I was thinking the same thing! Never mind the music the kids made--they just seem like incredibly rad parents...putting their kid in an experimental school and all that. Not one personally, but their being Unitarians made a lot of sense because they're often generally cool, open-minded, kind people.
Unitarian churches are very non-traditional. A friend of mine goes to one and he's seen everything from burlesque dancers to Wiccan blessings during their services.
Wow, It's amazing what people can create if they spend years playing in a basement together. Imagine all the other amazing music being made in basements/garages around the world that no-one will ever hear
Yeah, but now there's an overabundance of music and if Slint was formed today, recorded their album and put it on bandcamp, it wouldn't get that much exposure. I guess the Vinyl with their heads popping out in the record store had it's own charm and mystery. Imagine now, when all the info is already on the internet and nothing is a mystery they just put it out, couple of people bought it and it was just left alone without much spotlight. It was so great what Lance Bangs did (Went through a lot to get this much info). But imagine others, that don't know the full story, have just heard the album and are amazed. They ask themselves: "Who are these kids?". Maybe they hear some gossip from their friends who have heard a story from their friends, who have claimed to know the guys personally. Now that has it's own real charm, in my opinion. I found this whole story to be very interesting, wish I had been there to buy the album when it was out.
It would be better if he had continued to label the interviewees every time they appeared, rather than just the first time. It's difficult to remember who's who if you aren't already familiar with their faces. Especially since some seemed to be the same person but at different times?
found this album at a flea market unknowing of what it was. under a pile a books for some reason the album cover just drew me. the guy i bought it from told me to not listen to it if I was feeling sad on a cloudy day..made me want it even more..listened to it in my car during a storm, cried a bit, then made all my friends listen to it. love this album so much. it cuts deep to my core. thanks for this documentary.
Heard a quote about this band back in the early 90s that said..."Slint is a band so far ahead of their time...they are now behind you" Took a shot in the dark and picked up this album in late 91 in Chicago and it made a huge impact right out of the gate. This band and Talk Talk were definitely on to soemthing different and special for the time
Joe Peters That quote/blurb was in the Touch & Go catalog for years. So good. “Slint is so far ahead of their time they’re standing behind you.” It used to simultaneously blow my mind and crack me up.
Yes. Talk Talk. Spirit of Eden, cut-out cassette for 5.99, picked up in 1989. College roommate plays Spiderland foe me two years later. That’s the stuff that dreams are made of!
R.I.P. Steve. 61 may have been far too young but one has to take into consideration he lived three lifetimes, one as the founder of three influential post-hardcore bands, another as an extremely talented and innovative audio engineer with a couple of thousand albums to his name, and one as an all around great guy with an infectious sense if humor.
One of the best music documentaries I have ever seen. I thought it was great that they featured Britt's parents so heavily in the film. They are awesome!
I kept hearing songs from this album as I was moving from my teens into my twenties in an Irish university town. For various reasons, I never got around to actually buying Spiderland and, by the time the Internet made it possible to listen to streamed music, I had moved on to other things. However, in recent years I have been spending a lot of time listening to old Sonic Youth and Smashing Pumpkins recordings, as well as reconnecting with Radiohead and Mogwai. One album led to another and I finally listened to Spiderland in its entirety a few nights ago. Strange to report, but it made me feel like I was once again a teenager, with all the anxiety and unfinished thoughts that my teenage years were about. At the same time, my 44 years meant that I could reflect on Slint's music in ways that I could not have dreamed of back then. Most tellingly, I felt a weird combined sense of wonder, loss, sadness and elation, realising as I did that the boys who made this album were never going to make anything like this again, that it was - and still is - unique and that sometimes it is the emergent, fleeting and transient nature of art that makes it so powerful and poignant. Thanks for putting this documentary up - I am just about to watch it.
Gavin Macarthur exactly what I never thought I wanted to say and could articulate, you have thought and said with this comment right here.n thanks bro. Spiderland is not a revered album by random casualty. Spiderland moves electric synapses from our brain out our body's limbs. Only excellent music possesses the ability to do that, and that's what $¶|!)£®[_^π|) does for anyone's who's willing to really listen.
Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved he is your shield and buckler your strong tower and rock of salvation in tough times God Bless you
Your comment perfectly sums up the fleeting moment of genius of Spiderland; it gives that feeling of dreadful beauty, as if even though it's hard to listen to and eerily anxiety-invoking, it's a level of terrible beauty that will probably never exist again.
Well put, I'm a Louisville native and musician ,and thankful these guys had a special place to nurture their instincts and adventures , i m a Southend boy , so by the time you were 16 ,you had to think about a job to make it out. Not unhappy these guys were able to explore their talents , as they certainly were just oozing with it. Glad they have the recognition they deserve. Makes " ville " music guys smile. I recognize all that old footage sure brings it back .unfortunately ,Rose Island road isn't as beautiful as it was then , is anything?
I know it's common to lament how many views a particular chunk of film on TH-cam gets, but it's hard for me to fathom that just over a thousand people have watched this.
If it gets taken down in exchange for a few thousand extta people learning a lesson, then it's worth it. Don't be selfish-share hints at what people are about with other people.
@@kustommaid3 I believe he has had struggles with depression and even made an attempt on his own life at some point not too long ago but he's currently playing guitar in Gang of Four and seems to be doing well
@@theman8652 He has an interview with Earthquaker devices, which shows his nerdy guitar side. He builds them himself and also comments on the musical evolution up till Spiderland.
I seem to come back to re-watch this whenever I'm in a weird rut of depression or wanting inspiration. Bands like Slint and Duster are what's keeping me afloat during this time in my life. I know that it's trite, but, you're doing God's work, so, thank you, truly
Fabulous bands, both. I saw Slint on a brief reunion tour in 2005. They played Spiderland start to finish, then a mix of other songs. I saw Duster for the first time about one year ago, my last show before lockdown began. I feel very fortunate to have seen both bands. Cheers!
@@sicktomystomach Hey, I'm not sure if I saw this before, but, I'm always down to collaborate. I play guitar, bass, and drums. I can also plonk around on keyboard.
Wow, Britt's parents are amazing! The support they were given at such a young age getting brought to gigs and the like speaks volumes about their parenting ability.
@@lifesoldier Me too, man. The parents of the band members seem so cool (mostly talking about Britt’s, but the others seem equally supportive since they went on tour)
Well that depends. If that's all he's doing sure. However I came from Louisville too, I lost many friends to include my best friend since 5th grade to heroin OD, he was a marching snare drummer for Meade County High School, Snare in Moxy private drumline, drummer in a few bands, learned bass, got the machine J Dilla used to make Donuts with. But he died in 2013 from junk. Didn't make it to a 10 year high school reunion, died on the 8th year leaving behind a daughter with no father. Now, not all musicians gets into drugs, but many do. Heroin being one of the worst to do. I went to his house once where his power was shut off and he was using candle light to heat spoons from scraping syringes... that was one of the saddest displays of a man I've ever seen, because I knew and loved him, he was my friend of a very long time. 10th year of being dead.
I never got a chance to see this documentary until now, it was fantastic! I was the drummer of the bands Lincoln and Kukim, and we were playing around the same time as these guys and were from Morgantown West Virginia. I can really relate to the mindset of Louisville, there was just something about that Appalachian Midwestern area that was weird and unique. Slint were hugely influential on us, and every band in the whole area. Every time Lincoln played Louisville, we were incredibly well received. The people there were amazing. Great times, the 90s were amazing.
i just found out about this band, looked up on setlist and their last show ever was in Vancouver BC 2014 where i lived. Can't believe i missed it, i was a full blown heroin addict at the time and didn't give a fuck about anything.
Wait ! And you can't believe you MISSED it? a full blown shit bag selfish unthinking asshole heroin addict unaware of the amazing world of arts and culture around them? IMPOSSIBLE!
This is a beautiful document. At the time this album came out i was touring with a noiseband called Gone Bald ( Croatian and Serb folks who fled the war early ninetees and i befriended in Amsterdam ) I was bewildered by the Slint sound wich is like paintings indeed. The shroud of mystery was very helpful too. Never knew they were later involved in so much other great bands. It faintly does remind me of some early Don Caballero stuff and Acetone. Anyway, thanks a lot for making this film, Regards, Freek Musbach.
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Very good documentary. I was never as big into Slint as most of my friends were, but I didn't realize how much nostalgia I had tied from hearing those songs again. I definitely have a lot more respect for these guys now.
Stumbled across this documentary in a way befitting the way I stumbled across the band originally; randomly, and with gratitude. Thanks to whoever put this together.
of all the records I own, Spiderland stands out the most. Nothing I've heard has the same sound or feeling as it. I'll never forget finding this used at my local, and freaking out while my friend hadn't a clue of what the record was.
i listened to spiderland for the first time last week and it was the first full album i listened to without interruptions or being distracted with anything else since i was a kid somehow it changed my life and i still dont know how and i cant stop thinking about it this documentary is amazing
Imagine being a TEENAGER with your group of friends, and your band is so respected already, that you're normally hanging out with IAN MACKAYE. That's the most badass thing ever.
Spiderland has accompanied me through the last 25 years. This a very well made movie on this wonderful unique band and their master piece. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Just saw this finally. Great documentary/film of an awesome short lived band. Never saw them live but saw Evergreen open for Sebadoh in 1995 at 1st Avenue. The ticket stub said "featuring members of Flint".
Goddammit! This is exactly the kinda thing that pisses me off. When this band was active...what..30 years ago when they were CHILDREN and could outplay and musically out think everything else around back then, nobody could be bothered. It only took the world three decades to give them the appreciation they always deserved
Puto Cracker Yep. Same with The Stooges, MC5, Meat Puppets, Husker Du.......and thank The Lord that Squirrel Bait is heavily woven into this documentary. Louisville’s early/mid eighties influence into the underground music scene is soooo overlooked!
@@toddr4200 Yeah it was nice to be reminded of Squirrel Bait. I remember being a teenager and there being an ad for the Squirrel Bait record in either Thrasher or Maximum Rock and Roll. In that world of hardcore, how fast, how heavy. No one liked it. And now here we are
Maximum Rock n Roll magazine....whoa....awesome! My brothers small band out of eastern Iowa was featured in MRR circa 1985....Fresh Water Cannibal. A 3 piece hard core group which disintegrated in 1986. They released a limited distribution cassette and MRR did the interview/promo
I cannot believe i randomly chose this to watch, knowing zero about what it was about. I used to play these guys on college radio, and have spent years trying to find the tweez album to no avail. What a cool universe!
In March 1989, Slint played at Club Dreamerz on Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. If I recall correctly, the first song they played was Rise Above. It was done almost like a warmup. If not, it was the first song they played at their second Chicago show, also at Club Dreamerz. There's a bootleg around from the March show but Rise Above isn't on the setlist. It was so long ago it's a bit fuzzy. It was upstairs. Lots of plywood. I remember Pajo playing through that Ampeg head.
So weird, I was listening to this record again just a few days ago. Then a friend mentions them out of nowhere. Then, another friend points me here. Thank you!
Amazing! Best music documentary I’ve seen in a long time. I have to be honest, I had no idea who they were now I am a forever fan. Thank you for the education. Such a brilliant album!
What an incredible documentary... I only discovered Slint recently, when Steve Albini passed and I've been watching and listening to everything and anything about him (RIP to the legend). But Wow - how did I not know about Slint before??!! I gotta say - Britt is a fucking creative force. What a genius. Honestly, the whole band was clearly something really special.
This is such a great visual story. Evocative imagery, but at the same time following a linear narrative. And a labour of love too, a fabulous wave of the hand to a band you love. Well done, Lance. I wish I could find Bangs' "Lipstick Chunks: My Own Smeared Way" on here somewhere...
This feels so sad. You can tell every member appreciate and miss those wild teenage years goofing around and just being together. Britt sighing at the end of the film tells lots of things.
this is one of my favorite albums ever. every time i hear washer i get really choked up. i have very specific memories attached to like each song on spiderland. i love that album so so much.
Awesome. I really enjoyed The Slow Century, thanks to Lance Bangs for documenting Pavement and turning me onto Slint. Great film that I will make people watch in the future.
I watched the Channel 5 video about the Phish parking lot, and there’s a scene with Lance Bangs in a pool. They slip in two seconds of a Slint song, and I said “That’s Slint!” And that’s what led me to this video. Thanks for posting it.
realized this the other day lol, always felt bad for “filmer lance” watching jackass as a kid, never thought he’d be this crazy filmmaker that went around filming some of my favorite bands ever.
Thanks for this documentary. It is so great and so well made. Spiderland is such a unique and superlative album. It's the first album I christened my new stereo with.
Definitely used to think how strangely displaced it was to hear Brian and Britt's voice when I used to listen to Spiderland. It still will always be engraved in my head how to listen to the most perfect pair of heavy rifts and the only way to hear the monotone voice that speaks seems to speak out when it should. that could not have been any better than I wanted it to be.
I think what he means is that it's odd to hear Brian and Britt actually speaking outside of the weird slightly paranoid whispering that you hear in Spiderland. If all you get from their voices is Spiderland it gives kinda a vague mysterious feeling that just snugly fits with the whole tone of the album. If that's what he's saying I can agree. They don't sound radically different but just hearing them speaking regularly with complete thoughts instead of broken up incomplete thought fragments is fucking weird. The whole record is just so mysterious and gaining actual perspective into the band members and their process just makes you look at it differently. Edit: nvm idk wtf he's trying to say.
Thank you so much for this, this is great! Best documentary I watched in a long time, Spider land is a masterpiece one of the greatest albums ever made🙏
Remarkable to have this documentary match the quality of spiderland, directer and all involved did an amazing job. Both are the pure essence of art/creation, so well done.
Wow, what a lovely, loving, funny, well made documentary about one of my all time favourite bands! I remember the moment someone told me to check out Slint, at a MrBungle concert; I expected something in that vein, but was blown away with the total 'otherness' of their records. I spend an afternoon in the recordshop, headphones transporting me inside this beautiful Slint universe. I bought both Tweez and Spiderland, and to this day still play them. Thank you!
Britt's parents are some wonderful, generous people. We have them to thank as much as anyone for giving the world Slint.
Patents like that just don't exist anymore. Today every kid is wrapt in Bubblewrap and shielded from everything that could be dangerous.
It's a shame someone scribbled all over their sofa.
@@buildnothingoutofsomething2513 how many parents have you met so far
@Build Nothing Out of Something shut up grandpa
I was thinking the same thing! Never mind the music the kids made--they just seem like incredibly rad parents...putting their kid in an experimental school and all that. Not one personally, but their being Unitarians made a lot of sense because they're often generally cool, open-minded, kind people.
Slint playing at a church service has the be the most badass things i've heard
Unitarian churches are very non-traditional. A friend of mine goes to one and he's seen everything from burlesque dancers to Wiccan blessings during their services.
What's so badass about playing in Unitarian church?
@@JuditaHoffman. ehhh ur maw
don stepped inside I’ve seen Fugazi play at an old church in Detroit. 5$ to get in. Secret show
Michael Gorny oh yeah sounds awesome man, lucky guy
Wow, It's amazing what people can create if they spend years playing in a basement together. Imagine all the other amazing music being made in basements/garages around the world that no-one will ever hear
Damn that idea made me sad
we're certainly trying my man
thank god for the internet man. These basement guys are finally getting exposure
Yeah, but now there's an overabundance of music and if Slint was formed today, recorded their album and put it on bandcamp, it wouldn't get that much exposure. I guess the Vinyl with their heads popping out in the record store had it's own charm and mystery. Imagine now, when all the info is already on the internet and nothing is a mystery they just put it out, couple of people bought it and it was just left alone without much spotlight. It was so great what Lance Bangs did (Went through a lot to get this much info). But imagine others, that don't know the full story, have just heard the album and are amazed. They ask themselves: "Who are these kids?". Maybe they hear some gossip from their friends who have heard a story from their friends, who have claimed to know the guys personally. Now that has it's own real charm, in my opinion. I found this whole story to be very interesting, wish I had been there to buy the album when it was out.
i was thinking the same before see your comment. thank you
Rest in peace Steve Albini. your legacy will forever live in the music you helped create ❤🩹
Killed by trust, most likely. SAD.
Albini's legacy is that he owned child abuse material and he confessed to this fact
@@youthofyesterdayrecords what are you implying? Jab?
As a Slint superfan, what I took most from this is that Britt was the coolest kid of all time.
also, if a child wrote a song for me as good as "Charlotte" I'd probably drop dead HAHA
You’re not wrong. Britt is a very genuine, salt of the earth person
I had a restless night last night thinking the exact same thing
I got kinda flabbergasted by how much i relate to him, tho i prob will never have the opportunity to be as meaningfull
okay the music is amazing obviously but we need to recognize how well made this documentary is
@@Johnconno we think so...
No doubt. That was really well done.
totally
It would be better if he had continued to label the interviewees every time they appeared, rather than just the first time. It's difficult to remember who's who if you aren't already familiar with their faces. Especially since some seemed to be the same person but at different times?
Y?
One of the most interesting and mysterious bands of all time. They were god damn kids!
38:40 the humour in these posters was truly ahead of their time
The ending of "good morning captain" is the most powerful moment in rock history.
This feels correct to me.
WAAAAAAARRRRRGHMISS YOUUUUUUUUUUU
Ending of Search and Destroy for me, but Slint is up there, for sure.
It is absolutley a brilliant and captivating finale to an epic song that’s for sure. Ahhhhhh I misssss youuuuu!
It’ll never be surpassed
Steve talking about Britt house-sitting for him is the best thing I've watched in about a decade.
found this album at a flea market unknowing of what it was. under a pile a books for some reason the album cover just drew me. the guy i bought it from told me to not listen to it if I was feeling sad on a cloudy day..made me want it even more..listened to it in my car during a storm, cried a bit, then made all my friends listen to it. love this album so much. it cuts deep to my core. thanks for this documentary.
Nah you found them on youtube just like all of us..
ShaolinZoo ___ there are people older than you out there, you’re aware, right?
@@shaolin_tcg4727 I'm willing to bet I'm much healthier and in better shape than someone called "ShaolinZoo".
Zach is a nice name but I doubt you are in better health. Enjoy your day!
@@shaolin_tcg4727 You're fat as fuck or malnourished mate, you can't not be with that avatar. I run a 7 minute mile
Heard a quote about this band back in the early 90s that said..."Slint is a band so far ahead of their time...they are now behind you"
Took a shot in the dark and picked up this album in late 91 in Chicago and it made a huge impact right out of the gate. This band and Talk Talk were definitely on to soemthing different and special for the time
Joe Peters That quote/blurb was in the Touch & Go catalog for years. So good. “Slint is so far ahead of their time they’re standing behind you.” It used to simultaneously blow my mind and crack me up.
YES! Talk Talk!
Yes. Talk Talk. Spirit of Eden, cut-out cassette for 5.99, picked up in 1989. College roommate plays Spiderland foe me two years later. That’s the stuff that dreams are made of!
These are the calmest rock musicians I've ever seen.
I don't think the music is rock, it's more like melancholic Indie pop.
Probably the most painfully shy as well.
R.I.P. Steve. 61 may have been far too young but one has to take into consideration he lived three lifetimes, one as the founder of three influential post-hardcore bands, another as an extremely talented and innovative audio engineer with a couple of thousand albums to his name, and one as an all around great guy with an infectious sense if humor.
One of the best music documentaries I have ever seen. I thought it was great that they featured Britt's parents so heavily in the film. They are awesome!
They did what every artist aspires to do, they did something new.
I kept hearing songs from this album as I was moving from my teens into my twenties in an Irish university town. For various reasons, I never got around to actually buying Spiderland and, by the time the Internet made it possible to listen to streamed music, I had moved on to other things. However, in recent years I have been spending a lot of time listening to old Sonic Youth and Smashing Pumpkins recordings, as well as reconnecting with Radiohead and Mogwai. One album led to another and I finally listened to Spiderland in its entirety a few nights ago. Strange to report, but it made me feel like I was once again a teenager, with all the anxiety and unfinished thoughts that my teenage years were about. At the same time, my 44 years meant that I could reflect on Slint's music in ways that I could not have dreamed of back then. Most tellingly, I felt a weird combined sense of wonder, loss, sadness and elation, realising as I did that the boys who made this album were never going to make anything like this again, that it was - and still is - unique and that sometimes it is the emergent, fleeting and transient nature of art that makes it so powerful and poignant. Thanks for putting this documentary up - I am just about to watch it.
Gavin Macarthur exactly what I never thought I wanted to say and could articulate, you have thought and said with this comment right here.n thanks bro.
Spiderland is not a revered album by random casualty. Spiderland moves electric synapses from our brain out our body's limbs. Only excellent music possesses the ability to do that, and that's what $¶|!)£®[_^π|) does for anyone's who's willing to really listen.
big Sonic Youth fan and can hear them in this
Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved he is your shield and buckler your strong tower and rock of salvation in tough times God Bless you
Your comment perfectly sums up the fleeting moment of genius of Spiderland; it gives that feeling of dreadful beauty, as if even though it's hard to listen to and eerily anxiety-invoking, it's a level of terrible beauty that will probably never exist again.
Well put, I'm a Louisville native and musician ,and thankful these guys had a special place to nurture their instincts and adventures , i m a Southend boy , so by the time you were 16 ,you had to think about a job to make it out. Not unhappy these guys were able to explore their talents , as they certainly were just oozing with it. Glad they have the recognition they deserve. Makes " ville " music guys smile. I recognize all that
old footage sure brings it back .unfortunately ,Rose Island road isn't as beautiful as it was then , is anything?
I like the interviews with Dave Pajo the best, dude just has such a gentle, but compelling aura about him
Lmao "if this is punk rock, I dont know if I want to be part of it" 😂
rest in peace albini, so damn young
"Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy, I like him just fine....but he's a mouth breather".
muckraker6 Jesus lizardddd
Quentin k you know who he was talking about?
Jay T Britt
Still don’t get what that means in this context, haha. Like in Stranger Things, nobody would like anyone who they considered a “mouth breather.”
@@PaulBenjaminJenkins means someone's kinda dumb in some way or another
the fact that ian mackaye shows up halfway through this to talk about how they playfully punched him is just...legacy
Damn this is some good quarantine viewing.
indeed
Third time watching it in 2 months 😬
I know it's common to lament how many views a particular chunk of film on TH-cam gets, but it's hard for me to fathom that just over a thousand people have watched this.
when less people watch it, it is less likely to be taken down
If it gets taken down in exchange for a few thousand extta people learning a lesson, then it's worth it. Don't be selfish-share hints at what people are about with other people.
Some more views as of recent!
100K now.... the love for music is strong
Watching it two years on from you here in sunny south Wales
RIP Steve Albini, one of the greatest and influential music producers of all time. Fly high Steve🤘
11 minutes into this random doc and am going to watch the whole thing mostly because of how incredibly done it is. But the content is also rad.
I just hope David Pajo is doing okay
Why wouldn’t he be?
@@kustommaid3 I believe he has had struggles with depression and even made an attempt on his own life at some point not too long ago but he's currently playing guitar in Gang of Four and seems to be doing well
@@rawdondiggerman746really?? This is awesome to hear
@@rawdondiggerman746him working with Gang of Four. Not the sad stuff
@@theman8652 He has an interview with Earthquaker devices, which shows his nerdy guitar side. He builds them himself and also comments on the musical evolution up till Spiderland.
This is the only documentary i've ever found about Slint: you did a great job of it!
work of Lance Bangs!
I seem to come back to re-watch this whenever I'm in a weird rut of depression or wanting inspiration. Bands like Slint and Duster are what's keeping me afloat during this time in my life. I know that it's trite, but, you're doing God's work, so, thank you, truly
Fabulous bands, both. I saw Slint on a brief reunion tour in 2005. They played Spiderland start to finish, then a mix of other songs. I saw Duster for the first time about one year ago, my last show before lockdown began. I feel very fortunate to have seen both bands. Cheers!
Hope you find your way through the depression
@@cchampa17 I did, finally. Thank you, and thank you, God.
Let's collaborate.
@@sicktomystomach Hey, I'm not sure if I saw this before, but, I'm always down to collaborate. I play guitar, bass, and drums. I can also plonk around on keyboard.
Wow, Britt's parents are amazing! The support they were given at such a young age getting brought to gigs and the like speaks volumes about their parenting ability.
i want to be like them gdi
@@lifesoldier Me too, man. The parents of the band members seem so cool (mostly talking about Britt’s, but the others seem equally supportive since they went on tour)
Well that depends. If that's all he's doing sure. However I came from Louisville too, I lost many friends to include my best friend since 5th grade to heroin OD, he was a marching snare drummer for Meade County High School, Snare in Moxy private drumline, drummer in a few bands, learned bass, got the machine J Dilla used to make Donuts with. But he died in 2013 from junk. Didn't make it to a 10 year high school reunion, died on the 8th year leaving behind a daughter with no father. Now, not all musicians gets into drugs, but many do. Heroin being one of the worst to do. I went to his house once where his power was shut off and he was using candle light to heat spoons from scraping syringes... that was one of the saddest displays of a man I've ever seen, because I knew and loved him, he was my friend of a very long time. 10th year of being dead.
I never got a chance to see this documentary until now, it was fantastic! I was the drummer of the bands Lincoln and Kukim, and we were playing around the same time as these guys and were from Morgantown West Virginia. I can really relate to the mindset of Louisville, there was just something about that Appalachian Midwestern area that was weird and unique. Slint were hugely influential on us, and every band in the whole area. Every time Lincoln played Louisville, we were incredibly well received. The people there were amazing. Great times, the 90s were amazing.
lincoln were/are amazing, so cool to see this comment
That Lincoln/Hoover split 7" stayed on my turntable. You could almost listen to one side through the other.
Can't stress enough how Lincoln side on the Two Headed Coin split is the definition of a whole genre, thank you for this
Hi, Justin! I'm glad I'm not the only one who got late '80s/early '90s Morgantown vibes from this.
echoing everyone else, Lincoln is such an incredible band. thank you so much for your contributions to it.
I can listen to this album once a week and never for a second be wishing I had something else on. It’s truly amazing.
I listened to it once a week for years.
Now I only listen to it about once a year. Its just so emotional.
David Yow's impression of Britt is perfect.
One of the best music documentaries I have ever seen, so honest and a real insight in what its like to be a band.
"I don't know if he knew, sort of, how a house worked...". Has got to be the funniest line from this doc.
All parents need to take notes from Britts parents. Much respect to them
i just found out about this band, looked up on setlist and their last show ever was in Vancouver BC 2014 where i lived. Can't believe i missed it, i was a full blown heroin addict at the time and didn't give a fuck about anything.
3cs3hs I was in the same area at the same time, flew over my head. You’re not alone.
Like the other dude said. You were NOT alone.
Wait !
And you can't believe you MISSED it?
a full blown shit bag selfish unthinking asshole heroin addict unaware of the amazing world of arts and culture around them?
IMPOSSIBLE!
@@fucketaboutit ultimate woosh
@@fucketaboutit sticks and stones...
This is a beautiful document. At the time this album came out i was touring with a noiseband called Gone Bald ( Croatian and Serb folks who fled the war early ninetees and i befriended in Amsterdam ) I was bewildered by the Slint sound wich is like paintings indeed. The shroud of mystery was very helpful too. Never knew they were later involved in so much other great bands. It faintly does remind me of some early Don Caballero stuff and Acetone. Anyway, thanks a lot for making this film, Regards, Freek Musbach.
Midwestern mystique
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@@taco2947as an Iowan I never thought of Kentucky as being the Midwest, rather the South, but the mystique part is absolutely true
THIS is how a band should be!
None of that over-veneration of the past, as if originality were a breach of canon!
Very good documentary. I was never as big into Slint as most of my friends were, but I didn't realize how much nostalgia I had tied from hearing those songs again. I definitely have a lot more respect for these guys now.
Stumbled across this documentary in a way befitting the way I stumbled across the band originally; randomly, and with gratitude. Thanks to whoever put this together.
the lights
their backs
their conversations
Radial killed the Star Radio
nuss the couples
romancing
so natural
Are those bands?
@@daytonasayswhat9333 yea new indie band names
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Thanks so much for posting. I've been into Slint for years and always wondered who these guys were. Spiderland still blows me away.
been listening to their album for years, never saw this documentary before ... im in for a treat
of all the records I own, Spiderland stands out the most. Nothing I've heard has the same sound or feeling as it. I'll never forget finding this used at my local, and freaking out while my friend hadn't a clue of what the record was.
I am so fucking thankful to live in this city, and be in the music scene. These guys are everyday people, still legends among us.
Among us!
@@ralphiemcdingus2075 sus 😭
i listened to spiderland for the first time last week and it was the first full album i listened to without interruptions or being distracted with anything else since i was a kid
somehow it changed my life and i still dont know how and i cant stop thinking about it
this documentary is amazing
Imagine being a TEENAGER with your group of friends, and your band is so respected already, that you're normally hanging out with IAN MACKAYE.
That's the most badass thing ever.
Spiderland has accompanied me through the last 25 years. This a very well made movie on this wonderful unique band and their master piece. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Really, really well done, Lance Bangs. One of the better music docs in recent memory.
Yeah great job, now when I think of Lance Bangs it wont be him throwing up in jackass😂👍😎
Just saw this finally. Great documentary/film of an awesome short lived band. Never saw them live but saw Evergreen open for Sebadoh in 1995 at 1st Avenue. The ticket stub said "featuring members of Flint".
That’s fucking hilarious. Doomed to eternal underappreciation
P.S. Evergreen rips. Jealous
Slint made an amazing contribution to my musical world. So glad I found out about this film.
We are 138 we are 138
paul punzo that’s one of the greatest stories ever, that song is punk rock gospel
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not shit posting but what is the story behind that.
Was just listening to some misfits this morning.
Thanks
@@missymurder1602 In the doc when the dude got hit by the car.
Goddammit! This is exactly the kinda thing that pisses me off. When this band was active...what..30 years ago when they were CHILDREN and could outplay and musically out think everything else around back then, nobody could be bothered. It only took the world three decades to give them the appreciation they always deserved
Puto Cracker
Yep. Same with The Stooges, MC5, Meat Puppets, Husker Du.......and thank The Lord that Squirrel Bait is heavily woven into this documentary. Louisville’s early/mid eighties influence into the underground music scene is soooo overlooked!
@@toddr4200 Yeah it was nice to be reminded of Squirrel Bait. I remember being a teenager and there being an ad for the Squirrel Bait record in either Thrasher or Maximum Rock and Roll. In that world of hardcore, how fast, how heavy. No one liked it. And now here we are
@@toddr4200 yeah i am from Cincinnati i have never heard of them. Iv heard Maurice.
Maximum Rock n Roll magazine....whoa....awesome! My brothers small band out of eastern Iowa was featured in MRR circa 1985....Fresh Water Cannibal. A 3 piece hard core group which disintegrated in 1986. They released a limited distribution cassette and MRR did the interview/promo
It’s like my kock and balls, women only respect it 20 years later, mini drill aint so phucking bad!
"it was almost like he had a light, just like right above him, but it was dark all around him"
RIP Jon Cook (7:55) only just found out he died before this documentary was even released. Rodan and Crain were both amazing.
I cannot believe i randomly chose this to watch, knowing zero about what it was about. I used to play these guys on college radio, and have spent years trying to find the tweez album to no avail. What a cool universe!
In March 1989, Slint played at Club Dreamerz on Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. If I recall correctly, the first song they played was Rise Above. It was done almost like a warmup. If not, it was the first song they played at their second Chicago show, also at Club Dreamerz. There's a bootleg around from the March show but Rise Above isn't on the setlist. It was so long ago it's a bit fuzzy. It was upstairs. Lots of plywood. I remember Pajo playing through that Ampeg head.
So weird, I was listening to this record again just a few days ago. Then a friend mentions them out of nowhere. Then, another friend points me here. Thank you!
Dude, you've got a lot of friends.
Andy Rogers 😂 good friends too!
32:06 “this should not be... this should not exist” lmao 🤣
I’ve had this on cd forever. THANK YOU for posting this.
I first listened to spiderland last week and I can’t stop thinking about it
Thanks for posting this. Didn't know it existed. Slint is one of my favorite bands of all time -got me into so much music.
awesome documentary! made me want to start a band again
I got to see slint in early 2000's, they were amazing.
RIP Jason Noble, killer bass player and guitarist from two underrated bands
Amazing! Best music documentary I’ve seen in a long time. I have to be honest, I had no idea who they were now I am a forever fan. Thank you for the education. Such a brilliant album!
This documentary is gold.
Thank you thank you thank you for uploading. Their music does something to me. Fascinating documentary.
the amount of musical idols in this doc is too damn high!
😂
What an incredible documentary...
I only discovered Slint recently, when Steve Albini passed and I've been watching and listening to everything and anything about him (RIP to the legend). But Wow - how did I not know about Slint before??!!
I gotta say - Britt is a fucking creative force. What a genius. Honestly, the whole band was clearly something really special.
This is such a great visual story. Evocative imagery, but at the same time following a linear narrative. And a labour of love too, a fabulous wave of the hand to a band you love. Well done, Lance. I wish I could find Bangs' "Lipstick Chunks: My Own Smeared Way" on here somewhere...
This feels so sad. You can tell every member appreciate and miss those wild teenage years goofing around and just being together. Britt sighing at the end of the film tells lots of things.
this is one of my favorite albums ever. every time i hear washer i get really choked up. i have very specific memories attached to like each song on spiderland. i love that album so so much.
Wow this is probably the best documentary I’ve ever seen!
Ty soo much for posting. Lance Bangs is awesome for making this kickass film.
Awesome. I really enjoyed The Slow Century, thanks to Lance Bangs for documenting Pavement and turning me onto Slint. Great film that I will make people watch in the future.
I'm so glad I found this.
I watched the Channel 5 video about the Phish parking lot, and there’s a scene with Lance Bangs in a pool. They slip in two seconds of a Slint song, and I said “That’s Slint!” And that’s what led me to this video. Thanks for posting it.
I caught that, too!
Appreciate the time and effort you put into this and your other projects!
I can't believe i have seen the director of this documentary throw up more than one time
based gyro
I have too.
realized this the other day lol, always felt bad for “filmer lance” watching jackass as a kid, never thought he’d be this crazy filmmaker that went around filming some of my favorite bands ever.
Athens Georgia to Kentucky
Love this doco, seen it a couple times. Funniest thing is when other people imitate Britt Walford. "...maaan"
I can't believe I missed these. I can hear them in half of the stuff I like from Stereolab to Trail of Dead...
Thanks for uploading this excellence.
Thanks for this documentary. It is so great and so well made. Spiderland is such a unique and superlative album. It's the first album I christened my new stereo with.
Thanks for posting, wasn't able to find this movie anywhere else
Definitely used to think how strangely displaced it was to hear Brian and Britt's voice when I used to listen to Spiderland. It still will always be engraved in my head how to listen to the most perfect pair of heavy rifts and the only way to hear the monotone voice that speaks seems to speak out when it should. that could not have been any better than I wanted it to be.
Wat
*riff
Also I second DW's 'Wat'. I don't know if your autocorrect took a shit or what, but I can't understand what you mean at all.
I think what he means is that it's odd to hear Brian and Britt actually speaking outside of the weird slightly paranoid whispering that you hear in Spiderland. If all you get from their voices is Spiderland it gives kinda a vague mysterious feeling that just snugly fits with the whole tone of the album. If that's what he's saying I can agree. They don't sound radically different but just hearing them speaking regularly with complete thoughts instead of broken up incomplete thought fragments is fucking weird. The whole record is just so mysterious and gaining actual perspective into the band members and their process just makes you look at it differently.
Edit: nvm idk wtf he's trying to say.
The way Pajo speaks reminds me of Hendrix. That same softness and chill way he articulates words.
Holy Fuck!!!!!! This was absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for this. I've listened to Slint since the early 90's. WOW!!!!!
Thank you so much for this, this is great! Best documentary I watched in a long time, Spider land is a masterpiece one of the greatest albums ever made🙏
This was an excellent watch, thanks to all involved.
Remarkable to have this documentary match the quality of spiderland, directer and all involved did an amazing job. Both are the pure essence of art/creation, so well done.
Thank you for this! Loved this album at the same time you did - a classic
Wonderful documentary. In fact, this is one of the finest music documentaries I've ever seen.
In Louisville right now, I'm 18 years old and have a ton of equipment and practice all the time. Does somebody wanna start a band with me?
Gonzo Volante what do u play
Pepper3961 im 15 i play guitar im also not that good
Did you end up getting anything together?
I got a great name for you
Bitchin' Sailboats
I play bass and I'd love to be in a band
thanks for this! instantly recognized the cover art and am so happy to finally know the story behind Slint and this album.
Wow, what a lovely, loving, funny, well made documentary about one of my all time favourite bands! I remember the moment someone told me to check out Slint, at a MrBungle concert; I expected something in that vein, but was blown away with the total 'otherness' of their records. I spend an afternoon in the recordshop, headphones transporting me inside this beautiful Slint universe.
I bought both Tweez and Spiderland, and to this day still play them.
Thank you!
15:30 - timestamp for a glimpse of perfection
does anyone know where you can find this song?
Wietse Thomas In Britt’s basement
I came back to this documentary just for that clip, one of the sickest drum fulls I’ve ever heard.
Love this!! Thank you so much for sharing this!! If you like Slint, then I like you.
Thank you very much for posting this.
I love the behind the scenes insight from documentaries such as this. Takes me back. I think theres a few bands worthy of this sort of dissection
Saw the reunion in SF in early 2000s. It felt like the concert I've waited my life for. And it did not disappoint.