What a packed cast. You got Marty the music critic Shelly the restaurant owner Jenifer the food expediter Dave the process server/ Liz phair fan Debbie the labor representative and who could forget Jason. I love this shit.
“I really like Heatmiser. I don’t really listen...I don’t have any of their CDs or anything.” Jennifer I’m so glad they tracked down the number one fan of Heatmiser for this video
when he sang in heatmiser he said he had to sing loud to be heard over the rest of the band, which made his voice kind of hoarse and “macho”- you can find the interview if you look up “elliott smith on freaks” :)
So homesick for the way the world used to look. When there weren't people walking down the sidewalks attached to electronics. When classic cars weren't just for affluent hobbyists. When side garages weren't dilapidated with moldy door rims. When things were quiet until you caused a little ruckus of your own. When everything hadn't been done to death & personas weren't chosen from a menu of archetypical rock themes. When finding music was an expedition that required a mission. When the world was straight we all complained We got our wish and everything goes It destroyed the mission and made it all a shiny nothing.
When being gay or trans was socially and in some places legally impermissible, not to mention dangerous. When rates of domestic violence and child abuse were much higher. When fewer countries had laws against child labor. When police were even more racist and corrupt than they are now. When lead and arsenic and mercury were more prevalent in the products and air we consume than today. Everyone mythologizes that past, but the truth is your brain is wired in such a way to push away the bad memories. Nostalgia is a potent poison and nothing more.
I think what happens with a lot of people is that they leave home in their late teens, then find a group of friends that they identify with and, when that disbands, (if it is a more withdrawn person) they just end up isolating. that's what happened to me anyway lol
frankryte I know it's been a year, but to answer your question; The song is called Noel Jonah and Me by The Spinanes. Just a wonderful band and am fortunate to have seen and heard them a couple of times back in the day.
I really like a lot of Heatmiser material, including all of 'Mic City Sons,' which was received well critically and commercially. My favorite Heatmiser song though was one of the last songs Elliott Smith is firmly known to have recorded, and it was with the Heatmiser guys under the name 'Heatmiser,' song title: 'Nothing has changed,' and it's pulsating, hip modern city music showing how much Elliott and Heatmiser still had to give the world before the tragedy we're told occurred.
@Dickensian Kenwold he changed his singing style due to the fact that he was doing more alternative-folky stuff as opposed to the harder style with heatmiser, i think that’s why
@@adhesiveghost2834 When asked he told Autumn de Wilde (I believe it was her) that he couldn't find a singing voice that suited him so he tried out a few until something clicked.
you are soooooooooooooooooooooooo so right to do so. its interviews and moments before live songs that thous of us who are got into elliott and heatmiser after they broke up/died that bring elliott and heatmisers attitude and personality into the light. and it's always so satisfying to hear. fuck that dave guy (the process sever). who says liz phair is more pleasing. sure she has a good voice but this band is so much more than that.
I don’t even know their names, and what did they do after the band broke up? I don’t think it’s even an insult to say that. Who measures up to Elliott?
@@seanmatthewking Neil Gust has a band called No. 2. They have some great songs. Tony Lash is a producer. Sam Coomes was also often in this band playing bass, he’s in the band Quasi. They’re great too. Don’t get me wrong, Elliott Smith was a singular talent, but each of these guys had/have tons going for them. Neil and Sam are just as good of lyricists as Elliott, at the very least. They all have really great songs.
