(Behind) Closed Doors: Super Furry Animals

[whattokyo]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[RedBryn]

"...the bossa nova beat, number 316...."

I think Gruff's been listening to John Shuttleworth!

[themidnightbark]

WHAT kind of toy keyboard is that???

[000ghostdog]

I would love to see Noel and Liam try this!

super furry brilliant

[000ghostdog]

I would love to see Noel and Liam try this!

[samizdat45]

you know a band is great when they sound almost the same as they do on the album while playing with only two instruments in a hotel elevator...gruff is brilliant...

[emrys84]

"...enjoying the fact the we live in a world where God is dead and Elvis lives"

[GogsCunn]

anyone know what the wee white drone box is called? i need one!

[EFFORTLESS7]

std?

[choccybecky]

I vomited throughout your saxophone solo. Lol Amazing lyrics :D

[starrymooney]

there is no one band more brilliant than SFA. No band.

[vitalnonsequitur]

I'm in love.

[johnriley68]

The first guitar is a gibson accoustic.

[bms9nmh]

does anyone know what make/model of guitar that is that Gruff is playing? I know it's some sort of electro classical but i wouldn't mind knowing what make? any ideas?

[spangle69]

Truly magnificent. I count myself blessed to live at the same time as SFA.

[zombiedreams]

Best thing I've seen all week

[pneumaticstarsailor]

their godlessness is so refreshing.

[kingjariSOS]

Gruff plays a right handed guitar, stringed normally, But turns it upsidedown an plays it left handed. Always has. FACT.

[AvocadoBrown]

ok i will settle this. its a normal guitar played left handed. its easy to see its upside down. or should i say fat string down. haha.brown chiken brown cow.

[iudwmtdu]

I was told (left handed) gruff learnt to play a right handed guitar upside down?. i was told this by his old guitar engineer who drank in my local...... so it's probably fact?.

[at0miklust]

what the hell is the box?

[BarneyGumble8]

The first two are great, but the last 10 minutes are mesmerizing and brilliant.

They weren't even gonna do it till the host asked them about the white box.

[McDeadly11]

yea he does check"super furry animals secret concert chicago" and gruff explains the reason why..

[jadleuk]

sfa rules the world

[Jonnyfracz]

Does Gruff play with his guitar upside down?

[bobbelibob]

Uhm, I don't think so.

[Jonnyfracz]

no no he does. check out his fingering, its upside down!

[bobbelibob]

Do you play the guitar? If the guitar is upside down then it's a left-handed guitar and I don't think it looks like his fingering a unusual.

[Jonnyfracz]

yeah dude. im possitive he not only plays right handed but also playing upside down. instead of EADGBe it's eBGDAE.

[bobbelibob]

Sorry, I only know the Danish way of playing the chords - I know it's not the American way. Maybe you're right but it doesn't look like that to me - nor does it sound like like that to me.

[girghosts]

I knew he played left-handed. But I think you're right. Listen to the strings when he tunes. His bottom string is on the top...

Crazy.

Maybe it was just for Run Away? I've never noticed this before on other recorded stuff.

[malcatron]

The guitar is strung right handed and played left handed. My mate did the artwork for most of their album covers and Gruff gave him a Takamine acoustic guitar to paint, he was about to start on it as a right handed guitar when we realised Gruff played leftie, so a quick phone call to confirm and the guitar was painted correctly, otherwise all the faces would've been upside down!!

Search youtube for "Ice Hockey Hair (Top Of The Pops)" to see the guitar in action,

[Cassettomusic]

@malcatron wow, that must be really cool, being mates with Pete Fowler, are your sheets painted with little monsters??

[maxdolan9786]

Thanks for all your help,youre not really doomed,dont worry,lots of love,max

[bufufrog]

He sounds a lot like John Frusciante.

[Sstefmeister]

Lol, no way. Same style yes, same sound no.

[spinnersthegrinners]

Way to massively generalise (incorrectly, as it happens) there.

I think we may have found the reason you're a Lone, Conformist.

[rodneyk]

FUCK YOU

[hyllaf]

Im Welsh and I actually agree with LoneConformist. I mean, also, think of Richey Edwards Holy Bible...

[spinnersthegrinners]

Yeah, Catatonia were pretty dark too. And Tom Jones.

[LoneConformist]

There's something deeply wrong with the Welsh. If you read Gruff's lyrics, or look at his album covers, he is one black-hearted, nasty bad seed, hiding behind a sweet voice. He proves it here with his "God is dead" line, and people still think it's all cute and good fun. Read his lyrics, this guy is a fucking Satanic kosmiche hippie!

[Muskadash]

What's that got to do with the Welsh? Because he's Welsh, that means all Welsh people are black-hearted and nasty? What an idiotic post.

[jessefiona]

shut up you prick welsh people are the most intresting people in the world and speak probally the oldest languages in europe we deserve credit not critism cymru am byth SFA OK

[Aneurin]

cmon he makes a valid point. sfa have done a great job convincing everyone they're all cute and cuddly, when the truth is far darker

and anyway i'm proud to be a satanic kosmiche hippie!

[BlastastiC]

Legends!

[stuartanderson47]

S.F.A O.K

[cultivodecannabis]

this will ferrel baND its Trippy!!!!!!........?????

lets take another hit of the pipe its that all right greco said so....

[Somesinger]

fantastic vid~! thanks so much!

[muse4lyf]

awsome

[kerrykop]

They always make me smile. What boreing world it wud be without them.

[austinpowerswanabe]

whats the third song that they play??

[serg78]

Colonize the moon, it's a b-side from the laser beam single

[picaVpica]

it is always worth finding sfa singles, some of their bsides are fantastic.

[MUDKIP2495]

gruff playing the mini keyboard is hilarious!

[MUDKIP2495]

gruff playing the mini keyboard is hilarious!

[numberstation]

I nearly wet myself laughing!!!Superb.

[domhnall124]

I love SF

[fruitytea]

even by their standards, incredible, awesome- gobsmackingly.

[yannaynoe]

AWSOME!

wish i could there!

[yannaynoe]

i forgot the be =P

[ColinSuperFurry]

superb thanks for posting

[curtisp69]

ha ha this is hilarious and amazing at the same time. "god is dead and elvis lives" is particularly funny since bunf looks more like jesus everyday

[residentmeevil]

Gryff in an elevator.. Legend :D

His voice is incredible!

[Yechimash]

Agreed

[heoTheo]

gewoon weg geweldig! :D

[guacamowa]

Gruff and Bunf are fantastic! Thanks for posting.