The Nels Cline Singers - Square King

[uncasist]

Mein Gott!!!

[TheAuralab]

Fuck yeah!

[Giveitawayer]

That's amazing! Sounds fucking great!

[biner01]

please don't deceive me when i tell you.. there goes my hero..

@jmandrews260

why would you transcribe a jam when you could learn it by ear

[blankbrian]

you can definitely see where metal gets its roots

[TheJohnnyonthespot1]

That was HOTTTTT!!!!

[fjdmusicman]

f-in smokin stuff..lovit



[psbzu]

Oh Yeah!

[scottyscott001]

boornos.. c'mon man.. its all relative TO WHAT YOU LIKE and you aren't EVERYONE.. so damn.. take it easy and open your tight little brain hole.. its still a virgin

[cordedpoodle]

@scottyscott001 Yeah I've heard that taste is all "WHAT YOU LIKE" rather than education. Therefor a someone who is a giant Brittany Spears fan has the equivalent taste to someone who is deep into Mozart, Miles, Sun Ra etc. Yeah that's the modern fashion of avoiding use of a brain whenever possible.

[peeledapple]

@cordedpoodle Britney Spears is just as good/cool as Sun RA. Wake up

[boornos]

@scottyscott001I totally don't understand the context.. Did you read my opinion, or what? it looks like you were answering wrong person.

[hindskn]

I just love this. Keep coming back t it.

[cicadasilence]

Han Solo of the Jazzmaster.

[veitchy88]

@cicadasilence You win this comments section.

[MyBeardisGood]

Anyone have a transcription of this?



[FallDownDontGetUp]

@MyBeardisGood

Too much improvisational work to truly transcribe.

It would get rid of the point of it.

[jmandrews260]

@FallDownDontGetUp

That doesn't make any sense, the point of transcription is to figure out the improvisation. Even though this is pretty loose it's still got sections.

[MjXllcommando]

damn, this guy is AWESOME!!! he can go from sounding like a guy dicking around with effects to a professional technician within seconds, you dont know what hes going to do, but it always sounds awesome.

[zonikox]

i saw nels cline, and he does really free jazz, u dont know where he's gonna take you, suave!!

[awakenow8]

Calling ALL guitarphiles. If you don't know Nels, CHECK THIS OUT. He's so damn good! I just love that sound!

[qtxal]

no mames sta de poka madre!! yeahhh sta chido el pedo ke traen me gusta

[olbaphemorroides]

q buen sonido, como caotico,

de puta madre

y me encanta la locura q lleva el guitarrista

como mueve la cabeza

q makinas

me encanto

[kidhouse23]

blimey!!!!

[20plus1]

sorry but i don't feel any harmony in this song

[YofterMofter]

@20plus1 +1

[Hs3u39]

@20plus1

That's because you hear harmony ;)

[Brenballs]

@Hs3u39 Well technically sound harmonics are a resonance which you can feel, your ear just translates that resonance to a sound! :)

[93Zos]

Nels makes up for all those dull, cliched guitar hacks out there !

[brannon67]

Nels Is so unique. Great stuff.

[mundi420]

This is sick. That guitar player is from the band Wilco? I've been meaning to check them out.

[johnnyguitar2111]

it's amazing how far we really haven't come in sound

[whoiscuriousgeorge]

I love this kind of experimental rock music, but it's so hard to find people who want to play it in a band; everyone's obsessed with staying in one genre and/or doing the same old covers. Nels is a lucky, lucky man!

[unclejunglebass]

@whoiscuriousgeorge not to mention TALENTED

[MrFigueroa007]

They sound like this progressive rock band I saw live at this small club, check out their myspace, their called Guzzlemug.

[MrFigueroa007]

I think this sounds a lot like progressive rock that sometimes goes into the avante-garde. Wierd b/c I thought Nels was a jazz guitarist but it fits really.

[iwabuchiruka]

the wonderful Scott Amendola on drums

[malgenio89]

nels cline sucks!!!!

[jar281997]

I agree. For one, if you've every read Nels' page he clearly feels the same way. Taxonomy is best left in biology class.

[boornos]

Weener92, dayuhanspace.. You guys really want to classify this stuff, but have you ever thought about its pointlessness? math rock or jazz punk, who cares?

[cordedpoodle]

@boornos Yeah true. Genre is a shortcut to thinking. What is music? That's the main question. All true musicians have to deal with that question. We are fascinated with organizing sound. Its a bad place for self aggrandizement to take place. I don't always like Nels, seen him several times, but he's definitely into sound for sound's sake. More than you can say about 95% of LA bands who mostly seek groupies and unlimited drugs.

[Bob6stringer]

The more I think I know about guitars, guitarists and music, the less I know. Dig Nels, here, solo and with Jeff & Co. Versatile and explosive.

[DohRall]

who is that on the drums? and bass? some badasses...

[hixter]

Scott Amendola on drums and Devin Hoff on bass.

[dayuhanspace]

its called no wave jazz punk

[Weener92]

i'd save the mouthful and just consider it math rock.

[loudrussell]

wow, this seriously SUCKS ASS!

listen to Ben Monder instead, this shit is just worthless

[booksteve]

excellent stuff. Nels is so gone on that . also the drummer (and bassist) are smoking.

[Aparashi]

This is really great stuff, thanks for posting.

[bwilliam68]

Nels rules.

[inspired81]

Wow, I am not into his work with Wilco, but this is some thing.

[Treeman987]

wow.....that's amazing...

[achmood21]

ron jeremy on drums

[dimmucoltrane890]

guess what he's playing the kick drum with

[KevinBrownsvideos]

GOD DAMN! That's good!

[f4keID]

grandissimo.

[rupman27]

OMG! great freakin Stuff! Goo Nels! u crazy old man can still rock!

[mikebott]

he's used that same jazzmaster both times i saw him live...

btw, "coward" is for me the best new album of this year.

[Mdawg2392]

Oh gosh yes! Coward is so amazing!!!

[mikebott]

question- would you like to see nels, on his own, or with the singers, eventually do a fairly straightforward post-bop virtuoso album ?

replies appreciated.

[hixter]

Scott Amendola on drums, Devin Hoff on bass.

[crash527]

Does anyone know how to achieve Nels tone?

Its eluding me, but I'm sure Its in the mid range. It reminds me of Greg Ginn's tone on The Process of Weeding Out. I've always wanted to match that tone so if anyone has any tips please let me know

[badmuddy]

@crash527 yeah, what john did back in the 70's; throw a bag over your rig...

[swooshboosh]

Who's on drums?

[thegoodusernameman]

That was amazing

[Vader12Tater12]

Simply the best, he has such a variety in his music. just great.

[zehedwig]

damn!

[jxw137]

at 3:40 sounds like he's playing Love Buzz..???

[H0L0GAMI]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE...

[dabroadcasta]

Nels is the most underappreciated guitar player in the freakin world. INCREDIBLE!

[f4keID]

massive

[fuzzstrat]

Ah! I have been playing it correctly. Thanks for the upload!

[sprucebuddhas]

i didn't realise that he goes to the 7th at that one part...

[ifightaliens]

<3 Nels.

[ginonix]

wow, that was so rad, please post any more you have pal

[itscrawford]

AWESOME! i never thought id see a video of square king...i wanna see these dudes live

[70x4]

thanks! do you have more?