The Smalls - Payload

[MrWizardmeat]

the smalls are the best, its like having a dog that barks at aliens, sounds cool

[daveasch]

Mike and Corb look really young here!!

[DragonChaserKev]

The smalls get my vote for Best Canadian band of all time. Saw them live a few times. So many great songs. Corb I've seen twice, Starlite Room he rocked, Calgary Folk Fest Main Stage to close the night he was way to mellow.

[czwij]

@DragonChaserKev check out propaghandi.

[ReGzCOMMUNITY]

fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccc­cccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.......­. i love this band!!!!! saw this vid like 20 years ago!!!!!1 still kix ass

[007outlaw1]

I know corb

[daveasch]

@007outlaw1 I opened for these guys twice. We fizzled in comparison!

[007outlaw1]

@daveasch what was your band called?

[daveasch]

@007outlaw1 The band was called Soil. We played at 2 different Jasper AB shows.

[MrGuacamoli]

God-damn this is sexy!!!!

[rensq]

awesome brilliance and the comment box is so hard to get to... certainly don't mind seeing it twice. yay. proper. and just......so damn good.

[cloud9savagehenry]

Saw these mutha's play many times. woooo

[cbilljones]

@cloud9savagehenry me too, and id kill to see it once more :|

[cloud9savagehenry]

@cbilljones cross your fingers

[baldwinslab]

Anyone who grew up in the 90s in western canada will revere these guys, fuckin' kings of the praires!

[landraiderares]

I knew Corb was in a rock band before going alt-folk-country, but it's both glorious and weird seeing him rock out like this. Either way, he and his bands rule.

[wovokanarchy]

@landraiderares So that would make him a what? A poseur?

[daveasch]

Them are home-grown Edmonton hookers, I'd wager.

[creaper587]

sick fucking bassist

[sab85ful]

I to this day haven't heard a band that can compare. Such an energetic combination of style and influence.

[somewereintime]

d.o.p is better/

[sonnyballs]

WOW, i loved this band in my teens, still love them. glad i thought to search them. one of their best songs too, short and makes you want more, fukin awesome

[feedingfrancis]

these guys should set up another tour... it would be huge now.... these guys were so ahead of their time... to bad they didnt come out this generation :(

[notimeforhate]

@feedingfrancis They weren't ahead of their time. Music used to be good. :D

[dudewinky]

Excellent Band!!!!!

[FreedomWritter2009]

the smalls are so dad ass

[shyvvver]

anyone know what everyone else is up to {besides Corb Lund}?

[daveasch]

Terry works for the City of Edmonton. I don't know what he's doing for music though.

[chumba100]

@daveasch

He's drumming again for the Hard Luck Band

[daveasch]

@chumba100

Lucky for them!

[zekethehillbilly]

I love the gap at the beginning, but for people whove never heard em, theyll be like WTF. Mike Caldwell = best singer of all time!

[bewts420]

God I miss the smalls... and the Headstones.

[daveasch]

How could you possibly bring up the headstones?? They are bile compared to the Smalls and nothing like them.

[mrgarvinfred]

kick ass

[thesmallspure]

I actually have all of their songs up, now, just so you know.

[baotuzi]

I first saw the smalls in 1991.... and saw them many many many times over the next 5 years. Such an original and talented band.

[dondroja]

this band dominated my stereo in highschool

[jimlaheytps]

Corb Lund is a God..... Someone please post "Dan Diddle Aran Dan"  For an old Chilcotin Buckaroo

[keta11]

mike caldwell was singing in a country cover band called Budd Pluggst & Tex-Ass Mikey. there are four Smalls vids. I miss them so bad. I'm into country now thanks to Corb Lund, he still does Waste and Tragedy country style

[Tannoi]

About time they're on youtube!

[olaf420]

i remember seeing them at the brickyard in vancouver. the singer was very casual except for constantly swinging a stick....

[winchestertonville]

ya man, that was rad.

[extsieg]

Um, they Suck

[lonelydick28]

I love the smalls, seen them plenty growing up in Leduc. Miss them, very original band. They had the best shows.

[andmars]

Smalls were great, seen em a few times in my teens

[harte78]

Thanks so much for this. I love The smalls music. I need more video!!!

[TreatzTMA]

Awesome...very unsung and underrated band

[SimpatiK]

He has a very manly chin. I'd really like to see some live footage of them since I never got to see them lie myself. I got into them too late and I'm from the wrong country.

[withinspace]

The smalls were very underrated. Anyone know were more videos of the smalls are?

[guyco]

gosh i miss the smalls an awful lot

[ssaecin]

I've seen the smalls a dozen times every time they came to Montreal. I love these guys!!!

[gordonschmidt]

I rememeber him doing the climatic fall stunt at highwood

[mrallroy]

The fact the someone mentioned Highwood makes me happy.

[gordonschmidt]

i think that they must have went on at about 8;30 or so as I remember it being dusk as the set finished with frisbees flying from the stage. the dead milkmen headlined that night.

I have noticed that there is a functioning Smalls web site.... posibly a reunion in the work$?

[stratedge]

I noticed that too. Please don't toy with me, I would love to be able to go to just one more show and soak it up.

[winchestertonville]

I think that website has been up for ever, anyone know if Mike Caldwell is still singing?

I'm still not ready to let them go.

[Budgieboots]

Was this filmed in Edmonton?

[brandnewfilms]

Indeed it was. I made this video. An interesting thing was that Much Music censored it at first and I changed the shot of the needle in arm (not showing the needle going in and the blood ball)They then played it fairly regular.