Just gotta say, if Malk did an unplugged version of Face the Truth, or any of his albums, I would so buy the shit out of them. I'd buy 10 copies of each and hand them out to anyone I figure could use a touch of class.
This is beautiful. Really just stunningly beautiful. And the thing at the end with his hand...pace yourself there, Malk. Don't hurt yourself.
On an unrelated note, Stephen Malkmus and Robyn Hitchcock are pretty much the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today, I feel. If those two legends ever recorded together, or played a gig, or were seen in the same room at the same time, I could die happy.
I love Malkmus, but I don't think he is one of the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today. There is a vast collection of artists greater than he, and he is lost amongst the many. Give me a thumbs down, but its the truth. Malkmus is not a contender. Its just what you want to believe as a fan.
rdubtastic: Oh, no, I wouldn't give you a thumbs down for *anything* you said, because I think that kind of thing is just silly. It doesn't bother me that you feel that way, you're free to hold any opinion you want.
There are many amazing artists out there who I didn't name, but that's because Hitchcock and Malkmus are my personal favourites.
When I said that Stephen was one of the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today, I meant that not so much as a hard fact, but as a sort of...nostalgic emotional musical connection kinda thing, if that makes any sense. I won't argue that there are probably other guitarists who are *technically* better than him, but I will say that few move me like he does. He's like a living embodiment of the nineties. He carries that decade in his voice and in his hands.
That's how it feels. That really means something to me.
I mean, Bob Dylan wasn't exactly the best vocalist, and Lou Reed was by no means a guitar god, but they had something. It was beyond the music itself. When something like that makes you feel so...I don't know, it's intense, and it hurts, and it's beautiful. I can't think of any other way to explain it.
So yeah, I suppose you're right. It's just what I want to believe.
Loved Pavement and his solo stuff and always thought he was an unsung songwriting colossus but this session really leaves me grasping for superlatives. To me he's up there in the musical company of Hendrix, Davis, Coltrane. I mean startospheric. If in doubt check out 'Pavement Folk Jam' on here. Thankyou Stephen.
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Malkmus is nowhere near Hendrix and Coltrane! Learn your musical history.Hendrix was the first player to use the guitar like he did,he took it to new heights than still have not been passed.Malkmus is just a good guitar player with ok lyrics.
Stephen Malkmus has to be the most underrated guitarist ever. I can think of very few , if any , artists who would present a solo performance in this imaginative , finger picking style.
we should tab this out...i have the tab from an aussie for Freeze the Saints. I figured out most of the chord sequences too now. If anybody has the tab please let me know.
If I take the lyrics' narrative @ face value, that he's earnestly pissed off about how some art he perceives as shite is being lauded, I want to see it. I'm so impressed by this version of this (not having been by that on the album) that if said work is anything like my stuff, I'll have to look at said (my) stuff again through his jaded eyes. The irony is that earnest, tho' shitty bands throughout the nineties might have sounded the same way lamenting how Pavement was (rightly) being embraced.
WTF, where'd my first comment go? Anyway, I might just be able to go to SM and Jicks' gig in Vancouver on May 3rd. It's a Saturday so if I leave Edmonton early enough that morning, I'll get a motel and overnight it after the show, then leave early Sunday to make it back for work. Getting tix might be problematic, looks like they're selling advance tix at some Van. record stores for $20, but I'm not driving out to B.C. twice....
you got to love Malkmus; $15 or $20 for tickets as he continues to make brilliant music; Rush, who I loved about 30 years ago, charging $100 for what they did back then; nothing wrong with the latter, but you got to love the former
100% agree. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my trip to see SM, school interfered with my plans, getting my big presentation done was more important than seeing my favorite artist live. Still going to see Rush though, although I only paid $60 per ticket not $100. I imagine those would be floor seats or something, I'm halfway back the first balcony looking down and to the side at the stage. That show is in Edmonton and it's payback to my cousin for taking me to Serj Tankian in March. Malk FTW!
Oh, also going to see Rush here in Edmonton on May 27 for my cousin's b-day. Not such a long drive for that one, tix were $150 for the 2 of us though. It's worth it, it'll be a good show.
Stephen---The solo acoustic versions, I hate to say it, are so much better than the album versions. Which, of course, is not to say the latter are anything short of great.
Yeah, they're really intimate, and sort of take on a life of their own more than any other "acoustic versions" and "unplugged.." and whatnot from a lot of other artists. I still love the album versions very much, but all 7 of these are about to make the transition to my ipod so I can listen to them whenever I want!
I use Videora Ipod converter, it's free and extremely easy to use. you can download and convert directly from youtube with one program, and it does everything from xvid/divx to DVD VOB files. I've got entire seasons of South Park on my 80 gig ipod classic, although I only get maybe 2 hrs off my battery in vid mode. The only thing is that it doesn't work with a couple of my friends' pods; whether it's the software's fault or their PCs...they're not exactly IT experts.
They probably just didn't configure the app properly. You tell it what model you have, but it still sometimes throws incompatible audio or video bitrates on the list. Read the video format compatiblity specs for your ipod and you should be fine
go to listentoyoutube(dotcom) and copy and paste the utube links. you can then listen to these songs as audio tracks :)
THeEraSerr 3 months ago
He's had a lot of amazing songs with Pavement and with the Jicks, but this song stands out as my absolute favorite.
OFJ2411 6 months ago
i like how he is always smiling and laughing when he is playing.... and he laughs at his own lyrics sometimes.... haha
gar992000 7 months ago
Jay Mascis would do such a thing...Stephen, you rock man!
psydux 8 months ago
LOVE The Malk. He is NOT a minor masterpiece. He's an uniquely-brilliant fiendishly-articulate uncompromising smart-ass minus the mean.
mrshiggs1 9 months ago
3:40 I shaken that hand
pink3hendrix 11 months ago 2
Malkmus is my favorite guitarist of all time.
...and trust me, I've tried them all...
jodysoldman 1 year ago
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hankvessel 1 year ago
Just gotta say, if Malk did an unplugged version of Face the Truth, or any of his albums, I would so buy the shit out of them. I'd buy 10 copies of each and hand them out to anyone I figure could use a touch of class.
McGuinty1 1 year ago
Ah, truly an inspiration. Him and Nick Drake and Omar Rodriguez Lopez are truly my guitar heroes.
AirHendrix91 1 year ago
Malkmus could sing the ABC's and it would sound brilliant. And, ha! We get the last laugh her in ATX. See you in September at Stubbs, Pavement.
saturnsmoonio 1 year ago
Genuis
Jsntheory 1 year ago
Malkmus is the best guitarist, singer and songwriter there is. Technique doesn't matter.
TheHumannBee 2 years ago 3
good god, what a DILF!
hobocakes 2 years ago
i think this song sounds better acoustic.
ohxsea80 2 years ago 5
I'm going to the record shop right NOW... Back soon.
APublicDomain 2 years ago 4
This is beautiful. Really just stunningly beautiful. And the thing at the end with his hand...pace yourself there, Malk. Don't hurt yourself.
On an unrelated note, Stephen Malkmus and Robyn Hitchcock are pretty much the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today, I feel. If those two legends ever recorded together, or played a gig, or were seen in the same room at the same time, I could die happy.
Or the universe would implode.
Either way, AWSUM.
More of this sort of thing, I say.
thepratingknave 2 years ago 7
I love Malkmus, but I don't think he is one of the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today. There is a vast collection of artists greater than he, and he is lost amongst the many. Give me a thumbs down, but its the truth. Malkmus is not a contender. Its just what you want to believe as a fan.
rdubtastic 2 years ago
rdubtastic: Oh, no, I wouldn't give you a thumbs down for *anything* you said, because I think that kind of thing is just silly. It doesn't bother me that you feel that way, you're free to hold any opinion you want.
There are many amazing artists out there who I didn't name, but that's because Hitchcock and Malkmus are my personal favourites.
thepratingknave 2 years ago
When I said that Stephen was one of the greatest songwriters/guitarists alive today, I meant that not so much as a hard fact, but as a sort of...nostalgic emotional musical connection kinda thing, if that makes any sense. I won't argue that there are probably other guitarists who are *technically* better than him, but I will say that few move me like he does. He's like a living embodiment of the nineties. He carries that decade in his voice and in his hands.
thepratingknave 2 years ago
That's how it feels. That really means something to me.
I mean, Bob Dylan wasn't exactly the best vocalist, and Lou Reed was by no means a guitar god, but they had something. It was beyond the music itself. When something like that makes you feel so...I don't know, it's intense, and it hurts, and it's beautiful. I can't think of any other way to explain it.
So yeah, I suppose you're right. It's just what I want to believe.
And that's all right.
thepratingknave 2 years ago 3
this guy has more singer songwriter talent than just about anyone else i can think of over the past 15 years. honestly.
peacefrogx 2 years ago 3
does anyone know a) what kind of guitar that is taylor? b) what tuning he is in c) are there tabs for any of this material
this is music is simply amazing
Rennfahrer555 3 years ago 2
Watch part 5 - It Kills, you'll see a close of the guitar... it's an Applause. And yes, Stephen is amazing
greeniz2k7 2 years ago 3
he borrowed the guitar from a friend in LA since he does not travel with an acoustic; they talk about it in segment 4/7
chrisocony 2 years ago
Loved Pavement and his solo stuff and always thought he was an unsung songwriting colossus but this session really leaves me grasping for superlatives. To me he's up there in the musical company of Hendrix, Davis, Coltrane. I mean startospheric. If in doubt check out 'Pavement Folk Jam' on here. Thankyou Stephen.
robinabobbin 3 years ago 15
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Malkmus is nowhere near Hendrix and Coltrane! Learn your musical history.Hendrix was the first player to use the guitar like he did,he took it to new heights than still have not been passed.Malkmus is just a good guitar player with ok lyrics.
AShaddeau 2 years ago
@AShaddeau wo wo wo
Malkmus is amazing... Hendrix is god. but don't slam SM
hendrixfan143 2 years ago 2
Musical. Brilliance.
Radixxs 3 years ago
is there a tab for this version anywhere?
gravearchitecture 3 years ago
Did you find it? Or make it? I want it.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Stephen Malkmus has to be the most underrated guitarist ever. I can think of very few , if any , artists who would present a solo performance in this imaginative , finger picking style.
alecbathgate 3 years ago 24
agreed
chargedDBH 3 years ago 3
he shreds electric too.
malkmus is the fucking man
mdcrew17 3 years ago 4
oh no doubt
chargedDBH 3 years ago
@alecbathgate elliott smith?
KaraokeSUBstar 5 months ago
20 bucks for SM tickets?
CRAP! That's great! Does anyone know if SM and the Jicks'll play New York anytime soon?
AirHendrix91 3 years ago
wow, this is the best version of this song that i've seen!
monoclethief 3 years ago
this is an exceptional performance
chrisocony 3 years ago
we should tab this out...i have the tab from an aussie for Freeze the Saints. I figured out most of the chord sequences too now. If anybody has the tab please let me know.
stoddartpierce81 3 years ago
If I take the lyrics' narrative @ face value, that he's earnestly pissed off about how some art he perceives as shite is being lauded, I want to see it. I'm so impressed by this version of this (not having been by that on the album) that if said work is anything like my stuff, I'll have to look at said (my) stuff again through his jaded eyes. The irony is that earnest, tho' shitty bands throughout the nineties might have sounded the same way lamenting how Pavement was (rightly) being embraced.
howelldrake 3 years ago
WTF, where'd my first comment go? Anyway, I might just be able to go to SM and Jicks' gig in Vancouver on May 3rd. It's a Saturday so if I leave Edmonton early enough that morning, I'll get a motel and overnight it after the show, then leave early Sunday to make it back for work. Getting tix might be problematic, looks like they're selling advance tix at some Van. record stores for $20, but I'm not driving out to B.C. twice....
McGuinty1 3 years ago
you got to love Malkmus; $15 or $20 for tickets as he continues to make brilliant music; Rush, who I loved about 30 years ago, charging $100 for what they did back then; nothing wrong with the latter, but you got to love the former
chrisocony 3 years ago
100% agree. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my trip to see SM, school interfered with my plans, getting my big presentation done was more important than seeing my favorite artist live. Still going to see Rush though, although I only paid $60 per ticket not $100. I imagine those would be floor seats or something, I'm halfway back the first balcony looking down and to the side at the stage. That show is in Edmonton and it's payback to my cousin for taking me to Serj Tankian in March. Malk FTW!
McGuinty1 3 years ago
Oh, also going to see Rush here in Edmonton on May 27 for my cousin's b-day. Not such a long drive for that one, tix were $150 for the 2 of us though. It's worth it, it'll be a good show.
McGuinty1 3 years ago
great hand shaking at the end!
danisinkz 4 years ago
majestic
quiquechan 4 years ago
yeeep!!
stacklestahl 4 years ago 2
I frickin love that part.
McGuinty1 3 years ago
Another classic.
chrisocony 4 years ago
Stephen---The solo acoustic versions, I hate to say it, are so much better than the album versions. Which, of course, is not to say the latter are anything short of great.
howelldrake 4 years ago
Yeah, they're really intimate, and sort of take on a life of their own more than any other "acoustic versions" and "unplugged.." and whatnot from a lot of other artists. I still love the album versions very much, but all 7 of these are about to make the transition to my ipod so I can listen to them whenever I want!
McGuinty1 4 years ago
how can you get the u-tube songs to ipod format?
jcoyne 3 years ago
I use Videora Ipod converter, it's free and extremely easy to use. you can download and convert directly from youtube with one program, and it does everything from xvid/divx to DVD VOB files. I've got entire seasons of South Park on my 80 gig ipod classic, although I only get maybe 2 hrs off my battery in vid mode. The only thing is that it doesn't work with a couple of my friends' pods; whether it's the software's fault or their PCs...they're not exactly IT experts.
McGuinty1 3 years ago
They probably just didn't configure the app properly. You tell it what model you have, but it still sometimes throws incompatible audio or video bitrates on the list. Read the video format compatiblity specs for your ipod and you should be fine
McGuinty1 3 years ago
Agree.
complitdave 4 years ago
if i had a drink i would add n-iiiiice! ta
phillfry 4 years ago