Josh Ritter | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW

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  • 01:30 - "Evil Eye"
    04:15 - "A Certain Light"
    07:20 - "Wolves"
    12:50 - "New Lover"
    18:20 - "The Right Time"
    23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam"
    28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag"
    33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath"
    39:40 - "Hopeful"
    44:45 - "Harrisburg"
    54:20 - "Nightmares"
    58:50 - "In Your Arms Again"
    1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby"
    1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever"
    1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore)
    Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City.
    CREDITS
    Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farber, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, A.J. Wilhelm; Hosted by: Bob Boilen, Rita Houston; Special Thanks to: Le Poisson Rouge; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins.
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  • @prithvideep.
    @prithvideep. 11 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    How is it possible to leave a Josh Ritter concert with the largest smile on your face even though a lot of his songs are about heartbreak?
    One of the many mysteries of the universe

    • @jhloscalzo
      @jhloscalzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I call it the happy/sad phenomenon- I sometimes look for hasp/sad movies

    • @goat2558
      @goat2558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That age-old question that philosophers spend their lives trying to define, why do melancholy songs make us feel so good.

  • @stephencooper4804
    @stephencooper4804 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Harrisburg" was absolutely amazing.

  • @matthewmartino5426
    @matthewmartino5426 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The 23rd minute about "why I don't get invited to do weddings..." is funny. But, I think for a lot of us Ritter fans, a wedding with Ritter playing at the reception (and even the ceremony) would be a dream wedding. I have no idea how he can make such sense out of the chaos of events and emotions of life, but he does. His songs are just "yes, exactly"

  • @limnificant
    @limnificant 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never seen anyone who looked they were enjoying themselves so much as Ritter.

  • @SiobhanMorrissey88
    @SiobhanMorrissey88 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Every time I think I can't love Josh more he surprises me. This is amazing!

  • @SophieRachel
    @SophieRachel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    aw he's so happy when he sings it's cute

    • @stuartbarclay129
      @stuartbarclay129 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sophie Rachel There is no better way to describe Josh playing a show than to mention how happy he is. He is the most joyous performer its ever been my pleasure to watch.

  • @markrichards5826
    @markrichards5826 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely love Ritter! Thanks for playing in Canada so often!

  • @jackfromsteeltrain
    @jackfromsteeltrain 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I stumbled upon a few songs at my local Barnes & Noble as they were playing it, and I loved it so much that I bought it. I'm glad I did because this album amazing!

  • @FlashGawdna
    @FlashGawdna 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I paid good money to see Josh Ritter at the Savannah Music Festival at the Lucas Theater. Wonderful performance. Had never heard Josh before that evening. Was pleased with my evening and it was $$ well spent. I'll go again when he is in the area.

  • @imhoching
    @imhoching 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE Josh Ritter!!!!! Thanks NPR!!!

  • @chasinghappyxo
    @chasinghappyxo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much joy on his face during "to the dogs or whoever" 🥲🥲🥰🥰

  • @lucabrasi14
    @lucabrasi14 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just watched the whole gig. It felt like I was there. Joy to you and joy to your music. Thank you!!

  • @rosoule
    @rosoule 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saw him last night in Somerville Theater, in Mass. Great old movie and performance theater. Absolutely magical.

  • @BryanOdeen
    @BryanOdeen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've watched a few different Josh Ritter live shows on TH-cam and I am just always struck by how much he smiles. He genuinely seems to love playing for and with people. It's just so much joy. I remember having a similar experience when I saw The Swell Season on their Strict Joy tour.

  • @irenicum
    @irenicum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's a magical spirit.

  • @chriskur9864
    @chriskur9864 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seeing him for the first time next month in San Diego! Love his live performances on TH-cam.

  • @RemiZagariRemiZagari
    @RemiZagariRemiZagari 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love Josh Ritter

  • @lockesmith5915
    @lockesmith5915 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was incredible. The only thing better than this is seeing Josh and his ensemble live.

  • @bensimpson9175
    @bensimpson9175 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saw him as a birthday gift. Was my intro to his music, and one of the most cherished gifts of my life. (Thank you, Melanie!)

  • @dizzyjames1747
    @dizzyjames1747 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This guy, man this guy, he is simply hope for the future of songwriting and music in general.

  • @brylorbs69
    @brylorbs69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He played at the Green river Festival in Greenfield, MA this past summer. Fabulous evening!

  • @winn54
    @winn54 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    someday i'm gonna see Josh live.....luv this guy !!!!

    • @TheRdew
      @TheRdew 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do it. A great show, especially if you can catch him with the Royal City Band in a smaller club setting (pre-tour gigs). You won't regret it.

    • @hewhocaves
      @hewhocaves 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also, the solo acoustic shows are great. I had a first row seat in Lewisburg, WV (total audience about 150 people) a couple years ago. So intimate you didn't need the mic.

    • @KieranJSims-vf4xc
      @KieranJSims-vf4xc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seen him ten times over the last 9 years. The guy never disappoints. Get on it.

  • @KellyAnnBaker
    @KellyAnnBaker 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Magical as always. He makes me smile. 2nd favorite performer after Springsteen. To me that says a lot. He gives 100% on stage. Can't wait to see him this Saturday in Freeport Maine!

  • @hellostarling100
    @hellostarling100 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this! Saw Josh last night in Indy. Great show!

  • @grahamgdogg
    @grahamgdogg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "She's hopeful" ha! Love this album

  • @jaredeeny
    @jaredeeny 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful!! A beautiful voice and a beautiful performance :) xxx

  • @kalebschulz7310
    @kalebschulz7310 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simply amazing.

  • @teedpagel6236
    @teedpagel6236 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahhh made my snowy day!

  • @willisnomiko
    @willisnomiko 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw Josh and the Royal City Band at Terminal 5 the other day. Great concert. Thanks for this npr!

  • @TinyJiant
    @TinyJiant 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just good music. @nprmusic, thanks again

  • @upsideartist
    @upsideartist 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful!

  • @robbi0305
    @robbi0305 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great songs... great music :-)

  • @littletriptoheaven
    @littletriptoheaven 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    totally agree, when I first heard Hopeful the first thing I thought was how it was so "non - Josh Ritter", but I do love it's fire and honesty. Josh can do no wrong.

  • @WGBHMusic
    @WGBHMusic 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Josh Ritter. The audio sounds great. Nice job, wfuv & npr.

  • @gordonhmalone3298
    @gordonhmalone3298 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Susan and I will see Josh at the Savannah (GA) Music Festival April 2nd 8:00PM at the historic Lucas Theater. We are really looking forward to his performance and have excellent seats.

    • @Scuttler142
      @Scuttler142 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gordon Malone I hope it was great :)

    • @gordonhmalone3298
      @gordonhmalone3298 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scuttler142 A very talented musician. A great concert. Great CD too!

  • @didoma73
    @didoma73 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adding this to my Watch Later List.

  • @PretenderWho
    @PretenderWho 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh gosh, it was a long time, i don't even remember how long these songs were on repeat in my CD-player in 2007. From russia with love, comrades.

  • @jangelfrutos
    @jangelfrutos 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love beauty! See you next week in Barcelona!

  • @joshthebasil
    @joshthebasil 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely love this. Thanks, NPR! :)

  • @hannahritter8063
    @hannahritter8063 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it so much

  • @edithsaade827
    @edithsaade827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You make me happy every time

  • @erdBAERtorte
    @erdBAERtorte 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow, this is awesome!

  • @rosilenealvesalves1896
    @rosilenealvesalves1896 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eu amo

  • @DavidFlyOfficial
    @DavidFlyOfficial 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just had a idea to see what kind of music is it and go to sleep...then one and half hour later Im still here

  • @pneurotic
    @pneurotic 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @jasonmccarty739
    @jasonmccarty739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anointed

  • @dnc411
    @dnc411 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's bittersweetness as I listen to this, thinkng of how I introduced Josh to my ex

  • @reallist8050
    @reallist8050 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is epic is all

  • @magedabura
    @magedabura 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is my absolute favorite version of harrisburg, i keep goign to this video just to hear it! Oh and everything else is good too :D

    • @DanielCohanTX
      @DanielCohanTX 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My 4 & 6 year olds love comparing the live versions of Harrisburg; they find one where Zach Hickman breaks into "Papa was a rolling stone" to be especially hilarious.

    • @dalee18
      @dalee18 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raising kids: you're doing it right.

  • @didoma73
    @didoma73 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hopeful at 40:00 was a really pleasant surprise. Quite possibly the best song from the new album. Other than that, it lacks an overall poetic poignancy that was so beautiful in his previous records like Hello Starling and The Animal Years.

    • @shivtim
      @shivtim ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment aged poorly. To this day several songs off “the beast in its tracks” are fan favorites at concerts.

  • @deadhandsdan
    @deadhandsdan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    josh really needs to rerecord the current version of harrisburg with the royal city band like how they perform it live

  • @LizVardemanBrown
    @LizVardemanBrown 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lights, from The Beast In It's Tracks

  • @Jdaddy997
    @Jdaddy997 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another question is how can he possibly smile while he plays his songs about personal heartbreak?
    Have you seen him live?

  • @mojo6385
    @mojo6385 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The drummer has come a long way since the band's appearance on Letterman where they played "To the Dogs or Whoever". I don't think he needed help once!

    • @ferdivandekamp9989
      @ferdivandekamp9989 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I loved your comment, made me look up the Letterman performance. :'-)
      During this one they were 'helping him out' with two band members during the exact same song though. ;-)

  • @chesterules
    @chesterules 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    18 people are doing the wrong kind of drugs.

  • @Jdaddy997
    @Jdaddy997 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You didn't like the new album? I thought it had some of his best songs on there, or maybe not his best songs, but songs that are both good and representative of his work.

  • @hannahritter8063
    @hannahritter8063 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do to

  • @AnnaBaaanana
    @AnnaBaaanana 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    @rami he hardly sucks given the career he's had. If you have nothing good to say yhen say nothing at all

  • @GardenGirl33
    @GardenGirl33 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is he related to John and Tex?

  • @rorrt
    @rorrt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:12:18
    I want to be friends with her.

  • @marniewhitefeather2120
    @marniewhitefeather2120 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Marry me Josh

  • @jasper_north
    @jasper_north 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Produced by Jason Isbell. Now I like his picking but didnt touch my heart with his voice yet. Respect however.

  • @ShpamTV
    @ShpamTV 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:36 dat stash.

  • @theeasywayoutcampers6550
    @theeasywayoutcampers6550 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Must be having a bad night. A little off key

  • @chuckb11
    @chuckb11 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    So... Is nobody going to mention that ridiculous 'stache? 2:38 I can't get over it. wtf. Is that supposed to be cool? You look like Val Kilmer in Tombstone

  • @JoleneBurkeiseomagic
    @JoleneBurkeiseomagic 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very weak player and vocalist

    • @thescowlingschnauzer
      @thescowlingschnauzer 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just enough of a vocalist and player to deliver his cinematic lyrics. For more a more virtuosic musical approach look up Punch Brothers' cover of his song Another New World.

    • @notjames6813
      @notjames6813 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depends on what you're after, I guess. Most good songwriters don't care about a polished performance, they'd rather capture the spontaneity and raw content of the songs themselves. Just an opinion.

    • @brightpincher
      @brightpincher 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Nelson I just know there are far better players out there. They practiced lots before they felt they were ready for public performance. Ritter hasn't spent many hours on his guitar skills, that is a fact:)

    • @thescowlingschnauzer
      @thescowlingschnauzer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bright Pincher
      "Many" is pretty subjective. Josh Ritter probably hasn't spent as many hours on his guitar skills as people who bill themselves as guitarists. But his mode of expression isn't the guitar. It's the songs. So he only needs enough guitar to get the songs out. There are lots of songwriters in that camp - Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed.

    • @crucius
      @crucius 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** In a way, he is an even better artist and musician BECAUSE his guitar skills are not that great. Without being a guitar virtuoso he is able to provoke emotions and make great songs. That's what I am looking for when I listen to music.

  • @nellyt2807
    @nellyt2807 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jesus this chap cannot sing a note