I love that Bill's music has touched you personally even after the man himself has been physically gone for decades. Truly the power of recorded music is very strong. But you may be reading much more into it than is there. Certainly all the events you mention had gravity in his life, but you present them in an incorrect order and framing. The album You Must Believe In Spring was recorded in 1977 with Eddie Gomez on double bass (who would leave shortly thereafter, after an 11 year run) and Elliott Zigmund on drums, but because of contractual and other issues was not released until after his death. Bill Died in 1980 and the album came out the following year. He released a number of albums with his "final trio" of Marc Johnson & Joe LaBarbara and many live recordings (of all eras but his last trio specifically) after his death. They continue to find unreleased material. Elaine - his common law wife and partner since the early 60's - died in 1973. He remarried - officially - and had a kid after that. Indeed it was his desire to have a kid and meeting of Nenette that sparked Elaine's suicide and, thus, Bill's guilt. We are all a composite of the things that happen to us, as kids and adults, and Bill was no different, but his trajectory - especially due to his extreme drug use (heroin from c. 1957 - 1970/71 and intravenous cocaine use c. 1974 - 1980) - was set from early on. It's sad that a man who had such expressive ability to touch people with his very individual style couldn't master his own inner sadness. Also, most of the trios you show video of is the last trio, with Marc Johnson and not the trio that recorded the album discussed. But these are minor quibbles, thank you for bringing an oft overlooked album to more people's attention.
my old punk band back in the 90's used our bassist's father's machine tool shop as a practice space. it was hot and sweaty and we spent our spare time skating, digging half-smoked cigarettes out of his dad's ashtray, and getting a lot of free food from the Burger King across the highway. and driving around listening to a lot of music from The Get Up Kids to Sublime to NoFX. oh man i'm about to tear up thinking about how awesome of times we had. i'm 40 now, i've been married and divorced, i beat heroin addiciton 11 years ago. i still struggle with alcohol but i have a better handle on it than i ever have since i took my frist drink. thank you so much for making this incredible synopsis on Cap'N Jazz and all the offshoots there of. Excellent video! 👏
The thru fans of Deftones who knows then from the beggening will say that around the fur is the best album, in fact the first 3 albums for me it died there almost nothing came out good after these, by the way its one of my few favorite band and i knew right in the begening that you were introduced to them with dimond eyes
I agree, don't understand the hype, every other review mentions "pretty visuals" just to shift focus away from how BAD the story and pacing was, fucking nonsensical mess. Writing should be clear and concise for the viewer even in dreamy/surreal sequences.
I also grew up with my dad exposing me to steely Dan, as my parents are Deadheads and raised me on classic rock , blues, and folk music. Steely Dan has been my favorite band since I was a teen, with Alive in America and their final 2 albums being my favorites which I listened to on my CD player on my way to high school in the early 2010s. Their style has greatly colored my taste in music and general aesthetic. They helped me discover my love of jazz and swing music and I am obsessed with jazz fusion. I hope that the younger generations can appreciate the sardonic styling of the band and relate to the apathy expressed in many of their songs.
Thank you for taking the time to provide interesting vintage film footage as you analyzed the details of this legendary musical powerhouse. I have been a fan since day one. Ground zero. You covered their span well. Lots of highs and lows. Of particular mention would be the incredidible contrbutions of Michael and Carolyn Leonhardt and Walter Weiskopf.
@@nathanakpe4897 I understand the meaning perfectly and there's a definite undertone of apathy and disdain here for their aesthetic, especially with the band's manufactured and perfectionist approach to constructing an album or a song
I agree with the fact this movie isn't very good. It does not explain the rules about the DC mini, and it does not explain Paprika's existence at all. The ending is also horrible and feels undeserved. Chiba and Tokito did not have enough chemistry to deserve that ending for them
Most disturbing posession movie Ive ever seen. And Ive seen them all. Likely because the symptoms were subtle and the consequences were real - not some show-down with a priest where good triumphs over evil. But rather realistic violence and bleak tragedy. Something I could immagine is what real posession looks like - no vomiting pea soup, spinning heads, horror make-up, or scarry voice. Just an already disturbed person persuaded to do unspeakable things.
Xiu xiu is one of those bands that i dont "like", but i do respect them. Ive tried to get into knife play and a promise so many times throughout my life and i just straight up dont enjoy them. And i usually love noisy experimental music. I get that its supposed to be uncomfortable to listen to but holy shit. They are fascinating though and i always appreciate artists willing to make uncompromising art and stick to their unique vision, so theyre still cool af in my book
Loneliness is inescapable in reality or online If you don't connect with others on some kind of level then you have no choice but to be alone When everyone around you forms into social groups based on a shared interest they create their own social circle If nobody else shares your intetests you're out in the cold It happened to me a long time ago The world demands that you conform, assimilate and will not toletate individuality Where I'm from, the culture revolves around sport, drinking, gossip and toxic ideals of masculinity and femininity Everything that I'm not and believe me, I was horribly rejected by everyone for those very reasons So, loneliness for some is an inevitably
Oh screw you, you have no idea how much effort it took to make this movie and just sobbing about your little issues, unable to see something beautiful instead
Sly was/is a genius. If You Want Me to Stay? That groove, so heavy and sexy slow, is still blowing minds in 2014! I'm going to brag a bit here. In '75 Sly & the Family Stone came thru Nashville. Rufus and the Ohio Players opened. I was 18 and it was one funky night. ☮
Good work, but you don't seem to get the irony inherent in IGY. Far from being optimistic, he's undoubtedly poking fun at all these wishful predictions about a utopian future.
Great video, but i really do mis some references; like the name of Owsley Stanley a.k.a. Bear for 'Kid Charlemagne' and the story of Peg Entwistle for 'Peg'.
Destroy the tabernacle seems to be about the inability to truly communicate what one experiences. “The vow of silence” is probably in reference to Wittgenstein. I may be completely off though
@7:30 views, tweets, likes, etc. are not just desperate solitary experiences, rather datapoints aggregated for the born-rich owners to benefit from, handed over like our taxes for free to their dogs in the far right abusing them.
It's been one or two weeks since i played this album's first track B minor waltz while perusing in Evans' discography, and I instantly knew it was something different. I've listened the shit out of it since then,. Existence is plagued of utter pain and hopelessness, but it is particularly unkind to those whose eyes have been unfortunately open to the farse, and those whom fate dealt a bad hand to. These records make it bearable. So much unspoken beauty. Evans made the piano weep with his caresses
I like SD and normally use their recordings to test hi fi equipment. That said it's basically math rock. Music school students love them as they love jazz. There is a reason they never charted very high.
A song like Bodhisattva touches on one of the foundations of Fagan and Becker. That of the bemused east coaster observing the southern California culture and all it's shallowness and superficiality. Fagan isn't just a guy singing about being willing to sell his house to jump into the latest spiritual trend, he's Fagan mocking the guys who would say that.So many of their songs were a detached outlook on life and culture as they negotiate life through LA in the 70's. Maybe the rest of your video discusses this, i haven't watched it all yet!
I know you aren't bagging on boomers but I feel like I need to say Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and the rest of the musicians are boomers. I myself straddle the line between boomer and gen X.
I played support slot for what I think might have been Viet Congs last ever show under that name. Women were just before my time. Love women and Cindy Lee, I'm finding myself gravitating more towards pat's work as I get more into home recording myself. These records are phenomenal
What a wonderfully presented video..lot of context & meat on the bone here. Thanks. Great work. I have subscribed to your channel to watch other entries.
