Vic Chesnutt - Band Camp

[DaJagsBeKillinMe]

Vic was from Jacksonville, moved to Athens. 

[BilisNegra]

LORD! The song starts SO dylanesque! Well, love the both of them, but of course I mainly miss Vic...

[gordongeekstad]

geex how bout Pylon, Love Tractor, Matthew Sweet, of Montreal, Oh-OK, the bands of Elephant 6 collective, plus a multitude of country/bluegrass. Something's in the water!

[uptightkid]

Great stuff....such a fun song, some of the lines really hit home with me. RIP Vic.

[flogger97]

Amazing talent....sadly missed....R I P Vic Man......

[RoaR3000]

Thank you once again for fear mongering T.H.C while touting killer Pills ,Medical establishment... ...The world was ROBBED this christmas day! :-(... <3 <3 <3

[dmx2777]

I remember Ballard when he worked at the Grit in Athens! Wow, I did not know he toured with Vic, really cool to see this!

[Stipe4ever]

Yep Nathan it sure is- a brilliant drummer- well a brilliant guy full stop!!

I love that guy and he's moved from Athens now, he is sorely missed!

Speaking of being missed- what happened to Vic is so tragic, words fail me but my thoughts are with his wife, family and friends! I first heard of him listening to 'Guilty by Association' and thought he was incredible.

So sad!!

[buckiehead]

What a fucking disgrace, a great talent dragged down by a backward and selfish system. Saw him at the Union Chapel a few years and it was one of the greatest gigs I have ever seen.

[memas999]

Rest in Peace my man, may you continue in the best level of existance!!!

[tylerglenn]

goodnight Vic. we needed you, but thanks for what you left. i wish wish life didn't hurt so much.

[truemetroretro]

RIP...

[UkuleleMandolinBanjo]

his lyrics are so funny, too. people for get that about him.

peace to you vic

[pechomacho]

Una sociedad que deja morir a sus mejores hombres se merece a los peores gobernantes ( George W. Bush, Chenney, Rumsfeld and company)

[micthetic]

Top man! RIP Vic

[stuntcat666]

peace to Vic

[AdamHaynie]

I hate to say it but I had never heard of Vic until today. I only learned of him because of his death. I hope others will find him as well. Truly talented and unique! God speed

[lastsinger]

See you over there...

[Stipe4ever]

I know the drummer in this clip...it's tragic, such a sad loss!

May you now be at peace Vic!

RIP x

[nibel13]

RIP

[RevGreen]

RIP

[CourtyardPigeon]

RIP....

[Tineluss]

May you find your peace, fighter man.

[Lotta2009]

RiP

Great musican !

Fuck the american goverment

[donniebrasco24]

R.I.P.

[woodenthomas]

I got to see him perform ten years ago. I loved the "About to Choke" Album.

He was also in the movie "Sling Blade".

A Great Song writer. Everyone should know about him.

[utooblvr2]

What a great loss for this man to be gone; his songs have a lot of thought behind them. My condolences to his friends and family.

For titostacos: The man behind the desk is Craig Kilborn. Craig was the previous host of the Late Late Show in which Craig Ferguson is now host.

[SlickerVideo]

From Jem Cohen:

"The most important story to report now is not Vics death but a life and work overflowing with insight, humor, and yes, resilience.The second most important story here has to do with a broken health care system depriving so many of the help they need to stay around and stay sane, and a society that never balks at providing more money for more wars but fights tooth and nail against decent care for its citizens"

Jem Cohen: Filmmaker

[johnsteinbeck]

what a great song. R.I.P.

[djcronos4u]

R.I.P.

[titostacos]

Who's the guy behind the desk introducing him?

[samsmacdaddy]

Craig Kilborne, former host of "The Late Show."

[royaltymyspace]

rest in peace my friend.

[BrianGodard]

The song I was introduced to Vic was "Virginia"; such a sad and interesting drug.

Wherever you are, have a great time, my lovely man.

[qba5775]

Fuck me, why!

I didn't even know his name 2 hours ago. Such a loss... RIP

[Sentinel4truth]

Rest in peace.

[kramhag]

hang in there bud

[enialbsitruc]

What is it about Athens Georgia? I am Canadian and of course we have this stereotypical idea of Southerners. But REM, the Replacements, this guy, what is in the water down there? I love it!

[jackdallas]

The Replacements were from Minneapolis, Mn.

[foilseal]

go to southernshelter(dot)com for samples of good athens/regional music. the talent in athens often comes from all over the state, country, and globe mainly because athens is a hip town with a cheap cost of living and lots of venues for starving musicians to be noticed.

[paddlepop77]

The Replacements were from Minneapolis.

[balarim]

@enialbsitruc

The Replacements are actually from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[theyearofourlordig88]

@enialbsitruc

arent the 'mats from minnesota?

[lamolecule]

@enialbsitruc  The Replacements are from Minnesota, but you're right... a lot of great music comes out of Athens.

[LAIDBACKMANNER]

@enialbsitruc This town is awesome. basicly everyone you meat makes some form of music... just like me.

[timdikkens]

@enialbsitruc of montreal?

[MrHermitMyers]

@enialbsitruc Replacements are not an athens band. But check out dexateens and Drive by truckers

[evelovesme]

@enialbsitruc dont forget Widespread Panic. Check them out. they collaborated with Vic and recorded an Album under the name Brute

[FXMAN66]

@enialbsitruc LOL. Funny you mention because many here in the states refer to some Canucks using redneck undertones! (great bands come from the north too) Cannot leave out The Drive-Bye Truckers...or Pylon...or B-52's...or Georgia Satellites...or Love Tractor. The list goes on.....

[FXMAN66]

@enialbsitruc Oh, and don't forget he collaborated on The Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Revisited". Great match up!!!!

[miniraptorX]

@enialbsitruc I believe almost everyone from the Elephant 6 group is from Athens too. Fuck Seattle, Athens is where it was at.

[JugheadObama]

@enialbsitruc Athens is Georgia's liberal wacko nuthouse.

[danodono]

@enialbsitruc minneapolis (home of the replacements) is pretty freakin' close to canada, you dumbshit

[enialbsitruc]

@danodono

Thank you for your kind comments and helping to reinforce the inaccurate stereotype of Americans that they are ignorant jerks who push their weight around.

Signed: dumbshit...

[sloopjonboswell]

now vic told me once that this is a fictional song, but it's "always a cracking me up" that my sister was the drum major when he was a freshman.

LOVE VIC CHESNUTT!

[kirky67]

Vic's an absolute diamond - a wicked man with the words!

[TheForrestMoon]

That Drummer KICKS ASS!!!! smooth MF

[MegaDcf]

crap

[jonvanflan]

Agreed... I've heard of this guy for years and heard the fresh air interview recently. I feel sorry for the fact that he's going broke because of medical issues and our society where people say "I have coverage, fuck everyone else". But this isn't great music. I can see why he was dropped from the label. It's folk rock, stuff I have heard over and over. Tired old chords. Nice lyrics. I never understand the hoo-ha over Tom Waits either, but I bet it caters to the same folks. IMO, crap, FWIW

[humdrum99]

I dunno my own camp experiences weren't like "Fire Lake" at all. They were more like some bad eighties

[pausebeforedust]

Vic is a fantastic songwriter.

[monkmellon]

awesome

[hkmmurph330]

Cool.

My dad's the one who taught him how to play the guitar.

[francepo]

Thanks to your dad!

[explodingtoad]

I was lucky enough to see Vic Chesnutt perform live in New York. I guess it was over a year ago. He is totally awesome and I`m in awe of his songwriting especially the way he uses such vivid, fun words and makes stories with his songs. Love this song too, thanks for uploading it.

[DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa]

A fantastic song by a fantastic songwriter.

[Arinozian]

why was this marked as spam?

[gigiwatt]

Wow, that IS a blast from the past, indeed. Thanks for the link Curtis.  Good to see you all again.

KrisB

[elten]

Excellent harmonies.

Is that Walter Matthau on drums?