Dirty Projectors Live In Minneapolis (3/6/09)

[Lew1826]

guys everyone in the this band is amazingly talented at there respective instrument, so what ever they're doing is fine

[Raelspark]

Don't like the capo sound at all. What the hell's this trend with using capos? Especially girls? Just change the key. Follow the bassist.

[skinnyshamans]

@Raelspark Capos don't just change the key, they can give a much brighter sound. You act as though people use them simply because they're considered 'cool' (never heard of someone who thinks capos are 'cool', though, but whatever), I'm more than positive that they're being used consciously to deliver a specific guitar tone, so your assertion that its a 'trend' seems pretty weird to me.

[Raelspark]

@skinnyshamans

You're just getting back to me now?? OK well, as a 12-string player I can see where tone can be changed, or the pitch varied. In some songs by Peter Gabriel I have to use the capo on fret 1; on some songs by Jethro Tull the capo is on fret 3. I saw a guy at an open-mike 2 days ago with capo on his 12-string on 5th + 7th frets, and I just didn't see the point. You can just change the key. It has to serve the song --- not just be fancy. Yes, it IS a trend today.

[GbOverAb]

Look at what they're playing. Everything's about single notes against open strings. This isn't strum along with Jethro Tull. They're specific riffs, you can't 'transpose' then. The capo is to get things in the right key for the vocals and lift the guitar higher to keep the bass/mids free. All essential to their sound.

[Raelspark]

@GbOverAb

They are not doing anything so special. Actually, it's a bit squeaky. If that's the "sound" this band was going for, then I understand. But it's still a trend among so many performers.

[axwell21]

Playing a right-handed guitar upside down. Hmmmmm never seen that one before

A good studio band!

[lombado22]

sounds like a six year old who just got raped in a sandbox

[Raelspark]

@lombado22

Rape is not funny, but I understand what you mean.

[stonefly]

sounds like a six year old who just got a band in a box

[chunkybutt420]

What high school cafeteria is this in?

[thormann84]

Sloppy hipster crap

[andrewjbove]

this band does not treat other musicians with respect. i think they are lame.

[thebeattrustee]

David Longstreth is the new David Byrne

[headiekid]

@thebeattrustee God reads these comments and you are already going to hell for that.

[chaosIsTheOnlyPower]

Anybody remember a band called Gentle Giant? Loopy time signatures and interlocking harmonies. DP are pretty cool to have it all hold together.

[derek0660]

i like how he plays the right handed guitar left handed.

[MyToasterIsBroken]

are the DPs jazzers or composition majors... both? Amazing, either way.

[iceaxe56]

sorry

[MikeOwenVideos]

Is it just me or does this sound like Kasmir?

[cabangbangq]

i feel like the whole album sounds like zeppelin's folkish side

[mattmonson7]

methinks you all should give Kashmir a few more listens. anyone can sound like zeppelin a little bit since they traversed the entire gamut of musical sounds. i think it harkens more towards flaming lips or the residents as an immediate influence, zeppelin more indirectly. i think this is much too unique to say that you hear zeppelin all the way thru the album...

[fishyfreak101]

@MikeOwenVideos Just you

[Subsharp]

@MikeOwenVideos Its only cause he keeps on messing up on this one part but he doesn't do it on the album. Maybe he just felt like playing it that way that night and it sounds sorta zeppeliny.

[RichardBLongly]

Yes! I've heard this song on The Current, and have been meaning to find out who it is. AND I've heard David Byrne talk these guys up and have been meaning to give them a try. My endeavors are one! This song is BEAUTIFUL AND artsy, with it's jazzy, asymmetrical jazziness. This channel is absolutely AMAIZING, as well! I can't believe I didn't subscribe when I first stumbled upon it! B\

[DavidGodd]

yay.

[scbaldwin13]

My cousin Nat is playing bass in the center of the screen.

[thealgebraofneed]

Sweet! :) Lucky. Such a talented band.

[jabberyappy]

is your cousin gay?

[mikefiore6]

did you go to every dirty projectors video just to post that? sounds like you would really like a one-on-one with your cousin so he could produce a dirty projectile onto your face...

[johnforz]

your cousin Nat's last album was incredible

[sammyenn]

Nat Baldwin's your cousin? JEALOUS!

[TheThirty6chambers]

@scbaldwin13 haha no way? thats pretty cool man.

[numaticity]

@scbaldwin13 bitchin dude. im jealous times ten.

[PorroFirst]

@scbaldwin13 Wow, that's really cool.. Can you ask him to introduce me to Dave?

[dasubuibi]

yikes, not good

[KenKowwwrb]

Tim Kinsella loves Dirty Projectors ya know! And I love both of them.

[ThaxTj]

WHAT THE FUCK?! OWLS AND CAPN JAZZ?! I love them too, but they are no way at all as good as dirty projectors, theyre styles are so much different dirty p speaks so much more through how they play, they are so much more mature in there style to, in no way are they like owls or capn jazz

[davydipper]

anyone know what's happened to angel deradoorian, or did she just change her appearance a LOT??

Love the new stuff. What a wonderful unique, band!!

[Lwize]

Amber Coffman is playing the red guitar. Angel is out of the frame, probably to the left.

[druidfam]

or wait even worse realization. this is just a copy of 'owls'

[druidfam]

ugh so bad. makes total sense npr and nyt like them. they're only 14 years behind on a guitar sound perfected by cap'n jazz (who did this better when they were 19). and with way cooler vocals that werent inspired by (double ugh) vampire weekend.

[ingyant]

you do know that Dirty Projectors have been on the circuit a lot longer than Vampire Weekend. If you're gunna draw any connection with the vocals, then DP would be the inspiration, not the other way round.

[taylorsickler123]

tell him budday!

[vanillaskynet]

@ingyant yea even some of the members played with DP before they formed vampire weekend

[LupeJustinian]

@ingyant I agree! And Ezra got to play sax with DP on one of their tours!

[ibigstrongman]

@ingyant Plus... Ezra Koeing used to play Sax in the DP back in the day

[manilakila]

Fool! What a foolish comment.

[summergrof]

i cannot wait for the new album. this song is rad.

[moonunderwater]

damn, i guess Cannibal Resource is boooooooooooomb... what an opener that will be... very nice footage indeed, thank you very much for the video =o