closed the show in philly 11/6 with this....absolutely wonderful...
Yeah they did that in the 90s a lot. Hardly even played now for some awful reason.
awesome, I'm finding more old GBV on here all the time, keep uploading the videos ...
@jeffery23m bob did the same for me backstage. sang 'short on posters' with me after i told him that it was my favorite. we had our arms around one another, singing loudly. he forgot some of the words, so i helped him, and we were laughing. then he sang a made-up birthday song to my bf (his bday is the day after bob's). one of the best nights of my life.
This song is definitely in my GBV top 5.
Weed King is definitely Robert Pollard on vocals. The higher voice you hear on some songs in the Bee Thousand era is Tobin Sprout (singing his own compositions). Other than that, its Bob all the way.
Sprout has a few fingers on Propeller, too. At least 14 Cheerleader Cold front. His songs are fantastic, though sparse. You can tell the difference between him and Bob easy
we can'tkeep this violent pace!
dude, thanks for uploading these
1:28
Most amazing animation ever.
miss 'em very much....
Best Album Ever!
there is also usually a old ehx stereo memory man on his voice mixed with some double/triple/god only knows tracking of his voice.
I had a only issue of musician that had the GBV studio as of 1996 or so, i doubt it was all that much different then this point. tascam, some cheap effects, a few mics, the memory man mentioned as his main vocal effect. a hiwatt head. i cant remember what else.
Good knowledge!
what can you say it's just ANOTHER TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME song...
Some drinking implied for sure!
But I did see him do a rant in the middle of a song about a couple of tools in the audience who were heckling him. He stared at them during the entire 3 minute freeverse rant, of which the refrain went something like "you're a middle-aged yuppie, a middle-aged yuppie!" And "a piece of shit in Elvis' asscheeks."
One of my favorites! what are they talking about in this song anyways
Plenty of genius implied
me too!- reminds me of my twenties!
"And I'm giving you a raise!"
Reminds me of a compadre of mine, my own personal weed King.
freedom cake
quick to bake
GBV!!!!!!!!!!
For the dreams of the weed king we all DRINK
you are right- Bob's voice was different when he was younger. And he often used distortion or recorded the vocals in unique ways. Trampoline is still Bob tho.
The 240p video somehow adds to it.
King tuff bad thing
I have all their discography including 1986's "Devil between my toes" first LP. As you may have noticed, the voice sounds different on some of the songs, who's singing on this record???
I'd say he was a heck of a guy and very generous with his gift and his time. No more a dick than any other artist with a vision (which I know, from personal experience, that "friends and associates" can sometimes get in the way of...)
great song. i posted my version of this video a year or so ago, it sucks b/c i did it for video class and only had 2 days two edit. i should have made it a video respose but didn't think of it at the time...
@jeffery23m That's awesome
I wish there were a clean copy of this version in audio format. This sounds sped up obviously.
now this is a fucking song.
all hail to the WEED KING, viva guided by voices y la concha bien de la lora!!!!
fucking fabulous!
is it true that he wrote this when he was a kid? either way i'm sure you all know what i am talking about when i say I am GBV's number one fan.
Freedom Cake! Quick to bake!
They say to some
Dear Pink Floyd... why did you leave this off Obscured by Clouds? It owns!
I cant tell you anything you don't already know....
Try this: Come up with a GBV playlist that spells out their name, with the first letters of the song titles:
G-ame of Pricks
U-nderwater Explosions
I-t’s Like Soul Man
D-on’t Stop Now
E-chos Myron
D-rag Days
B-ulldog Skin
Y-our Name is Wild
V-olcano
O-ver The Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox
I Am A Scientist
C-ut-out Witch
E-xit Flagger
S-hocker in Gloomtown
yeah, but this is faster/pitched higher than the album version
G-B-V!!! G-B-V!!!
hmmm, I wish I could say the same: I'd be spending a lot less on CD's from that old bastard.
that's my teacher!!!
Take this song "trampoline" a voice much less snoring.. he was younger there, maybe had a different tone or maybe, it's some sort of voice distortion..
@dashofchutmeg : well, he sounds like another guy, comparing first records vs lat records. I didnt say "35".
maybe singing for 15 years doesn't change your voice, it may be the samplers used on every record.
This does sound a bit like Blind Melon through a fucked cassette
guess i need to listen to blind melon then LOL
freedomcake quick to bake
trim the tree collectively
breath the air from the fair
If iwasnt acceptable
I've just read the lyric and I think it's about Bible, its characters and catholic religion... Draw your own conclusions!
Once I saw him get chewed out viciously by his girlfriend when he was hammered and in between sets, and so did a bout a dozen other guys who were in the room. He just took it all and never even raised his voice or said anything negative about his gf afterwards. Which is either pussywhipped, or it supports my case.
Then I saw the "love is stronger than witchcraft" video (here on youtube), and his gf looks so f'ing cute, so I guess I'd let her publicly call me out a few times, too.
maybe cause it was made by Bob's drunk Dayton buddies?
omg (L)
This is a great song and video but the Some Drinkin Implied movie this comes from is god awful.