The Mountain Goats - This Year (Live)

[Mithrohir]

I made it through 2011, f*ck yea

[16677400]

cant wait to see you in santa barbra!

[BlipLeBlop]

I LOVE IT!

[BarbarianDragon]

oh boy, here i go wanting to kill myself again...

[helbick]

what ever happened to the video for this?

[omganime2]

@helbick idk why they took it off of youtube. I remember a bunch of hateful comments being left. Anyways, you can still find it on Vimeo on the producer's account

[fizzle455]

@omganime2 its back up  on youtube :)

[helbick]

what ever happened to the video for this?

[Cahillbb]

Maybe one of the only venues in the world where people cheer at the mention of Mills Avenue (0:38) which, as I understand it, is right nearby Pitzer College in Claremont.

[teddy2319]

Why heroin instead of alcohol??

[cmacsupreme]

@teddy2319 I was wondering that too.

[BrightEyes10003]

@teddy2319 its not like he needs to keep every single lyric the same every single time...

[teddy2319]

@BrightEyes10003 Yeah, I guess that's true. He tends to improv sometimes, and that's why Mountain Goats concerts are so cool. Still, something about changing alcohol to heroin bothers me. It's stronger that way. Also, the Bright Eyes rock! Cool screen name =)

[BrightEyes10003]

@teddy2319, you have extremely good taste in music xD

[nickgash]

I have never seen a more deeply amazing one-man acoustic performance: the energy, the sincerity, the absolute disregard for looking silly in front of hundreds of people. This man is quite possibly one of America's greatest and most overlooked modern poets. I say that without knowing exactly where he's from...but hey, Canada is basically America, right? I think I've lost my course.

[plantless]

@nickgash Pretty sure he's American. So you're right on the money there.

[firewoman1975]

i love mr. darnielle. and so does my husband. :D

[OhGoditsJoshua]

I love how at the end, the crowd is basically chanting it like a mantr instead o singing it. This is one of my favorite tMG songs, ever.

[Courty56]

I played video games in a drunken haze, I was 17 years young.

[Hitiphany]

change to heroin = great

[FoolishTheMortal]

@Hitiphany That made me sad...and scared.

[AuntPearlsGlorybox]

Yeah me too "I am going to make it through this year if it kills me". This song got me through 2005 a particularly difficult one now Im back calling on it again!!

[sdistk8d]

i made it thru that year :)

[Jutesoup]

wish i could see them live....no one comes to VA

[atomjack]

@miniature39 Why would you do that when you can get full quality uncompressed FLAC of the entire show from the link in the OP?

[ericjames93]

this is my favorite acoustic song.

[jamesandjackproducts]

I love playing this song at school. Kids would love The Mountain Goats if they gave them a thorough listen.

[ZipperCityPhoto]

Great sound - glad I found this!

[teaandcakeordeath]

where is peter peter???

[HighLordConz]

Good song

[madcitisinner]

i am go n to make thru this year if it kills me

[boiledhooker]

fuck ya, it's been a shit year

[lainnorcal]

@madcitisinner this year is about done....finally. made it, didn't kill me. ^^

[ryanandjp]

i live on n. mills avenue

[honuecker]

Do you know Cathy?

[agusohyeah]

genius

[SouljaBoyFuckinSucks]

I love the fact that a reference to heroin got a pop out of like four people in the crowd.

[audiohex]

yep - one or two smacked out chicks woke up for long enough to woohoo for their team.. I found that funny as well. I dig how he said heroin instead of alcohol, too.

[AARONLAURIE110]

dude your name is fucking awesome

[derek0660]

i lol'd

[ClayPuppington]

small crowed, he is on exstacy and this song is missing the drums that add the final touch to it.,

[monkie369]

good song, but has anyone else noticed that he has really odd facial expressions during his songs?

[MrDelirious]

It's kind of how JD rolls. You should have seen him do "Mosquito Repellent" live.

[kiler12321]

the Mountain Goats are pretty much just him. the majority of his songs are vocals and guitar.

[TheDeathSage]

It sounds like it's just him....where's the rest of the band?...and it seems like the crowd is bored....But JD is amazing.

[jcasaurus]

Yeah, the crowd seemed bored. Did you hear how quiet it was after his performance? Or what about how quiet it was while he was singing?

[TheDeathSage]

A little of both.

[olajeger]

nice song man!

[theinternetsaid]

john darnielle is a god.

[metalheadmonkey]

awesome i love this band

[AnimobileAWS]

wow, thanks a ton the quality on the audio is amazing!!!! vids good too!!

[howcatsjam]

JOHN'S HAIR! WHERE HAS IT GONE?