Tinted Windows - "Can't Get A Read On You" (Live SXSW - HQ)

[roguechocolate]

Taylor's voice when he shouts nearing the end of the song is just beautiful.the crackle in his voice...(so awesome in Hanson's songs).

Hope you keep making music.The music is different from Hanson. Interesting.There's something there...I like this track in particular...There really is something there..I guess the band just need to play together more and more-coz like with Taylor &Hanson , they have years and years of playing together, writing songs together,etc.to have that ease n familiarity

[roguechocolate]

@roguechocolate ...I meant ease and familiarity with performing onstage together..coz in Hanson,playing with sibs have this very comfortable vibe, effortless...This band TW are made up of GREAT musicians and have a passion and they should go for it. Magic happens when there's heart and soul for rock n roll

[roguechocolate]

just surreal Tay in another band

Whoa

Rock n roll

[andrednz]

@redwerr Who is Smashing Pumpkin?

[NosferatuNite]

@andrednz the best rock band of the 90s

[andrednz]

@NosferatuNite lol! I was just being ironic. I'm too tired to read all the comments but I remember somebody asking who was the guitar player...

Cheers from Brazil!

[SuperSparkyMark1]

This band is awesome!!!

[gulliverfridge]

Interesting social experiment, bad music. Pop-punk only exposes the stale mate between capitalism and revolution. Art needs a new philosophy not ironic in- jokes of cultural perception.

[BorgKing001]

holy shit is that Iha from the Pumpkins

[AmaninaRohizad]

Tay is still hot. as always

but it's kinda weird seeing him instrument-less

^_^

[juligahe]

How this man could leave Smashing pumpkins for this????

[BorgKing001]

@juligahe have you heard them lately

[Paperhouse81]

James Iha thought he was going to be better off doing shit like this!!!!?? James outta be ashamed of himself! He has def. underestimated himself, he can get much more abstract and creative than this...this fucking music is terrible and too fucking simple. He would of been better off rejoining the fucking Pumpkins. There is much more strength in his persona when he is with Billy C. There is something radiant about James and Billy together. Something uncanny.

[skippydeenice]

wow james iha... so lame

[Losta7x]

got to love Taylor x

[TheGreenPlague]

Actually, I've figured it out. I know exactly what they are doing. They are so PISSED off at modern pop music, and the warped establishment of teenie bopper sales, that they are showing the music that is being composed in studios and performed by Mickie Mouse Clubs members is nothing impressive, and repeating their structures shows that teens arnt interested in the music, but the images and celebrity of the industry. It's a joke. This song was actually pretty damn good though. Maybe I'm tainted

[BrittanyJoJohnson]

I don't understand this band. 

[Fordsfabulous]

They rock!!!! LOVE YOU TAYLOR

[Hannay1988]

By the sounds of it a lot of people dont like this but I really do, its catchy! :)

[dimthemike]

The backup singers look really into it!!!

[pharmacyatlaws]

is weird see taylor in this

[dwandwan1]

who wrote this, sounds just like cheap trick!!!!!!!!!

[77Twilightluver77]

is it me-or- i h8 myself 4 sayin this-did tay get uglier...? :[[[[

still amazing in the voice department though

[GreyChar23]

@77Twilightluver77 it's the moustache. no moustache= dang sexy

[jazzman1307]

noooooooooooooooooo james iha....

what the hell are you doing there???

you are more cooler than any of them...

[Atreju]

@jazzman1307 I don't get it either!!! Maybe he needs money :( lol

[jazzman1307]

@Atreju

I dont thinks so...

I think James Iha is loaded with cash...

do you know DJ AM?

who died overdose...

when he died he left 1 million dollars in the bank which was handed over to his mother, later. And DJ AM is not even famous...

While James Iha, has many tours with SP, I think James Iha is filthy rich, so money is hardly the case here.

[ritter89]

@jazzman1307 Don't be so sure about that. A DJ actually has a better chance of securing their finances than a band member. Just take a look at some of the hit acts from the 60s, 70s and 80s, many of whom are either broke today or still touring to maintain an income. Recording and touring are wildly expensive ventures. If they sign shoddy contracts, they can wind up touring just to pay off their studio time. It's a myth that fame equals wealth, especially in the music industry

[christvswarhol]

@jazzman1307 Seconded....and woah wat the hell is witht he facial hair on hanson boy, thats scarey

[noglo322]

Taylor Hanson has the most amazing voice!! Love Tinted Windows!!

[albertina]

what happened to his throat.he did not sound like that when i was at the show of TW

[PhotoFilmStudios]

he has a throat problem and gets sick alot, he cant help it.. its off and on.

[christvswarhol]

@PhotoFilmStudios Heehee i'm sorry but thats kinda like saying...oh damn i have arthritis and sometimes i can play my guitar and sometimes not....well erm...heh tough shit.....

[PhotoFilmStudios]

if you watch hansons the walk documentary on their last CD the walk, they talk about his illness and how he had to have a surgery to fix it and it still goes off and on

he was getting sicker and sicker while recording with his brothers and this was the time when he was actually recording that CD

so not only he was doing Tinted Windows but he was also writing and recording with his brothers and also has 4 kids and wife to take care of.. so it was alot to do

[MsSnooglebear]

thank you :-) I had no idea tay had been through so much.. I do remember about Isaacs health scare a couple of years ago tho... I'm just glad they're all ok.

[PhotoFilmStudios]

actually it wasnt the walk but it was their newest CD that they were recording which is coming out this year

[ritter89]

@albertina This Hanson kid is a chain smoker, believe it or not....

[Anth]

My Band of the Year!

[staticxmagic]

the crowd is dead...haha

[amslfive]

james iha. o god. why? that's a strange sight. does he play guitar when they do mmmmmbop??

[helokaramos]

How bizarre! I feel ashamed for him!

[clarey1717]

such a good song.. but it doesn't sound too great live :/

[limori84]

the band is cool. the song is good. the singer's amazing!!!!!!!!!! THE END!!! :)

[beaniecree]

DITTO! Taylor's amazing!

[Celestiastar]

@limori84

Singer's Taylor Hanson--and yeah--I agree =)

[limori84]

@Celestiastar YEA i know..I still love him in Hanson more though...

[elainecatlover]

@limori84 really!!!! he is soooooo cut

[unabonger777]

the band rocks, the song is good. the singer sucks. the end.

[alexc6789]

TAYLOR HANSON is amazing the only reason that his voice went is beacuse you can obv. see that he has lost his voice! - if you don't like it then don't listen to it. "the end"

[unabonger777]

usually when a singer loses their voice it's because their voice isn't in shape. it's like being an athlete, if you don't exercise, you're not an athlete. being a singer is not for everyone. i know this guy started out as a cutie pie, not a real singer, so I doubt he really has the talent in the first place. he got into a real band now, but he sort of failed to prove himself here. I don't know what's amazing about sucking. His performance sucked. maybe he can do better.

[georgia431]

ouch

[originallyfrumious]

he still looks like a ittle kid, or a 70s porn star

[kawfeegirl]

Hanson's been touring and recording since BEFORE Mmmbop... and their last record came out in '07.

I think it's that these songs really aren't fit for his voice. I am totally in love with his vocal chords- but this is just not right. lol.

[alexc6789]

I love hanson too and i just think that he has a bad throat, and he sings all their other tracks really well.

[discotheque1]

great song

[Jojanneke83]

wow... he sounds like he's losing his voice! Poor Tay

[toasterface86]

um... hanson has been touring on for the past 13 years, he has been on stage between 97 and preforming with TW

[TheYtcui]

my  favourite

[sandisweets]

I think Taylor needs to quit smoking.. lol

[zerodelorean]

Somebody give Taylor a Wet-Nap, he's got chocolate milkshake all over his upper lip!

[JBtwililght]

lmao.

thats cute

[KristinaSevani14]

omg haha thats cute i like that

but seriously

:)

[Roswellite13]

I was at this show (old guy shaking his head @ :58) and it was better than this sounds. BTW: I love the album.

[mmmbopingmommy]

You cracked me up!!! I love seeing older people enjoying this. And there is no such thing as old anymore.

[DontMockForest]

Haha you look like a fun dude to be around:)

[Monkeyhead1986]

@Roswellite13 You ROCK!

[limori84]

Taylor's awesome! love him!! :)

[Jojanneke83]

Yeah dont get me wrong I love Hanson, I really like Tinted Windows and I like most of their songs - but he really does sound like he's losing his voice here! And I bet he feels lost without his piano or guitar. :) lol

[jchang365]

This song was performed much better a few days before this show. I think he just got hoarse by the end.

[FreshAzImIz62]

Yeah but....he's always had a great voice, even when it's not 100% on point. Most ppl would sound awful singing this.

[Miseryady]

Thanks for sharing!

Someone know where can I find the album's lyrics?

[IWhentOut]

maybe he should drop the smokes? and start wearing those scarfs again. poor thing. the song sounds promising!

[BatALash]

Lol! Yes, the scarfs will bring back his voice :)

[clairehumpge1]

Oh god it sounds awful

[admiralalbertane]

i hate to say this being a huge fan of taylor's voice but he is definatly losing it in this song...

[suzy83]

omg! thanx so much!

[BananaLiz08]

This is my favorite Tinted Windows song!! yeah! It totally sounds like Taylor lost his voice halfway through this song though. =/

[forgetmenutz]

It's funny how people's favorite songs from Tinted Windows are never the same, but they are never kind of a girl or messing with my head, which are supposed to be the hit songs.

[BananaLiz08]

Haha..well I love Messing With My Head and Kind of a Girl, too! (Especially MWMH!) I think I'm just more excited about the other songs right now because they are newer to me.

[Jojanneke83]

I find that with a lot of bands, the hit songs are never my favourite songs... I guess I'm not mainstream enough or something lol

[pos360]

I fcking love this band!

Thank you!