It’s so cool how he shows them and they seem to get it. But once they start playing it then Bob enters with the vocal, they all seem to remember it immediately like they played it just yesterday
Through the nineties GBV was like a private sacred soundtrack for me. Not that I would have minded them getting insanely big. But there was always something so perfectly intimate and right about a slew of their albums, that their music was just where I would go to find my most awesome vibe… and it was ok being alone there. Very very personal music for me. It only seems to get more poignant as I realize how special that was and how time passes. Love you GBV!
Grew up next door to Dayton, and GBV were royalty to the garage bands in Richmond, IN. Pollards ability to spew lyrics that are deeply personal to so many with different interpretations is a gift from God. The list of their songs that these 30+ years later still figure into my daily playlists is astounding given their limited release to the masses. Just pure genius from these men.
Something about this scene that I really dig... Aging like fine wine they are, and still all committed through all the thick and thin and wacky 17 years thrust into the spotlight.
Cant say how much GBV influenced us in Cowlumbus...i saw the band so many times...and Bob was always cool...he was always supportive of our music...but even back in late 80s and early 90s...way before they took off...we knew he was special...great band...great man
Droves of growers rolling by In the trees and way below Simple factors foiling time Never did we seem to know She was high and I was low Sitting in our bungalow Eating something wonderful Never, ever getting full Nests of crows are hoarding coins In the competition zone Hush now seedling, don't you cry Maybe I'll be coming home quite soon for you Quite sinful you Quite soon for you Quite sinful you Quite soon for you Quite sinful you Quite soon for you
I'd say the they were the best of the 1990s for sure...though I mean the classic lineup, not the Cobra Verde and subsequent versions. The run of albums from Propeller through Alien Lanes was incredible.
@@johnjanes4322 The sad part is unless you were asking only the most educated of indie music savants you wouldn't get GBV as their choice. Maybe it's better that way :)
very stoked about seeing these guys in downtown LA during the FYF festival on Sept 3rd and 4th. there are so many good bands on the bill but this reunion tour is worth the ticket price alone. GBV! GBV!GBV!!!!
Harsh ...Yes I had 30 years ago, great fun ... and haven't since ... I've a had a lot of fun playing video games in the interim, utterly failed at trying to learn the violin but got up to speed on keys and guitar again.... guitar is my favourite
It's funny because the most underrated guitar god of all time Mitch Mitchell taught everybody everything and gracefully stepped back until exploding with his brothers of old, same place the fly got smashed, the glorious strength of spine behind a nostalgic to current passion and dear love. It was just a little strange watching Bob take center stage when it was and is still the original friends
Teaching a short simple song to experienced musicians is easy. Performing a short simple song is easy. Having a four decade career of writing hundreds of short simple songs that all sound good is not so easy.
You know normally there's something really off-putting about a bunch of old guys still trying to live those teenage garage band days, but for some reason it just works with GBV
Kind of a numbnuts comment. People continue to play baseball, soccer, golf, basketball, etc etc as they get old; why not music? AND these guys were a pretty successful bad, not your dad and his cronies.
