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Guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament had played together in the pioneering grunge band Green River. Following Green River's dissolution in 1987, Ament and Gossard played together in Mother Love Bone during the late 1980s. Mother Love Bone's career was cut short when vocalist Andrew Wood died of a drug overdose in 1990, shortly before the release of the group's debut album, Apple. Devastated, it took months before Gossard and Ament agreed to play together again. Gossard spent his time afterwards writing material that was harder-edged than what he had been doing previously.[4] After a few months, Gossard started practicing with fellow Seattle guitarist Mike McCready, whose band Shadow had broken up; McCready in turn encouraged Gossard to reconnect with Ament.[5] The three then went into the studio for separate sessions with Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and former Shadow drummer Chris Friel to record some instrumental demos.[6] Five of the songs recorded—"Dollar Short", "Agytian Crave", "Footsteps", "Richard's E", and "E Ballad"—were compiled onto a tape called Stone Gossard Demos '91 that was circulated in the hopes of finding a singer and drummer for the trio.
San Diego musician Eddie Vedder acquired a copy of the demo in September 1990, when it was given to him by former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons. Vedder listened to the demo, went surfing, and wrote lyrics the next day for "Dollar Short", "Agytian Crave", and "Footsteps". "Dollar Short" and "Agytian Crave" were later retitled "Alive" and "Once", respectively. Gossard and Ament heard the demo with Vedder's vocals and lyrics, and were impressed enough to fly Vedder out to Seattle for an audition. Meanwhile, Vedder had written lyrics for "E Ballad", retitled "Black". Vedder arrived on October 13, 1990 and rehearsed with the band (now joined by drummer Dave Krusen) for a week, writing eleven songs in the process. Vedder was soon hired as the band's singer, and the group signed to Epic Records shortly thereafter.
Not really a fan of everything that Bon Iver puts out but the ones I do like are simply beautiful. The potential is there for something that becomes an instant classic. It is coming up a few years since the last album so I hoping we hear something soon.
I remember half asleep watching SNL a few years ago after drinking all day with my ex and a few friends I was about to crash when Beth/rest came on from Bon Iver. Had to jump out of bad not having been familiar and After 30 seconds it was an instant classic in my eyes. Pitchfork which I feels does a great job with reviews in all genres including electronic music said this about it.
unabashed and unironic embrace of 80s adult contemporary pop sounds. If you've spent any time in the vicinity of a radio tuned to light rock, you hear the keyboard tone that opens the song and you think Lionel Richie, Richard Marx, and "No One Is to Blame".
t's almost naive of Vernon to think he could pull this off. Yet, heard in context, it stands as one the record's bravest and most deftly executed moments-- not just because it lays bare Vernon's stated admiration for artists like Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Hornsby, but because it's executed to perfectionI. And while the production attempts to wring something new from a long-maligned sound, the song and voice remain true to Bon Iver as an idea. As a closer, "Beth/Rest" is more about finding comfort and resolution after a musical experience that asked more questions than it answered. The song draws a line in the sand for anyone with a deep investment in cool, and Vernon stands behind it with confidence. His belief in himself and in the power of his music is something that encourages us to transcend labels and preconceptions.
I can only find the SNL version on Vimeo and I don't think we can post those vids so here is the Link. He also dropped another one of my favorites in Holocene that night.
Another just moving track whose lyrics and very vague and oblique and leaving not only it for your own interpretation but introspection that is on par with quality electronic music that most of the times has no lyrics whatsoever.
Before I forget this one is for the Diet Butcher. Hailing from Toronto this guy is making some decent tracks and the perfect Dj tools to create even better tracks.
I Haven't like all productions but Cassy was feeling him enough to be included on her fabric cd which I just picked up. Remember something that EY didnt seem to understand is many of these tracks from Omar S and others are tools for a DJ to be able to take a song and make it his own. Its like a cook in the kitchen creating something new every time if done correctly. They don't have to run their entire length and rarely do.
one of the tracks off the Fabric mix.so for the search function and you should do this too honestly.
Basic Soul Unit - Basic Necessity
And of course a LIVE performance in Toronto! Didn't watch what he was doing but listened in the background and there were a few excellent tracks. Because its live I believe they might just remixes for his own. i will find to soon.
End of September just cant come fast enough can it! ;)
really liking this 'storytellers' format. some great talks in here.
"we find ourselves living in a country @ a time where truth seems to be a vanishing commodity. but the truth doesn't disappear, the truth is always there. its omnipresent. but it's somehow getting lost in a barrage of misinformation & fear. the truth is becoming less accessible because it can't get to the surface... so tonight, we try & access some truth".
