Evan Dando - If I Could Talk I'd Tell You [11-3-96]

[@alexanderfairchild340]

I saw him live in New Orleans last year. He was clean, ironically I was not. Now I am too. Go us!

[@TheGBs1972]

Know that feeling. I saw him in Sheffield and I was fucked🤣

[@valleygirltotallyforsure]

Um..... I don't think, er, nevermind

[@WhitecoatTurncoat]

@@valleygirltotallyforsure YEAH. just seen him in london. i was mildly spangled...he was NOT mildly spangled. you remember when ozzy was on tv with 'the osbournes' and everyone was saying "it's great that he's clean now". weird.

[@WTT1978]

How could you not like the Lemonheads and Evan Dando after hearing this great song? Tell me!

[@mr.wolchara6432]

If I could talk I'd tell you

[@Diggnuts]

Easy! It is crap. Walked out of a concert of his once.. Could not stand it!

[@theart8039]

@@mr.wolchara6432 You are my imaginary friend

[@kckstnd8]

@@Diggnuts you don’t get Evan or his music. You’re the same person who’d walk out of a replacements show in the 80’s.

[@Diggnuts]

@@kckstnd8 There is nothing to get. It is generic bland garbage.

[@davidmatthews1710]

I miss the 90’s.........

[@jackieblanson2714]

You bet your ass you do bruh-man! And so do I!

[@cactusflowertime-tw2pw]

Same, like almost every day.

[@kidpoker9408]

his dynamics are awesome

[@riffraffrichard]

Yeah one of the best strummers!

[@marcosjoselimadasilva8822]

Great song and beautiful voice.

[@razzledingle]

He's so cooked here. Pulls it off without missing a beat. Excellent.

[@cleftturnip7774]

There was no drummer

[@MarkCranerium]

It makes me sad

[@TheLordMuzzy]

Totally awesome. Hope he beats his addictions. He is one of the most talented singer songwriters of the last 20 years. After his death some film maker like Oliver stone will make a movie about his life then everyone will jump on the Even Dando bandwagon.

[@alrightsquinky7798]

TheLordMuzzy You mean the Dandwagon

[@kyussrock29]

Gosh what you just said is so so true

[@cactusflowertime-tw2pw]

@@alrightsquinky7798 "Dandowagon"

[@brianmcdowell6066]

I was thinking this recently. I guess four years after your comment. Hahaha

[@KitCalder]

@@alrightsquinky7798 should have 100000 likes haha

[@u2acrobata]

One of my favourite songs EVER !!!!!! thanks for sharing !!!!

[@whatsforafters7843]

My pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to post a note of appreciation :)

[@borjavivanco8600]

Thank you for sharing this, an instant time machine

[@whatsforafters7843]

You're quite welcome! Happy to hear that you enjoyed the trip back in time, and took the time to say so :)

[@rg2027x]

pure talent ~✨

[@briangoodman8990]

never looks down at his guitar. dude can play fo sho!

[@HumGuitar]

I've seen the lemonheads 3 times in the 90s. They were great every time. My son and I got tickets to see Evan Dando a year or two ago. I was majorly disappointed after driving an hour and a half to see him, when we arrived at the venue they told us Evan cancelled the show at the last minute.

[@EsromFF]

Too bad. Hard drugs are bad mkay :)

[@KadeBronson]

Great performance.

[@macielcapela1103]

Forever good memorys🎉🎉🎉

[@invernessfan3017]

Great song and performance.

[@jessek437]

SO GOOD..

[@eatonmoorecox9141]

Awesome.

[@rhcp310680]

Good song !!

[@manifestmedia5884]

You happen to have The Outdoor Type from this same taping? Used to be on YT, can't find it anywhere now.

[@whatsforafters7843]

Sorry, but this clip came from one of the highlights of the previous months' programs, and didn't catch the week which broadcast that second song you mentioned.

[@DaanniellNoveselic]

Half past nine, quarter to ten Ten-fifteen, and we're coming around again Hold off, are we going soft? Flushed my Zoloft, and we're comin' around again Found out, and I almost drowned Walked back down, and we're coming around again If I could talk I'd tell you If I could smile I'd let you know You are far and away My most imaginary friend Khmer Rhouge, and genocide qua Your place or Mein Kempf, now I'm givin' the dog a bone Slight hunch, without the vaguest clue To keep the blood balanced, now we're coming around again Half past nine, quarter two, Ten-fifteen, and we're comin' around again If I could talk I'd tell you If I could smile I'd let you know You are far and away My most imaginary friend If I could talk I'd tell you If I could smile I'd let you know You are far and away My most imaginary friend

[@adamh7947]

I did not realize he tuned his guitar down a whole step for this song

[@bengooch4306]

On the record it's a standard tuning with a capo on the 2nd fret. Sounds cool whole step down though. Evan has/had some range!

[@TravisSmith-tk3co]

He really was awsome for a long time. somewhere I found a vid on youtube. It was from last year kind iif an interview and then he played a few songs, or attempted to. so sad. He was so strung out on herione He could hard Let speak let alone play.hopefully he got out from under that bus. probably one of the most embarrassing thing I ever seen. It wasn't even cool to air that stuff let alone upload Iit on youtube. He looked terrible and performed just as bad. hope the best for him. I don't know anything about him as a person. but he use to have such a great voice, stage presense. And he was gifted with writing material and lyrics in a story style way that had you listen to the entire song just like you would watch a good movie not wanting to miss the ending. Great song writer. I'm sure he still could be. Herione just sucks all creativity out the window and leaves people looking like a fool. only one singer I can think of that Herion didn't effect. Layne Staley Alice in Chains frontman could sing his butt off. probably even under water who knows. you just couldnt stop him. And he either wwould sound just like the album, or even rawer.

[@PeteNThat]

Travis Smith That interview, aside fron some throwaway chatter, he still had plenty of honesty to express. He was very respectful toward the interviewer, too. I understand how it saddened you and you're not the first to say as much, but he's okay and always has been a good guy.

[@amoskamil6823]

what interveiw was it id like to see it?

[@mesaverde2042]

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[@skellvarnsen23]

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[@harringtonshaw1865]

Gordon Maskell all of these things sank

[@okalright8980]

Evan is the best

[@maximusmeridius7941]

he do be tweaking hard

[@saldiven2009]

120 Minutes. How far MTV has fallen.....

[@whatsforafters7843]

Indeed! "When it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

[@dallqs.5178]

What tuning is this in? Certainly isn't standard. Could it be a whole step down?

[@michaelmazzone2140]

I've been trying to figure this out as well. Tabs online say to use a capo, and since he isn't using one here, it's definitely not standard tuning

[@dallqs.5178]

@@michaelmazzone2140 yeah, original version is capoed on the 2nd fret, but I think it may be d standard I dont know

[@bobavalle927]

You are right it's a half or whole step down

[@Andreas-ni2lt]

It's D Standard Tuning. You can see he plays an F with a G shape

[@johnnytrash2839]

I remember being kinda meh about this song back in the day until I saw this performance on 120 Minutes; since then it's had a solid A+ rating IMHO

[@knocker3210]

Loved this song right away when I first heard it. The lyrics alone are 🤯. Khmer Rouge genocide qua Your place or Mein Kampf Now I'm giving the dog a bone👏 Great song.

[@natipp1]

Imaginary friend

[@Jan-sf9th]

evan omg even...we were neighbors in essex! I was best friends with holly. please write me back. i would luv to get in touch with her. You are awesome BTW

[@OHMYGORDNESS]

how come my guitar sounds different when i play the same chords?! whats his tuning? i cant get it right

[@CruceEntertainment]

I think the recording is in D, but he’s playing the song in C, so he can sing lower. He might be a little inebriated here so that might be why.

[@kyussrock29]

♥️

[@darylcumming7119]

The number nineties.

[@gregtthomas]

Before the drugs fried his brain. He was so talented.

[@margaretross9150]

He's bipolar. It's tough. Still a sweet, talented guy.

[@gregtthomas]

@@margaretross9150 Are you sure about that?

[@margaretross9150]

@@gregtthomas Just from what I see and hear. He is bipolar.

[@jackbundy5183]

So this is that "girl music" Henry Rollins was talking about.

[@deathkampdrone]

He's just jealous that he didn't write the genius line "your place or Mein Kampf?" So dark, yet funny. Such a legendary songwriter, up there with the best of his peers.

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

henry rollins is a moron, like russell brand. they're just idiots that read the dictionary.

[@MrQ82]

Henry brought me here too lol. Have to say i always thought the lemonheads were alright!

[@riffraffrichard]

Haha Henry rollins so serious so macho, the company of muscly men in mosh pit. Dando enjoys life in all its shades and colours and emitions. He jealous of how the ladies like him

[@Andreas-ni2lt]

Henry Rollins is a walking contradiction. There's no one like him being thoughtful and an asshole at the same time.

[@aarondoodles3380]

Courtney cheated on Kurt with him, he must of felt proud about himself, then.

[@johndalton3180]

Saw Hole open for The Lemonheads at the Palace in Hollywood in October of 1993.

[@evandando3168]

I never slept with clove . After Kurt died I would hang w her .but although she was a fun companion there was no sex attraction period

[@evandando3168]

I never slept with clove . After Kurt died I would hang w her .but although she was a fun companion there was no sex attraction period period

[@johndalton3180]

@@evandando3168 Holy shit, dude. You're the BEST. I saw Hole open for you guys at the Hollywood Palace in 1993, and just assumed... well you know. I was working at Tower Records in '96 and I always insisted they put on Car Button Cloth on the store sound system.