This was around the time I first "discovered" GVF. Thought they were fabulous at the time, but listening to the way they sound now it's unbelievable how much they've improved. As much as I love their new sound, I do miss the rawness of their old sound. Unfortunately, Josh's voice would wear out and he had to make some changes to be able to maintain his voice. He sounds much clearer and less pitchy now, but some of the unique character of his voice was lost in the process. Kudos to Danny for being most improved. His drumming is stellar now!
I have been following them for a while and they are really great ; but PLEASE someone get that singer a better "stylist" . He seems to not know what to do with his hair and the clothes, just look so , I dunno what kind of "look" he's going for. Just baffling.
Absolutely the best version of Lover, Leaver they have done to date. Solo work was in check like never before with this song. You can really hear the heavy influence of Jimmy Page. They only time they really crushed that song, in my opinion. I’m pretty sure they had also never played that song for 20 mins either. Phenomenal performance.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BXUqYFf4RfQ.html - At 26:34 definitely the longest (they weaved Brave New World into it) and, in my opinion, their best. It's dated June 14, 2018, so it predates the KROQ performance. I'd prefer Josh stand back and give the other guys some room, not feel like he has to screech over them all the time, but Jake was absolutely in the zone on this one. I saw them play this live in Dallas in Oct 2018 and Jake played it pretty much the same way. What a treat it was to see them play like this the first time I saw them live. It was hair raising! I've watched this clip about once a month for 3-4 years, now, and Jake's chirpy harmonics at 23:00 and glissando at 23:51 still give me the chills. It never gets old. Enjoy!
Sam, Danny, Josh and Jake, all of them rock what they play! They are outstanding! Musicians to a T!!!! This is music. Enjoyable music from the beginning to the end! You see that they love what they do. You feel it, I know I do....
A little jealous are you Kevin? No one's forcing you to listen to them. Go back to your Bieber and swift and let us real lovers of real music enjoy this.
