Driving back home from experiencing this otherworldy event with my wife, my beloved, my better half, I came to a realization. I was mulling for some time over how to describe Grizzly Bear's music to those who haven't heard any of it without succumbing to derivative observations. In a single moment of clarity I figured out that I would have to present these potential fans with an image, one that would instantly force their minds to the place these songs take you.
In that same moment I came up with that image. Superman scooping Lois up in his arms, jetting off in flight together for the first time, careening through the air, free as two birds gazing at Metropolis below inhabited by ant-like beings who in reality are so much bigger. The majority of Grizzly Bear's catalogue is filled with songs that express themselves in this fashion; if you look at the bigger picture, then all the small things that get us worked up and stressed out in life, become increasingly smaller.
For the approximate 2 hours me and my wife sat in BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House, our problems indeed melted away and we were able to suffuse our minds with the bliss conducted on stage. Sure the members of both Grizzly Bear and Owen Pallett a.k.a. Final Fantasy were nervous, but the music went the distance and hopefully distracted the audience as well as it did I.
As promised, the band played the most tracks they have ever played that have never been performed live before. "Campfire," had life breathed back into it, and the new tunes like "Dory," and "Foreground," strengthened the confidence that I have had for this band since discovering them back in 2005.
I've included a number of tracks from last night off a bootleg I recorded. If you wish to download and post them on your site I ask that you do so only if you can pay credit to this blog.
Easier
Central and Remote
Ready, Able
Colorado
Dory
Foreground
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Part 1: Grizzy Bear and Final Fantasy @ BAM - Grizzly Bear
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thanks so much whoever you are.
this is foie-gras style from atease. noticed from your name, i am guessing that might be inspired by a lil ditty called videotape?
are you on atease? would it be possible for you to up the rest of the show? i made the crappy bootleg floating around right now, would love a better one.
regardless, THANK YOU FOR THESE. i'll listen to them a few times to cherish the memory and then wait for veckatimest. i know i might've ruined IR with the 30-odd concerts i must've downloaded a/o attended.
"Ready, Able" was my favorite new song of the night. I also really loved hearing "Central and Remote" and "Reprise," both GB songs that I tend to overlook.
Thanks for the recordings! I feel like I'm reliving it all over again.
hello there,
i've used your mp3's on my blog to formulate a top 5 songs from last night's show list. I hope you don't mind. I've credited you.
http://www.liftingfaces.com/2009/03/top-5-grizzly-bear-songs/
...ryan
Agree with foie-gras. A complete up of the show would be greatly appreciated. Maybe in WAV/FLAC? This is certainly the best recording available of the show. Thanks for what you've already uploaded.
please please put the rest up if you have it. bless you for what you have done. this is amazing.
did you cut easier because i remember it had the whole album version intro
i concur. we need the rest of this set! maybe as a downloadable file...?
thank you for the tracks and also for whomever made the not-so-hot-sounding bootleg. it's better than nothing consider i'd like to relive this show every day till die. talk about being blown away.
none of you find radiohead folk happen to have the RH camden, nj from 8/12/2008, right? :)
Wow! Thank you so much, though I'm completely unable to access the files -- are these the same as the cloudy-sounding bootleg version that is being tossed around? If not, would you be able to make the full set available?? I would be totally indebted to you!
This is one of the best bootleg recordings I have ever heard, just amazing. Also, I want to echo other comments and wanting to hear the rest of the set! Quick question, what equipment do you use to achieve such crystal clear sound?
Please post the complete set if ever possible! This is a concert that should've been recorded for a live album. Thank you for what you have posted already, it is of far better quality than the other bootlegs of the show floating around.
I don't know why, but the player didn't work. I really want to hear it actually. Anyway thanks for sharing this. If you have time take a visit to my Download Games website :)
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