I still have an unsed ticket for a GBV-Mary Lou Lord=Elliot Smith show at Lounge Axe in Chicago from 1994. Dumbass didn't go. I too will have this played at my funeral.
...and he made the world a better place because of it! Of course, the music, arts, everything, is built on the foundations of others. Once an idea leaves your head, it's no longer yours, unless you by into the copyright/I.P. idea, which is short term, can't see the forest, for the trees thinking. Art improves when people are free to use the art of others and, make their own art. If no one could "rip" anyone else off, things would stagnate and, they have, in I.P. land.
im glad to have met some one else who was there, dude it was awsome, one of my best life moments on record. and yet why does no body believe me when i relate this story of cost of ticket, length of show, and the fact they started the world tour in Adelaide ???? i still gots a drumstick in my top draw of stuffs as well, signed poorly, but always makes me remember
This is definetly one of those albums that changed my life-i love the low fi approach and cool you can write so many great songs that barely touch a minute long...
Loving GbV is the closest thing I've come to being in a cult...saw them like half a dozen times when I lived in SF; Great American, Bimbo's (2x), the Greek in Berkeley, Fillmore, (my aging mind may have mixed some venues); last time was in Sacramento in 2003; all stunning 100% full-on shows. After arriviing home 0300 from Sacto, I had a soccer game at 0800 in Golden Gate Park. Had two assists and a goal, we won 3x1...it was my last game and GbV show before leaving the Empire...all hail GbV!!!
@misterhype138 i was fortunate to see them on their world tour, which for some great and yet strange reason started in my town, Adelaide south Australia, $15 at the door, 3.5hrs live awsomeness, then the backstage party went till sun up.....best time of my art schooldaze
Great video and brilliant song; it always gets cranked really loud when I'm a bit down, as an escape. But man, Pollard is so damn old! And this video was such a long time ago. Although I did see GVB about five years ago in concert and they rocked the house for about 2.5 hours, so the man defiantly has life in him yet ;)
I could spend hours explaining why I love GBV and how much they mean to me but the conclusion is always the same... I just fucking love this band!
alien lanes is a beautiful record, and this is one of its gems. nice post, maestro!
I still have an unsed ticket for a GBV-Mary Lou Lord=Elliot Smith show at Lounge Axe in Chicago from 1994. Dumbass didn't go. I too will have this played at my funeral.
LOVE this song. Brought back here by Braniac documentary. Further proof that Ohio rocks.
A video is just ones person's dreams put to digital, or tape. It doesn't mean it's aweful, just someones own.
...and he made the world a better place because of it!
Of course, the music, arts, everything, is built on the foundations of others. Once an idea leaves your head, it's no longer yours, unless you by into the copyright/I.P. idea, which is short term, can't see the forest, for the trees thinking.
Art improves when people are free to use the art of others and, make their own art.
If no one could "rip" anyone else off, things would stagnate and, they have, in I.P. land.
My life just started over at 1:13 into the song...
Lovely to watch this and know that one day Nate Farley would actually be in Guided By Voices :-)
"Honey, there's some strange, curly-haired man singing behind the car."
Ohh, Alien Lanes...such richness of great songs!! A true classic!!!
Try this: Come up with a GBV playlist that spells out their name, with the first letters of the song titles:
im glad to have met some one else who was there, dude it was awsome, one of my best life moments on record.
and yet why does no body believe me when i relate this story of cost of ticket, length of show, and the fact they started the world tour in Adelaide ????
i still gots a drumstick in my top draw of stuffs as well, signed poorly, but always makes me remember
This is definetly one of those albums that changed my life-i love the low fi approach and cool you can write so many great songs that barely touch a minute long...
Loving GbV is the closest thing I've come to being in a cult...saw them like half a dozen times when I lived in SF; Great American, Bimbo's (2x), the Greek in Berkeley, Fillmore, (my aging mind may have mixed some venues); last time was in Sacramento in 2003; all stunning 100% full-on shows. After arriviing home 0300 from Sacto, I had a soccer game at 0800 in Golden Gate Park. Had two assists and a goal, we won 3x1...it was my last game and GbV show before leaving the Empire...all hail GbV!!!
I love and miss this song a lot. Goddamn, I feel old now.
such a great band. i regret that i only saw them once.
sigh..this song is sooooo good. Mad feelz.
"It is you". Brilliant.
@misterhype138 i was fortunate to see them on their world tour, which for some great and yet strange reason started in my town, Adelaide south Australia,
$15 at the door, 3.5hrs live awsomeness, then the backstage party went till sun up.....best time of my art schooldaze
Great video and brilliant song; it always gets cranked really loud when I'm a bit down, as an escape. But man, Pollard is so damn old! And this video was such a long time ago. Although I did see GVB about five years ago in concert and they rocked the house for about 2.5 hours, so the man defiantly has life in him yet ;)