does he sleep with electric guitars?
i dont believe i have ever heard heard a les savy fav song and i am not sure why. have always heard great things about em, but we have yet to meet up until now. are they really indie rock’s best live band? i only ask cause that’s what the press release proclaims. anyway, the only real reason i even ventured forward was cause attached to said email/press release was a cover of superchunk’s “precision auto,” which i of course i had to check out. i can say that it sounds like “precision auto” but nothing special to be honest. i digress, on 4.29 les savy fav is releasing a digital only copy of their new years eve show from the bowery which they have entitled after the ball drops. they do a bunch of cool covers, i must admit, which include pixies’ “debaser,” nirvana’s “sliver,” misfit’s “astro zombies,” and a couple more. should be worth checkin out, even for a non fan like myself. here be a few live performances from the archives. for you fans out there where would one start with in regards to the les savy fav catalogue?
sweet descends from after the ball drops
disco drive from an 05 performance in atlanta
reprobates resume from the same performance, i assume
in these woods again, from the same show
les savy fav site / french kiss records
i was at this pearl jam show which took place at the metro all the way back on 3.28.92. i was but a wee lad, all of 18, and was under the influence of mushrooms, which just so happened to be my first time indulging in such an activity. i wasn’t that fond of it, to be honest, and i only took shrooms one other time. i really didnt want to the second time but it was a matter of getting laid or going home alone - i chose the former. what i remember of that night is that we walked from what used to be the damen, on the corner of damen and roscoe, to her apartment on lake and around ashland - which is a pretty decent walk @ 3 am especially 12 years ago when some of those areas of chicago weren’t what they are today. forgive my reminiscing, this is the xrt broadcast of said show, but not the entire show.
1. release
2. evenflow
3. once
5. alive
6. black
7. deep
8. jeremy
9. why go home
10. porch
11. garden
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You’ve got one of the few blogs that is willing to spend a good amount of time on Pearl Jam (I Am Fuel, You Are Friends is another) and I’ve got to thank you for that. I get that everyone has different tastes, but I still feel that PJ is one of the best bands out there. They’re so tight in concert and the crowds are always electric. I was fortunate enough to see a few of Eddie’s solo shows this month and damn were they incredible. I don’t think younger generations know just how talented he is. One of his current solo shows is floating around there, if you weren’t able to get your hands on it before Ten Club shut it down, feel free to send me a message, I’d be more than happy to share it with you. Thanks for yesterday’s Spoon show too, I’ve really grown to like this band over the last few months. Keep up the great work!
You’re missing Rockin’ in the Free World and Dirty Frank, if you want it let me know where to post it!
Bryan