Material Issue - "Valerie Loves Me"

[deni1149]

This Version for Tina...

[deni1149]

Hey Tina..You thought I could forget this!! 1996......

[lorac31]

This song brings back so many wonderful memories. The good old days. It's so crazy how a certain song can take you back to that very same place when u first heard it, for me it is 15 years ago! Wow! Thanks for this video :)

[deni1149]

I only try and put on what you like,Like "Valarie loves Me" its a personal favorite..for a personal Friend...and I miss dancing to it with her...............

[nickyd462]

yeah well my best freind is jimmy ellisons neffeu. Soo yeah and ive also played this guys white les paul sg soooooo suck it

[ElGorcho]

Sounds more like 3rd wave Emo than power pop

[obviouslisa]

@ElGorcho listen to the studio version. power pop. this performance is also missing the screaming lead guitar note in the chorus, which is essential.

[tpmcginnis]

Fantastic Power Pop! This version of the song kicks serious tail. This band was tight live! It's probably very hard to find now, but their CD of a concert at Metro in Chicago, with Nash Kato announcing them onto the stage, is a true classic. Jim had a lot of rocking left to do. As with all suicides, it was unfortunate, unnecessary, and sad. But the music lives on..............Thanks for this clip!

[Love1Liz]

This was my babes song.. She would sing it to me :)

[LieuFang]

@hectorsalinasisback are you fucking stupid? The romantics, I see someone here fell for the music executives tricks. I.e. the romantics weren't a real band, didn't write any of their shit, just played blindly along and were stuck up about it. Fuck, go listen to Henry Rollins band or Slaughter Shack or something real jeez. Fucking romantics, what a fucking joke.

[deni1149]

@LieuFang I totally agree with you,H.R. band Rocks!!!!

[2837sharding]

WHy ,? WHY mus they COmiit SUICIDE !!!! ???

PLEAS EheLp Them LORD

[hectorsalinasisback]

These guys didn't have good songs like legendary power pop groups such as The Romantics, The Paul Collins Beat, Cheap Trick and The Knack. That first Paul Collins Beat LP and that first Romantics LP are solid albums of perfect power pop.

[tsuei05]

@hectorsalinasisback OMG! Of all of those bands the ONLY one M.I. couldn't touch is Cheap Trick... this tune alone is better than the Romantics ENTIRE catalogue!

[TheParamountPrincess]

well, he's gotta sit somewhere .. hehe. does he play in a band ?

[joydivision1911]

This songs is the shit....I love Chicago bands!!!!!

[theepirate]

I love it.

[socalevo9]

how in the hell did you find this lol thanks for the upload

[Taytayswiftly]

Wanna hear something funny? The bass player's son sits next to me everyday in class. Lol yep. His dad performs at the Family Picnic every year.

[hayhog22]

My girls name is valaerie great girl and tune

[Downbythewater73]

A Pop Rock Shooting Star...

[camelcash99]

i saw these guys in st louis at mississippi nights on the landing. actually hung out with jim. very deep person. miss him.

[poopologist96]

Wow, a 2nd great live video by Material Issue! They were a great live band, very in synch with each other. I like they don't preen excessively for the audience and let their playing do the proverbial talking. They should have been much more successful than they were, a shame listeners didn't take to them much more than they did.

[Boumdil]

Thank youfor the védio

[punkrockefeller]

dam jim, why did u have 2 leave so early?

[zetroreyes]

The shows at the Metro were the SHIZ-NIT!! Those were the best.

[cmartinhernan]

i love u 2 val!

[valeriegarza1995]

I Like This Song(:

[mrbobloblaw666]

Oh So Fucking Good. Miss You Jim!

[blackmountainboar]

reminds me of the good times in my college days--was such a great alternative band from Chicago

[weaselsuit]

I really enjoyed Jim's open chord sound. He was one of those guys who looked like he was doing a lot more chordally, but he always kept it very simple. This is also the first time I have seen him with a Hiwatt 1/2 stack. He always had smaller Hiwatt combos when I saw him play live. ... and a real tube overdrive on the whole night. Great sound.

[zoltar5282]

If you watch What Girls Want, there's a camera view real quick from behind the 1/2 stacks. There you'll Jim's 2 Hiwatt Lead 30s.

[chemicalx420]

Born and raised in Chicago I remember seeing these guys live at the Metro, along with the other great rock bands of this era. This needs to be seen by more people absolutely great!

[punkrockefeller]

thanks 4 posting this gem!

luv the hippy dennis at the intro!

[BasswipeNC]

Thier first two albums were fantastic.

[weaselsuit]

The third record may have been their best.

[thetubesrock]

The BEST from Chicagoland in the 90s!!!