Guided By Voices - "Wished I Was A Giant" (1996 soundcheck)

[wolffmannnn]

I'm # 14,442!

[lumpytwangage]

@wolffmannnn You should go buy a lottery ticket!

[Buckeyeli]

I saw this show. Kevin wasn't doing so hot by showtime as I recall. it was frozen nut sack cold outside. While waiting to get in Bob pulled up in the infamous white van and said something nice to everyone standing in line in an april blizzard to see the best band of the last twenty years. I bought

'benefit for the wino's" and got it signed by everyone but Bob, bummer. Fantastic show in a great club for live music.

[dweeze]

is Greg wearing British Knights?!?!

[SkippySywalker]

Damnit, there are not enough "Like" buttons in the world to accurately describe my feelings... :(

[rotsman19]

greatest video on all of youtube

[rotsman19]

this is the greatest clip on youtube

[hippywolf]

i was 18 and 45 miles away when this show happened. didnt know. shit. thanks for posting. POST MORE! this was a epic line-up!

i love it at the end-

"it sounds pretty good"

OHIO!

[zazeify]

Kevin Fennell gives the band their off-kilter-ness. He was great live.

[zazeify]

Tobin gets the "nonchalant guitarist of the century" award.

[MrRubbaDonga]

Bob at the end of the song: "That sounds pretty good!"

14 years on it sound better than ever

[Ant57fr]

Why is this video so great ? Thank you so much for uploading this.

[rotsman19]

I can't stop watching this either...The greatest...Can't wait to see this lineup 11/6 at the Trocadero in Philly Town!!!!

And to Wolfman, yes he speaks these lyrics in "Watch Me Jumpstart"

[armstrnc]

I watch this twice a day.

[lumpytwangage]

@armstrnc One of the building blocks of a healthy diet.

[justjames1138]

Great clip, cool to see them working behind the scenes. I wasn’t too sure about Vampire On Titus at first but now it’s one of my favourite GBV albums. Wish I Was A Giant is such a great opener.

[geesycreesy]

I've seen a lot of good bands at Canal Street, but I wish that I had been old enough to see this one at the time.

[wolffmannnn]

Regarding the lyrics, I think Bob sings pieces of this while riding in the car in the documentary, Watch Me Jumpstart--isn't in reference to being picked up by a cop twice in "evil" Vandalia?

Lumpy--you have to post more of this kind of footage. I've watched this video umpteen times! -mark

[lumpytwangage]

@wolffmannnn So YOU'RE the one wearing out my video! Don't know about Bob's experience there, but had my own brushes with the city's finest while growing up in Evil Vandalia.

[zazeify]

@wolffmannnn "Watch Me Jumpstart" is the DVD to get. This is from there, and there's lot more there. OLD '95-'97 footage

[lumpytwangage]

@zazeify This clip has not been officially released. It is not on WMJ. I shot this video.

[zazeify]

these guys are better at a soundcheck then most bands at Madison Square Garden

[Bruce0Smith]

Love you Bob.

[Bruce0Smith]

If I could go back in time, I would be there. Not like the other fuckers who aren't.

[davis80smusic]

wow this is cool fun - thanks!

[savannasaurus]

that sounds pretty good ...you said it bob

[lumpytwangage]

1:51: Greg wants more smoke.

[trashedcannedgoods]

@lumpytwangage lol

[ststephen909]

@lumpytwangage turn that cigarette up!

[gbvfan49]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting!

[tubeofyoulol]

this is amazing

[GBVGBVGBVGBV]

you can hear the lyrics a lot better on this version, anyone got the lyrics for this song?

[lumpytwangage]

Hasten thyself to the gbvdb website, where you can find most anything concerning any GBV song.

[GBVGBVGBVGBV]

yeah, tried that but unfortunately the lyrics always seem to be written by fans & there are far too many ??????s for my liking. I mean, i have been trying to work out the lyrics to 'Jabberstroker' for the last 15 years!!! Thanks Again!

[lumpytwangage]

Try the old gbv site. The lyrics there look complete.

[chasebizzy]

Did Bob fire band members or did they quit on their own?

[PamK36]

Both.

[stevemacdougall]

Tobin Sprout left to spend more time with his family, Greg Demos left for grad school, and Mitch Mitchell left for various reasons, while Kevin Fennell was let go due to issues he was dealing with at the time. However, this all happened at the same time. As for the rest, most left on their own, though a few were fired.

[HamburgerMartyr]

Mitch Mitchell is my favorite entity of all.

[mattaki]

i love them all, and even though the other incarnations all had their strengths, there is nothing like a bunch of guys who have been playing together for years just for the fun of it.

[iamlameduck]

More from this, please!

[lumpytwangage]

They aren't from the sound check, but Matter Eater Lad & Hot Freaks from this show have been posted.

[lumpytwangage]

The Devil Went Home And Puked DVD will be released later this year!

[09prizefighter09]

been a fan a couple years and a couple of beers this is a great lineup!!

[kingweewee]

How cool.

[whiplashblues]

classic white basketball sneakers and baggy denim

[FuzzBob]

Holy fuck, this is beautiful shit.

[boombat1]

Thanks!

[blackk]

Wow, those were the days, huh?

I so miss them.

[7vuh]

you are giants!

[Ant57fr]

This is amazing !!

[sthring]

That would be the classic line up in their final days.

[breakupthespace]

Can I just say fuck yes?

Fuck yes!

[solomail]

Amen. Fuck, yes.

It... sounds... really, really... GOOD.

[maximumriffage]

beautiful

[grandaddy2006]

Fuck yeah

[antgf]

do you know what the lineup was during this

[lumpytwangage]

Added that info to the description for this video.

[motoraway04]

FANTASTIC! Would love to see more!

[lumpytwangage]

You sound like a Needmore : C }

[motoraway04]

You are correct my friend!!

[stonedcomedianringo]

great video! Could you enable the embedding? I would love to put this on my blog...