I was 20 and took a plane to Oslo with my buddy. Drank beer and smoked cigarettes on the first row. They played everything I could have wished for and nailed it. We left on a plane the next day. GBV
i made the mistake of listening to devo. i thought myfucking god, if i want to hear a good band from ohio, i'll stick with pere ubu or guided by voices. man o man, are these guys good!
I'm from Ohio and have seen GBV 25 times, combined in Ohio and New York. I saw Pollard solo once in 2006. I've lived in Germany since 2009, and couldn't make it to what in 2018 seems to be their last ever show outside of North America, so to you, sir, hats off!
@@mordantfilms You were lucky to see the Ascended Masters.Not too shabby, they played a lot of deep cuts never heard before or after.Like "Death Of The Party",.
Wow we all get older don't we. Just had to say when my son was 10 (1996) I played GBV a lot around the house, in the car etc. He seemed indifferent to their music. Now he's 28, loves the band and even his girlfriend does too. My job is done .... ~: )
This is what the internet was invented for. Utterly magnificent. Mitch throwing shapes throughout the set without any hint of irony or self-consciousness. Glad to see they’ve hit form again in the past few years. Perhaps the most under-rated band of all time. A bit like The Fall, once you become a fan it’s like a religion.
@@AwesomeWafflesKid me too. it's a bot. its not someone who really came here and dislikes the video. its ubiquitous crap for youtube and its not important either.
i think a U2 fan, exposed to this, might take a step in the right direction. i mean...i had enough after WAR, but theres much worse...i hate sunshine and rock bands. definitely saw this line-up way more than post-Toby. they just never played his awesome songs, which kinda frustrated me after a 3 hour backbreaker set. i think Little Whirl is a top 10 gbv track, i dont think he has a bad one...Esters Day another crusher. My only beef. And some sets, an hour too long. But ya cant leave...the Jon Stewart Show performace is smoking. Back in the 90s, Bob had a listed phone number...my friend used to call him and chat. A band much less hip than their fans...
28:45........ that moment that you realize Bob has written so many albums that he can't even remember which album Jane of the Waking Universe was on. :)
I bet Jane was supposed to be one of the bonus tracks on UtB,UtS but they cut it (for length maybe) and then they decided, correctly, that it was too good to be a b-side so it was shelved till it could be a big deal a-side on what was gonna be a big-deal record. Pure spec here on my part but it smells pretty truthy hey?
Love how their music is so idiosyncratic and yet popular. I wish more bands would do what these guys do......and be weird, unique. the fact that GBV is successful gives me hope.
a favorite band thought to be dead and gone to suddenly reappear, right in your own back yard. so sick to be there and to re-live it now. thanks boys - keep it in motion
17 years since we saw them, throws us back in time, nothing's changed except a little less drinking, "it's r&r time" they're still so amazingly powerfull!!
Damn. Wish theyd play a set like this some day again. All hits. (I was probably like 4 years old at the time so I missed my chance). Theyre still so great live but the classics are the classics yknow
What a wonderfully shot show. I wish there were more like it. GbV have been making a consistent case that rock n' roll actually is in no need of "saving" for 3 decades.
This is superb. Better than any other GBV live recordings I've heard or seen yet. It would make a great officially released CD/DVD. The sound is as near as dammit perfect, Bob is in great voice (as is Tobin). I miss what Doug brought to the party, but otherwise this is unbeatable.
I saw them in 2018 in NC. It was a fresh start on a leg of their Space Gun tour. It was amazing. I'd kinda fallen off and stopped paying attention as far as the new lineup was concerned. Didn't know what to expect. They came out in their matching silver jackets and blew me away for 3 hours. Best show I've ever seen. I wish Bob would just quit the alcohol, but regardless, he remains the consummate performer. Hoping to see him New Years Eve 21 showing off his new titanium hip.
my favourite part is at around 59:14 when a holy trinity of moments happen: demos points his bass at the audience, immediately followed by a shot of a hot blonde just smiling while everyone surrounding her is possessed by the chorus, and at same moment the lyric "you can teach me all you know",
not sure about the lineup itself (they're definitely not the tightest live version of GBV) but goddamn the setlists on the classic lineup reunion tours were insane. almost too good to be true for a GBV fan.
+SpookyApparition, you are right, this iteration of the band could be somewhat sloppy, but from a fan that appreciated their lo-fi records the sloppiness is a factor I LOVE within their sound. The setlist is bonkers too! Spot on observation.
the current line up is making a great case for being the best, since august by cake, GBV has been killing it with the new records. maybe the second golden era even!
From The Boston Ornithopter, Sept 97: 'There wasn't much for drummer Kevin to do, as the others took to stools for a scheduled acoustic interlude (apart from beat on a barely audible tambourine). But he more than made up for it, with his enthusiasm, wild exhortations, cries of 'Allright' and 'Get Down', and lively 'Way Out' dancing'
I've been seeing live rock shows for 37 years. The list is too long print. The 2 bands that repeatedly moved me live like no other EVERY time was Soul Asylum in their prime and GBV for 20 damn years. That is all.
im going to say it, do the collapse is criminally underrated and quite frankly i cant understand for the life of me what some of the fans see in a record like bee thousand while panning to me one of their greatest records. under the bushes under the stars is undoubtedly their best though.
@@lotsofciggies listened to a ton of gbv lately and I still think the same, do the collapse is a masterpiece and bee thousand is a collection of musical doodles that are brilliant just sometimes. tractor r@ pe chain would be one of their best songs ever but the rest of the album isn't up to that level. Another underrated album of theirs that needs more love is half smiles of the decomposed by the way.
Ive watched this a thousand times, it gets better every time.
Same
GBV saved the world.
Such a true fact that I found it I. The dictionary! GBV! GBV! GBV!!!!!!!!
I was 20 and took a plane to Oslo with my buddy. Drank beer and smoked cigarettes on the first row. They played everything I could have wished for and nailed it. We left on a plane the next day. GBV
Kingdagmarius I'm 66 and you're my hero. Seeing them on 12/31
David Zuger how was it?!
i made the mistake of listening to devo. i thought myfucking god, if i want to hear a good band from ohio, i'll stick with pere ubu or guided by voices. man o man, are these guys good!
I'm from Ohio and have seen GBV 25 times, combined in Ohio and New York. I saw Pollard solo once in 2006. I've lived in Germany since 2009, and couldn't make it to what in 2018 seems to be their last ever show outside of North America, so to you, sir, hats off!
@@mordantfilms You were lucky to see the Ascended Masters.Not too shabby, they played a lot of deep cuts never heard before or after.Like "Death Of The Party",.
Wow we all get older don't we. Just had to say when my son was 10 (1996) I played GBV a lot around the house, in the car etc. He seemed indifferent to their music. Now he's 28, loves the band and even his girlfriend does too. My job is done .... ~: )
Thanks Mark, your closing statement gave me a good laugh. I'm currently playing GBV for my girlfriend.
Mark Hower you must feel like my dad but I'm middle school age and he plays them now he listen to them as a teenager in the mid 90s
Very good parenting. GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV
You're a good dad.
Christopher Casey I’m not a dad
Robert Pollard is in the top of his game with his voice in this concert
This is what the internet was invented for. Utterly magnificent. Mitch throwing shapes throughout the set without any hint of irony or self-consciousness. Glad to see they’ve hit form again in the past few years. Perhaps the most under-rated band of all time. A bit like The Fall, once you become a fan it’s like a religion.
Couldn't agree more
Damn well said!No irony at all, just passion.
I just discovered this band 3 days ago and I was 58.. now I'm 30 again
Welcome down into the Pollard-rabbit-hole.
It's like where has this 🤔 GOAT band been all my life? Lol. Crank it up! 🤘
more like 24.
Welcome, buddy. I discovered these guys in the late 90's, when I was a teenager.
It be like that 🤷♂️
The chord changes in Motor Away still gets me all ........
How anybody can watch this amazing video and hit the unlike button absolutely baffles me. They must be U2 fans!
Bob's ex-wife's burner accounts.
i like gbv and u2 ;)
@@AwesomeWafflesKid me too. it's a bot. its not someone who really came here and dislikes the video. its ubiquitous crap for youtube and its not important either.
i think a U2 fan, exposed to this, might take a step in the right direction. i mean...i had enough after WAR, but theres much worse...i hate sunshine and rock bands. definitely saw this line-up way more than post-Toby. they just never played his awesome songs, which kinda frustrated me after a 3 hour backbreaker set. i think Little Whirl is a top 10 gbv track, i dont think he has a bad one...Esters Day another crusher. My only beef. And some sets, an hour too long. But ya cant leave...the Jon Stewart Show performace is smoking. Back in the 90s, Bob had a listed phone number...my friend used to call him and chat. A band much less hip than their fans...
and that's how you rock out 24 bangers in 60 minutes kids.
I love this set so much. I always watch it when I'm drinking. Thank you so much for posting it.
I'm doing both of the above right now! Damn right!
Whenever I feel like it's finally time to get sober I think, how the hell am I gonna enjoy watching GBV on TH-cam without beer and weed?
Right on! It's the best set ever!
28:45........ that moment that you realize Bob has written so many albums that he can't even remember which album Jane of the Waking Universe was on. :)
I bet Jane was supposed to be one of the bonus tracks on UtB,UtS but they cut it (for length maybe) and then they decided, correctly, that it was too good to be a b-side so it was shelved till it could be a big deal a-side on what was gonna be a big-deal record. Pure spec here on my part but it smells pretty truthy hey?
yeah it was recorded with "the classic" line up, so understandable mistake
@@simohovari6560 True, the only one on Mag Earwig to feature the classic line-up.
I'm guessing that a roadie somewhere backstage always has a half-smoked Marlboro on standby for Mitch. I've never seen him with a fresh cigarette.
Absolutely love this band in all their incarnations! They’ve meant so much to me in my life.
Same here! Some of the catchiest songs I’ve ever heard
Best lineup of gbv ever
This is the best live GBV recording I've ever heard. You cant get this sound with any other lineup. Classic. "THat's a Wilson Pickett cover"
I tend to agree. This is one of the best high quality recordings of them I’ve heard. ON POINT.
Love how their music is so idiosyncratic and yet popular. I wish more bands would do what these guys do......and be weird, unique. the fact that GBV is successful gives me hope.
a favorite band thought to be dead and gone to suddenly reappear, right in your own back yard. so sick to be there and to re-live it now. thanks boys - keep it in motion
That’s the greatest Setlist in the entire history of the universe. Prove me wrong.
17 years since we saw them, throws us back in time, nothing's changed except a little less drinking, "it's r&r time"
they're still so amazingly powerfull!!
I'm always confounded by how Mitch is constantly smoking, yet I've never seen him light a cigarette.
He's got a roadie just for that one purpose.
47:20
Ken Mickey 47:28
Smoked one in 6 seconds and lit another 2 seconds later haha.
Ah that'll be the "Cigarette Roadie."
My nephew, Gavin, passed away in Iowa at 16 two and a half months ago. I always think this album art is my sister hugging him. I love this song.
Rock will not die as long as GBV keep rockin'!
Yo Bob is perfect this whole show. Unreal
I am a lost soul, I shit myself with rock and roll.
Damn. Wish theyd play a set like this some day again. All hits. (I was probably like 4 years old at the time so I missed my chance). Theyre still so great live but the classics are the classics yknow
the pipes on bob pollard holy shit he can still really belt it out
This setlist is a fucking ripper. Wow! God Bless the Monument Club.
Just discovered GBV. Wow! They should make a live album from this show. Would put it all the time in my car.
i agree, this is peak live performance
Best concert set ever. Period. And I've really, really seen a few.
Met Mitch before a show in 2014, Boston Massachusetts USA. Down to earth guy. He was looking for a place to buy cigarettes!
+clank4001 Lots and lots of cigarettes
Absolutely brilliant! Would be one of my top bands on a desert island.
best rock band ever!
68friendhead surely the greatest band that ever lived.
Greatest kept secret ever.
God blessed this venue with this performance of the original line-up of this INCREDIBLE inception of Guided by Voices!!
The culprits, live!
What a wonderfully shot show. I wish there were more like it. GbV have been making a consistent case that rock n' roll actually is in no need of "saving" for 3 decades.
Tractor Rape Chain sounds really well performed here.
What a live band!!!
Some of these never grabbed me on records. This changes everything!
God damn, these guys rock.
This may be the best GBV live set on TH-cam. Unbelievable set list and amazing sound
Well shot, recorded, and what a classic set list!
Thanks for uploading this! The world needs more GBV.
Under the Bushes, Under the Stars, Under Your Couches, Under Your Cars
GbV toured incessantly in the 90s and early 2000s--welcome aboard! The Club is Open!
Yes! Excellent mix... especially Bob's voice, not easy to achieve for some big stages.
I can't help hearing "Pete Townshend" every time Robert says "Bee Thousand". 😂
Great show btw, thank you for the upload
Wow, classic line up in fine form and lots of ad lib by Bobby! This was a great fucking show! Sound quality excellent.
it keeps coming ..................... the greatest band of all time
One of the best bands ever… sounds just like the albums!
Bob and Tobin nailing the harmonies in "Jane Of The Waking Universe". Mitchell, Demos, and Fennell holding it all together.
Yup, and on Mesh Gear Fox too. Fantastic show all around
Just incredible to see a balls out no bullshit band . Just wow...
Tobin shredding at 10:10. Amazing.
The entire run starting at 9:29 - so good! The Tobster! SPROUT! 🤘🤘🤘
9:15 SPROUT! 🤘😆🤘
What a stellar performance! Thanks for posting this.
This is superb. Better than any other GBV live recordings I've heard or seen yet. It would make a great officially released CD/DVD. The sound is as near as dammit perfect, Bob is in great voice (as is Tobin). I miss what Doug brought to the party, but otherwise this is unbeatable.
+J.A. Gray "The sound is as near as dammit perfect" - Exactly why they won't release this as a GBV recording!
+ceilingsandfloors Ha!
sound is perfect except for Mitch's dozen or so fuckups (41:08 is my favorite)
WHAT A GREAT SHOW BOBS VOICE SOUNDS GREAT WITH A SOBER TONGUE GOOD TO HEAR ALL THE CLASSICS
He definitely sounded great.
He definitely wasn't sober. But he sounds great
haha Uncle Bob writes so much he forgets where he puts stuff. Jane of the Waking Universe was Mag WeirdWig! So much love for this band.
lmao
Its a miracle he can remember the words to JOTWU with all the material they have..
Robert bringing the mustard.
Great title for a GBV song
Bob never had a better performance. Sober, charming and full of energy.
I saw them in 2018 in NC. It was a fresh start on a leg of their Space Gun tour. It was amazing. I'd kinda fallen off and stopped paying attention as far as the new lineup was concerned. Didn't know what to expect. They came out in their matching silver jackets and blew me away for 3 hours. Best show I've ever seen. I wish Bob would just quit the alcohol, but regardless, he remains the consummate performer. Hoping to see him New Years Eve 21 showing off his new titanium hip.
It's one of the best, for sure, if not the best!
GBV! GBV! GBV! Bob P and GBV - Always, soooooooo cherry! 🍒 Support and enjoy the Audio Goodness!! 🤘🌝🤘
my favourite part is at around 59:14 when a holy trinity of moments happen: demos points his bass at the audience, immediately followed by a shot of a hot blonde just smiling while everyone surrounding her is possessed by the chorus, and at same moment the lyric "you can teach me all you know",
Superb!
Expecting Brainchild!
I love Expecting Brainchild here. The crowd is lame, but Mitch is jumpin'.
Love that tune! Rockin tunes!!
GbV > Everyone! 🤘
"Under The Bushes, Under The Stars...Under Your Couches, Under Your Cars" The unequaled wit of Robert Pollard.
I quote Mr. Pollard from a previous show, "Under the tables, under the bars"....
Awesome! I thought GBV were a studio band. But they fucking ROCK! I can't wait to see them live.
ha! their best albums were recorded far away from an actual studio...more like a basement studio...vocals in the laundry room.
That dude had a cig in his mouth the ENTIRE set. rofl My eyes and throat would be burning to hell.
What a great band
GBV finally hitted us. We got it.
Fantastic show!
Esse show é maneiro demais. Rock n roll de primeira
holy shit this setlist
AWESOME!
I wonder what Robert Pollard was like as a fourth grade teacher....
ceilingsandfloors me too, that would have been wack
Not Good!
There’s a live version of Teenage FBI on TH-cam. Someone in the comments actually had him, so you should definitely ask them!
grouchy and hungover?
Watch me jumpstart is my jam!!!
this version of 14 cheerleader coldfront made me cry
Greg Lake on bass! Great show, btw :)
No better line-up for this legendary band.
It's so good to hear Tobin's backing vocals on these classic songs.
not sure about the lineup itself (they're definitely not the tightest live version of GBV) but goddamn the setlists on the classic lineup reunion tours were insane. almost too good to be true for a GBV fan.
+SpookyApparition, you are right, this iteration of the band could be somewhat sloppy, but from a fan that appreciated their lo-fi records the sloppiness is a factor I LOVE within their sound. The setlist is bonkers too! Spot on observation.
the current line up is making a great case for being the best, since august by cake, GBV has been killing it with the new records. maybe the second golden era even!
Yah, my favorite line-up
Did anybody catch at 50:53 "ease your fucked up lives" and "I am a lost soul, I shit myself with rock n roll"? lol. So cool.
15:53 dat note
Bob's in great voice!!!
This is so fucking halirious!!! Its new years eve 2019!! GBV
Strong Delivery!
What a fuckin killer set ! Gives me chills
Gbv are amazing
God DAX!!!!!! This is just so Fuc*ing good!!!!!!! Pollard is a GOD!!! Thank you for posting!!!!!
Load up 38:00 for some old school feels
I laughed so hard when Bob introduced the band before Scientist. It's funny, 'cause it's true!
mordantfilms lol
5:15. Travelers digagram, its what I am
Grand!
Demos is always on the verge of splitting his pants.
I FUCKING LOVE IT
Classic line up just sounds richer. It’s all about Tobes..
What a set list! Holy shit ❤
Wow holy fuck. "Always Crush Me"??? THis is insane!!!
@mattmacneil3424 Fantastic song live! Love this 🤘
2021 here. We need BOB. Also the chimera title was wrong, it's not "Shocker in Downtown" LoL.
From The Boston Ornithopter, Sept 97: 'There wasn't much for drummer Kevin to do, as the others took to stools for a scheduled acoustic interlude (apart from beat on a barely audible tambourine). But he more than made up for it, with his enthusiasm, wild exhortations, cries of 'Allright' and 'Get Down', and lively 'Way Out' dancing'
i am a lost soul, i shit myself with rock n' roll
❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've been seeing live rock shows for 37 years. The list is too long print. The 2 bands that repeatedly moved me live like no other EVERY time was Soul Asylum in their prime and GBV for 20 damn years. That is all.
Circus Devils 27:40
❤️❤️❤️🌞
totally nonsensical lyrics meets absolutely ethereal melodies ftw!
im going to say it, do the collapse is criminally underrated and quite frankly i cant understand for the life of me what some of the fans see in a record like bee thousand while panning to me one of their greatest records. under the bushes under the stars is undoubtedly their best though.
Deaner... have you changed your mind about Bee Thousand? Or are you still wrong? Haha jk, GBV rulz
@@lotsofciggies listened to a ton of gbv lately and I still think the same, do the collapse is a masterpiece and bee thousand is a collection of musical doodles that are brilliant just sometimes. tractor r@ pe chain would be one of their best songs ever but the rest of the album isn't up to that level.
Another underrated album of theirs that needs more love is half smiles of the decomposed by the way.