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GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:52 pm
by earthdog70
Doug Gillard back in the line-up, sounding good to me:

http://www.nbc.com/last-call-with-carso ... ht/3424864

Have fun at the Philly show JGJR. Who is going to NYC one :?:

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:12 pm
by xxxMidgexxx
I love GBV really I do. But how many times have they broken up and reformed?

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:41 am
by jaybird
The late 90s/Early 00s line up with Gillard was their high point, IMO. Amazing guitarist, and that whole band was just a tight, crushing unit. The perfect rock machine for Pollard's songs. I always had a hard time getting into the early lo-fi stuff, even though some of the songs are great... the half-ass recording and playing quality is often so bad it really makes those records hard to listen to.

Plus, Gillard is responsible for probably my favorite GBV song, "I Am a Tree" which is a reworking of one of Gillard's songs from his previous band Gem:






Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:45 am
by JGJR
earthdog70 wrote:Doug Gillard back in the line-up, sounding good to me:

http://www.nbc.com/last-call-with-carso ... ht/3424864

Have fun at the Philly show JGJR. Who is going to NYC one :?:


Thanks! I saw video of them playing "Tractor Rape Chain" in Asheville the other night and they sound fantastic. I'm looking forward to watching this.

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:46 am
by JGJR
xxxMidgexxx wrote:I love GBV really I do. But how many times have they broken up and reformed?


It's really just Pollard calling himself GBV. The classic lineup broke up a few years ago.

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:30 pm
by scannest
I saw this line-up (minus Gillard) over the summer and they were great. I can only imagine they're even better with Doug. That said, the NYC show is New Years Eve and priced accordingly. I am still on the proverbial fence.

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:04 pm
by xxxHunterxxx
scannest wrote:I saw this line-up (minus Gillard) over the summer and they were great. I can only imagine they're even better with Doug. That said, the NYC show is New Years Eve and priced accordingly. I am still on the proverbial fence.


The Oranges Band show that I saw with Doug Gillard on lead guitar was mind-blowingly great. This is also excellent:


Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:49 pm
by scannest
xxxHunterxxx wrote:

Whenever I want to annoy my wife (which is often) I tease her about going on a blind date with Matthew Caws (the singer of Nada Surf). His mom is a professor at the school where my wife works and she thought they'd hit off. Lucky for me they didn't.

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:30 pm
by JGJR
scannest wrote:
xxxHunterxxx wrote:

Whenever I want to annoy my wife (which is often) I tease her about going on a blind date with Matthew Caws (the singer of Nada Surf). His mom is a professor at the school where my wife works and she thought they'd hit off. Lucky for me they didn't.


Glad it worked out for both you two and for Matthew and his now wife.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/fashi ... .html?_r=0

Re: GBV on NBC

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:29 pm
by xxxMidgexxx
scannest wrote:I saw this line-up (minus Gillard) over the summer and they were great. I can only imagine they're even better with Doug. That said, the NYC show is New Years Eve and priced accordingly. I am still on the proverbial fence.


Last time we went on New Years Eve was an excellent night. The band was on point. But then again, I was drinking back then too.

JGJR wrote:Thanks! I saw video of them playing "Tractor Rape Chain" in Asheville the other night and they sound fantastic. I'm looking forward to watching this.


I think that's my favorite GBV song. Pretty sure.

And Nada Surf totally rock!