i: How do you feel about the celebrated status of that bootleg of yours that has the half-hour-long rendition of “Fast Car”? J: Oh, yeah. I wish that wasn't out there. That's kind of embarrassing. I: That cover is phenomenal though. J: What happened was, I was in Japan playing with Mirror, which is Christoph Heemann and Andrew Chalk. And there was some concert, festival, or something where someone had dropped out. And the guy who was the promoter was an old friend of mine. He asked me, “Can you please play at this concert because someone dropped out.” Basically, I was asked at the last second to put on a whole show, and they wanted me to play for like an hour. So I was just like, “I gotta do this.” I was there playing with Mirror, so I didn't have any instruments or anything with me. So someone lent me a guitar, and for the first part of the concert I played crappily some stuff on a guitar. And that “Fast Car” cover was something I was working on with Alan Licht to do as a concert in New York. And that was the only thing I had with me on my computer. I think… Yeah, I did that, and I did this Spice Girls thing. I: (laughter) Yeah, the intro. A lot of people probably don’t know that’s Spice Girls. J: If that was up on the internet, I wouldn't mind because I think that was good. I: It’s definitely not an embarrassing set on the whole, but I understand your perspective. J: Well, I'm embarrassed because it's unfair to Alan. Because that was something we were working on to do in New York, which we eventually did do at Tonic. I: If you want me to leave this part out it’s totally fine. J: Oh, it doesn't matter. I: It’s just that that cover, especially in the past few years, has kind of taken on its own life. People are fond of it at least. J: Oh, and y’know, that's cool. I mean, I would hope the people at the show were fond of it. I would have liked if it was just something for that one time for those people, you know? That would make me feel better. Because that's what it was supposed to be. I wasn't even aware it was up on the net until recently… It’s a different world.
part of being an jim o rourke fan is the pain of hearing how much o rourke hates o rourke's music i think the solo guitar renditions of songs off eureka and insignificance are one of the highlights of the bootleg! there's hell in hello starts off a bit rough, but he quickly gets into the groove of things, especially with that transition to movie on the way down
Fun fact, the beginning song is the intro to the Spicegirls' Viva Forever which Jim ended up doing a cover of 5 years later in a completely different way
Rewrite of a personal write up I made for this album after hearing it for the first time. Gets a little wordy, just as a forewarning. Press read more at your own discretion. I heard the Luke Combs cover of Fast Car today. It's a solid cover. Ultimately prefer the original but I'm not gonna complain when I hear it. But today it reminds me of something. "Hey, I haven't heard an album in like, 2 weeks. What about that one Jim O'Rourke album with the 33 minute long Fast Car cover? Haven't heard anything from the guy but I’ve been meaning to listen for a while, today seems like a good day." Nothing super committal, just another “been meaning to get into that” kinda thought. Didn't matter anyway because I didn't have headphones on hand. I'm out of state right now, in West Virginia to be specific, so I'd have to wait until I get back to my hotel room where I left them. Fast forward about 11 hours later. I'm not in the best mood. The event we’re in WV for is almost over, and I'm really miffed at my performance. The specifics of it aren't that important, all you gotta know is it soured my mood. It's not really my fault what happened, that’s the worst part. All things considered it's not the biggest deal, the rest of the team did really well so my subpar performance isn't that big a detriment, but it still stings. Hell, if anything that kinda made it feel worse. I eat dinner, then leave about an hour and a half early. We already did all the important stuff so we were free to go. That Jim O’Rourke album comes to the forefront of my mind again. Now seems like as good a time to listen as I’ll ever get. What better way to treat a bad mood than some good Folk and Drone music? The drive back to the hotel thankfully isn't that long, goes by as soon as I recognize where we even are. By this point, I’m pretty tired, and all I can think about is that damn Jim O’Rourke album. I walk in the hotel and take the elevator up to my room. Just a bit longer until I could see what this Live at Japan thing was all about. Walked in the room, grabbed my headphones, hooked them up to my phone, and started the album up. I'm entranced. For about an hour, nothing else exists but me, this concert recording, and this hotel room. Actually, saying I was existing during that is a bit dubious. This was all fate, I think. Genuinely can't imagine what listening to this album in anywhere other than this hotel room would make me feel. There's 3 specific songs I wanna point to that stuck out on this listen. Not to discount the 3 I’m glossing over, they were all incredible and made me curious about the rest of Jim’s output, but they aren't the cruxes of what made this such a memorable listen. These other 3 were. #1: [untitled]. Trying to describe this song feels like a fool’s errand. It’s a 10 minute instrumental song that feels like infinitely more than that. As in, it feels like more than a song, generally speaking. It feels like you’re watching the beginnings of a new universe, specifically focusing on all the bits of matter floating around trying to learn what they’re doing here. Felt almost kind of relatable, like I could see myself in that soundspace, drifting and trying to find my role. I know calling an instrumental song, much less one as titanic as [untitled] “relatable” is weird, but there’s just something about it. #2: There's Hell in Hello, But More in Goodbye & Movie on the Way Down. This is easily the most barebones of the stand out tracks on the album for me. To continue the analogy I was using to describe [untitled], this song is that universe stabilizing, eventually getting its first lifeform in those vocals at the end. I’ll admit the analogy kinda breaks down when you get to songs 3-6, but damn it making weird music analogies is fun. About those vocals, though. “There it is, that word again. Pride…” This section is the part where I started believing that someone had to be pulling strings to get me to listen to this today. Never before has a verse of a song been so instantly and totally representative of my mental state when I first heard them, have I so instantly wrapped my head around the language being used. I was shocked. Damn near felt like I was gonna cry. Probably will to this song someday down the line. And #3: The Fast Car cover. The reason I listened to this album in the first place. The most interesting song on the project to me. Moreso than anything, this song feels like an actual car ride. A long one, an important one, smushed into 30 minutes. The opening is starting the car up, Jim singing the original song is driving down the road you know like the back of your hand. But then the song goes all instrumental. You’re on the highway now. Still nothing too out of the ordinary, people do this all the time, what makes this different. The melody slowly starts becoming less and less recognizable as a cover of a Tracy Chapman song. A storm is coming in. It's getting bad. You’re crossing your fingers, hoping this all blows over and you can just get where you need to be. And sure enough, it does. After the song becomes a cacophony of noise, those precious strings come back in. The storm is on its way out. You see the welcome sign for the state you’re driving to. Things are gonna be different, and you, and whoever you’re in the car with, are the only constants. “Leave tonight or live and die this way.” The song starts petering out. You look for a parking space, letting your new situation sink in. The song ends. I feel like I could gush about this album for ages, constantly finding new things to pick away and think about. At this rate I feel like I could write a whole essay about the Fast Car cover. Hell, I might. Have a feeling that could be something. Be something, be something, be something…
he's not embarrassed of the song itself, only the way he had to perform it. it was a last minute concert and he wanted to play it later on another show.
Can I just say, wow. The cover of fast car has been done to death in this comment section, but I wanna give my take The way it starts out as a neat and unassuming acoustic folk piece, before drifting into free folk, and then into an abyss of drone and electroacoustic music is amazing. It’s done so well, it’s nearly seamless. I never even noticed this transition until roughly 53:00 I was so lost in the music it never occurred to me. That’s how you do a proper transition
So I’ve been learning the bass guitar and Jim was recommended as a great artist to study. I also love Tracy’s Fast Car and that entire album is one of my favorites. Long story short it feels like stars aligning when I found this, thank you
I never thought I would ever sit and listen to a 30 minute song. Let alone a live recording of one. But this was an experience I cannot begin to describe the first couple of times I listened to it. The entire performance is absolutely astounding. What an awesome musician.
i: How do you feel about the celebrated status of that bootleg of yours that has the half-hour-long rendition of “Fast Car”?
J: Oh, yeah. I wish that wasn't out there. That's kind of embarrassing.
I: That cover is phenomenal though.
J: What happened was, I was in Japan playing with Mirror, which is Christoph Heemann and Andrew Chalk. And there was some concert, festival, or something where someone had dropped out. And the guy who was the promoter was an old friend of mine. He asked me, “Can you please play at this concert because someone dropped out.” Basically, I was asked at the last second to put on a whole show, and they wanted me to play for like an hour. So I was just like, “I gotta do this.”
I was there playing with Mirror, so I didn't have any instruments or anything with me. So someone lent me a guitar, and for the first part of the concert I played crappily some stuff on a guitar. And that “Fast Car” cover was something I was working on with Alan Licht to do as a concert in New York. And that was the only thing I had with me on my computer. I think… Yeah, I did that, and I did this Spice Girls thing.
I: (laughter) Yeah, the intro. A lot of people probably don’t know that’s Spice Girls.
J: If that was up on the internet, I wouldn't mind because I think that was good.
I: It’s definitely not an embarrassing set on the whole, but I understand your perspective.
J: Well, I'm embarrassed because it's unfair to Alan. Because that was something we were working on to do in New York, which we eventually did do at Tonic.
I: If you want me to leave this part out it’s totally fine.
J: Oh, it doesn't matter.
I: It’s just that that cover, especially in the past few years, has kind of taken on its own life. People are fond of it at least.
J: Oh, and y’know, that's cool. I mean, I would hope the people at the show were fond of it. I would have liked if it was just something for that one time for those people, you know? That would make me feel better. Because that's what it was supposed to be.
I wasn't even aware it was up on the net until recently… It’s a different world.
part of being an jim o rourke fan is the pain of hearing how much o rourke hates o rourke's music
i think the solo guitar renditions of songs off eureka and insignificance are one of the highlights of the bootleg! there's hell in hello starts off a bit rough, but he quickly gets into the groove of things, especially with that transition to movie on the way down
Is there a link to this interview, additionally if it’s a video can you link the time stamp
Bro, thanks for posting.
Fun fact, the beginning song is the intro to the Spicegirls' Viva Forever which Jim ended up doing a cover of 5 years later in a completely different way
Wow, Jim's rabbit hole never ceases to amaze me. Do you know where his Viva Forever cover was released?
@@clarkeeclark It's on spotify, it was released on the Guilt by Association compilation album which featuted indie artists covering R&B and pop songs
@@ConnorEKIs it a looped sample or what?
The coughing at the end genuinely enhances the Fast Car experience.
i didnt even remember this comment how did it get 17 likes
Rewrite of a personal write up I made for this album after hearing it for the first time. Gets a little wordy, just as a forewarning. Press read more at your own discretion.
I heard the Luke Combs cover of Fast Car today. It's a solid cover. Ultimately prefer the original but I'm not gonna complain when I hear it. But today it reminds me of something. "Hey, I haven't heard an album in like, 2 weeks. What about that one Jim O'Rourke album with the 33 minute long Fast Car cover? Haven't heard anything from the guy but I’ve been meaning to listen for a while, today seems like a good day." Nothing super committal, just another “been meaning to get into that” kinda thought. Didn't matter anyway because I didn't have headphones on hand. I'm out of state right now, in West Virginia to be specific, so I'd have to wait until I get back to my hotel room where I left them.
Fast forward about 11 hours later. I'm not in the best mood. The event we’re in WV for is almost over, and I'm really miffed at my performance. The specifics of it aren't that important, all you gotta know is it soured my mood. It's not really my fault what happened, that’s the worst part. All things considered it's not the biggest deal, the rest of the team did really well so my subpar performance isn't that big a detriment, but it still stings. Hell, if anything that kinda made it feel worse. I eat dinner, then leave about an hour and a half early. We already did all the important stuff so we were free to go. That Jim O’Rourke album comes to the forefront of my mind again. Now seems like as good a time to listen as I’ll ever get. What better way to treat a bad mood than some good Folk and Drone music?
The drive back to the hotel thankfully isn't that long, goes by as soon as I recognize where we even are. By this point, I’m pretty tired, and all I can think about is that damn Jim O’Rourke album. I walk in the hotel and take the elevator up to my room. Just a bit longer until I could see what this Live at Japan thing was all about. Walked in the room, grabbed my headphones, hooked them up to my phone, and started the album up.
I'm entranced. For about an hour, nothing else exists but me, this concert recording, and this hotel room. Actually, saying I was existing during that is a bit dubious.
This was all fate, I think. Genuinely can't imagine what listening to this album in anywhere other than this hotel room would make me feel.
There's 3 specific songs I wanna point to that stuck out on this listen. Not to discount the 3 I’m glossing over, they were all incredible and made me curious about the rest of Jim’s output, but they aren't the cruxes of what made this such a memorable listen. These other 3 were.
#1: [untitled]. Trying to describe this song feels like a fool’s errand. It’s a 10 minute instrumental song that feels like infinitely more than that. As in, it feels like more than a song, generally speaking. It feels like you’re watching the beginnings of a new universe, specifically focusing on all the bits of matter floating around trying to learn what they’re doing here. Felt almost kind of relatable, like I could see myself in that soundspace, drifting and trying to find my role. I know calling an instrumental song, much less one as titanic as [untitled] “relatable” is weird, but there’s just something about it.
#2: There's Hell in Hello, But More in Goodbye & Movie on the Way Down. This is easily the most barebones of the stand out tracks on the album for me. To continue the analogy I was using to describe [untitled], this song is that universe stabilizing, eventually getting its first lifeform in those vocals at the end. I’ll admit the analogy kinda breaks down when you get to songs 3-6, but damn it making weird music analogies is fun. About those vocals, though. “There it is, that word again. Pride…” This section is the part where I started believing that someone had to be pulling strings to get me to listen to this today. Never before has a verse of a song been so instantly and totally representative of my mental state when I first heard them, have I so instantly wrapped my head around the language being used. I was shocked. Damn near felt like I was gonna cry. Probably will to this song someday down the line.
And #3: The Fast Car cover. The reason I listened to this album in the first place. The most interesting song on the project to me. Moreso than anything, this song feels like an actual car ride. A long one, an important one, smushed into 30 minutes. The opening is starting the car up, Jim singing the original song is driving down the road you know like the back of your hand. But then the song goes all instrumental. You’re on the highway now. Still nothing too out of the ordinary, people do this all the time, what makes this different. The melody slowly starts becoming less and less recognizable as a cover of a Tracy Chapman song. A storm is coming in. It's getting bad. You’re crossing your fingers, hoping this all blows over and you can just get where you need to be. And sure enough, it does. After the song becomes a cacophony of noise, those precious strings come back in. The storm is on its way out. You see the welcome sign for the state you’re driving to. Things are gonna be different, and you, and whoever you’re in the car with, are the only constants. “Leave tonight or live and die this way.” The song starts petering out. You look for a parking space, letting your new situation sink in. The song ends.
I feel like I could gush about this album for ages, constantly finding new things to pick away and think about. At this rate I feel like I could write a whole essay about the Fast Car cover. Hell, I might. Have a feeling that could be something. Be something, be something, be something…
This is fantastic
Fast car is incredible
First album I listened to after I graduated high school, absolutely touching experience.
such a shame he's embarrassed of the fast car cover
he's not embarrassed of the song itself, only the way he had to perform it. it was a last minute concert and he wanted to play it later on another show.
Can I just say, wow. The cover of fast car has been done to death in this comment section, but I wanna give my take
The way it starts out as a neat and unassuming acoustic folk piece, before drifting into free folk, and then into an abyss of drone and electroacoustic music is amazing. It’s done so well, it’s nearly seamless. I never even noticed this transition until roughly 53:00
I was so lost in the music it never occurred to me. That’s how you do a proper transition
So I’ve been learning the bass guitar and Jim was recommended as a great artist to study. I also love Tracy’s Fast Car and that entire album is one of my favorites. Long story short it feels like stars aligning when I found this, thank you
Wow... a live recording of Good Times. The studio recording is mind-blowing anyway but this is something else.
One of the greatest live recordings of all time.
Maaaan, I'm glad this happened.
at least there is this
thanks to whoever recorded this gem
Does anyone have an album rip of this concert with all the tracks separated?
check soulseek, I found it easily on there. Its a very good place to find nearly any music
I never thought I would ever sit and listen to a 30 minute song. Let alone a live recording of one. But this was an experience I cannot begin to describe the first couple of times I listened to it. The entire performance is absolutely astounding. What an awesome musician.
listen to 98.12.28 by fishmans and you'll say the exact same thing about a 45 minute live song
@@einsofkvikna oi...
@@_kainya novamente nos encontramos
Listen to into the Endless night by parannoul and you'll say the same thing....
@@einsofkvikna how did i know that someone was gonna mention this in the replies of this comment?
Where did you attain this recording?
It's a bootleg, a fan recorded it during the concert I think
@@lcs-1God bless that fan.
greatest album of all time
Who the hell is coughing throughout the entire album?
I got ripped off with "fast car"
it was infact, very slow.
I heard so much great about this album and this is my first time listening. Will edit this comment in a hour
Where is the edit
Where is the edit
Fast Car killed them before they could edit this
@@YourFriendTina I finally recovered from the depression caused by fast car, oh boy this was a great album! 9.9/10 top 20 oat
Holy fuck, thanks for sharing this man.
the way that fast car slowly fades into that drone is amazing. In a way it brings the Caretaker to mind (but with a bit more purpose)
happy 20th anniversary
Trying to figure out the guitar in life goes off u.u
i love fast car
#2020
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More than nice