I wish Josh had dragged him back to the desert before that man felt all alone. Lord knows we would've all honestly hugged him and watched his demons come out responsibly. Is there a Bourdain shaped heart in some people? Or just mine?
I teach English in China, and just showed this to a roomful of 12-14 year old students when they asked me what my home in America looks like. They were mesmerized, and all want to visit now... :)
Update: It's 8 years later. I moved back to the US with a wife and child last year... We've been in New England, but are moving out to the Arizona desert in a couple weeks. I turned to this video often when I was homesick over the years I was there, and also back here. I took my girls to visit in 2019 and they loved it. Now that the tensions between China and the US are at their highest level in decades, and those 12-14 year olds are now in their early 20's, I hope that when they hear someone going off about how outsiders can't be trusted, and the world beyond what they're familiar with is ugly, and terrifying, and bad, that some of them can at least vaguely remember that nice video that their teacher showed them about his home back in the American desert, and think that maybe there's a better future to be had finding commonality between people, than calling for war against them.
Josh is a big fan of the early ZZ Top records. The atmosphere of this one is reminiscent of Billy Gibbons' "Asleep in the Desert" from Tejas... Love it!
Just saw this episode again, haunted windchimes, the sad rhythm of the desert wind, and Anthony's music debut striking a piece of metal, a sound that will resonate forever.
I will bet my left nut he played this the other night and smiled back at his sad empty soul. You will be missed Tony. Thanks for signing my book back in 04 and giving me advice that day. Rock & Roll.
Anthony, you will be greatly missed. Thinking back to all of the meals I’ve quite literally shared while watching your shows brought me a tear to my eye while listening to this beautiful song from an equally beautiful episode of yours. May you RIP.
wow i really hope you dont need drugs to appreciate anything this man touches the simple fact he doesnt limit himself to anyone or anything. i jut hope enough people realize before it is too late so many times does that happen. i am glad i didnt miss it. it is just so hard to keep up with what he does.
... probably people that would be admired by AB - if for no other reason than their apparent penchant for nonconformity. Doesn't mean they're not psychotics or d-bags.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to the guitar effects? Bit of delay and reverb and I read that the guitarist for Nancy Sinatra's Bang Bang used a very slow tremolo. This sounds very similar
@Gordo Del Desierto and everyone that likes this vibe... Yawning Man has been mentioned, Desert Sessions also, CHECK OUT DEAD COMBO they are cool to listen to, MARK LANEGAN, some songs of him are really dark and mellow, some songs of KYUSS and QOTSA obviously, and check out ISIS's Panopticon. Forget the vocals and feel the GROOVE wich is very similar to this. Keep the suggestions coming :)
I love all that songs, I'm a big fan of qotsa and all kind of desert, stoner and psychedelic bands... but this song it doesn't reminds me to any of the bands I've heard... anyway I agree with you with the surfer stuff... maybe that's the way... Thanks for answer!
