David Bazan - Hard to Be (live)

[@trevorerb6519]

this song is absolutely incredible. He's one of those artists that sound better live than a studio recording.

[@ewenvanni9309]

no its okya

[@addisonstokes1644]

@@ewenvanni9309 if you’ve grown up in church and constantly doubted everything you’ve been taught (as I have) this song is far beyond “okay”. Especially this acoustic version!

[@val103]

This song speaks and heals my soul. Humanity is better because of this.

[@smikebain]

wow this sounds really good. David and Casey have an amazing vocal blend. This song is definitely one of my favorites on the new album.

[@liabarbour1852]

Breathtaking.

[@cambowelsh]

man ive always liked your music, this song has a great chord progression and awesome lyrics, its very emotional

[@mAwesome334]

Ben Gibbard, thank you for showing me to this great artist.

[@paranoidbeing1191]

Man this performance really hits

[@liberatore40]

Im glad if found this! - These guys are really good!

[@ThaOrg]

Nice duet, love it!

[@RaggyMonster]

Been absolutely in awe of him since the early Pedro The Lion days. Seeing him in Ft Lauderdale tonight will be one of the favorite moments of my life. (P.S. check out our band)

[@TimothyBIinks]

This is mindbogglingly good. I can't believe I missed this house-show tour by Dave. (And what girl? Personally, I was mesmerized by Dave and Casey). Thanks for posting this!

[@JW128791284Blaaaa]

man I really love his music and lyrics

[@drgonzosfear]

best version by far

[@ben_has_hobbies]

Look at Steve-O in his brown sweater being all bummed-out...

[@keithruddell1800]

is he right next to maggie gyllenhaal??

[@twlawrence]

@flourides He's singing better than he ever has in his career. It is a challenge to keep a top notch voice in tact every night on the road. In this video, he was on his fifth show in three days! I saw him two nights before this and it was the best musical performance that i have ever witnessed.

[@albertvicent1726]

València, 2024. Alucinando

[@exploringwithasmr]

Still love it.

[@gitargr8]

Who needs an amp with a voice like that

[@DanePenn23]

beautiful. truly great

[@Rhinosaurjr]

some days i just want to listen to this.

[@DrewAllegre]

Regarding the facial expressions of the audience...prior to this song Bazan had just finished a lengthy explanation of where he stands with God and where he finds hope. The mood at this point in the show was somewhat weighty I suppose...and of course, the words to the song only reinforced the weight in that moment.

[@daveyherring]

I cannot unsee this.

[@shinypoptart]

@fahrenheit128 The pedal with all the sliders is could be a Electro Harmonix POG, its an octave generator that creates these kinds of sounds.

[@raaphaxr]

Brasil, 2019.

[@DrewAllegre]

@GhostofDavidBazan go to photosdotfahrenheit128dotcom and you can sort of see what he is using is one of my photos (not close up though). He is using a tiny vox amp, a volume pedal, and a couple other pedals, one of which had a ton of sliders on it.

[@it5ju5talx]

beautiful song.

[@IrnoKola]

Saw him with City and Colour today it was awesome!

[@krunkjunk]

I can't say that I agree with the lyrics. I will say that David always sings about how really feels and not what is expected that he should sing.

[@TACOMOTOCO]

friggin'a this is good

[@gorbott]

beautiful.

[@kylemarvin4384]

What effect is Casey Foubert using for those swells? Also, thank you so much for posting this.

[@GordonWaltersBass]

thanks winterdollar & fahrenheit, he's using a eh pog2 & an ernie ball volume pedal, i just can't figure out what the third one is. it looks like it might be an ibanez, but i can't quite confirm it.

[@andicustherobot]

@lunadivum it sounds like an electro harmonix POG, if it's a pedal with sliders on it, they have that cool octave effect. That, a volume pedal for the swells, and a reverb. That's what it sounds like anyhow

[@skeletonrock]

Amazing.

[@test-bu8sw]

Can anyone guess that picture (black and red) on the wall, its an album cover. :)

[@philenosborne]

music can also be stunning and break down. in those cases, people tend to not give much of an expression. if it's this beautiful, i get all stunned and broken down.

[@justitan]

wtf? i want david bazan to play in my living room.

[@royalfowey]

@GhostofDavidBazan the thing with sliders is more than likely an Electro Harmonix MicroSynth

[@dedaelus]

ok i love this song, but the bit that gives me chills is t the end of the song when the intro comes back in again. just beautiful wish i could find a live version like the lbum although what they do here is pretty fucking special

[@friendship6668]

Jon Wilson he totally needs to release a live album. Nothing compares to his simple acoustic live shows

[@ewenvanni9309]

eh its kinda trash tho

[@divingdivaej]

very good... wow im speakless thats amazing

[@Dancing_Jesus]

that guy sitting down in the green sweater looks like he's in heaven. either that or he just dropped a few tabs of acid. must be the effects of david bazan and the backing vocals provided by his majestic beard

[@Miiro23]

How come second best isnt on youtube? its an awesome song :(

[@edeezzie]

@fahrenheit128 It looks like he has a Boss DM-2 Delay pedal and an Electro-Harmonix POG2.

[@DownValleyTroy]

" ... for they'd never seen a girl, so sad and beautiful"

[@delvala]

Would have loved to be there.

[@obiwankikobi]

@GhostofDavidBazan I see a EHX P.O.G. possibly a maxon/ibanez delay and a volume pedal.

[@carlicookie93]

I love it!!! it sounds like patrick watson & kings of leon

[@JohnnyPilgrim]

wish I was there...

[@lucasbatistasilveira3983]

Legal eu gostei

[@GordonWaltersBass]

@charlietango48 thanks man, appreciate it

[@wehavethefacts1]

In their defense, it does feel a little weird knowing you're in the shot the ENTIRE time. They were probably both thinking about it the whole time, trying not to do anything stupid on camera. By the way, Casey, that was a pretty sweet egg drop. Hmm... Egg Drop... new band name?

[@fonte9volts]

BRASIL

[@rudyfknv]

is that stevo back there by david

[@bgunby]

I could't disagree with you more... His honesty is refreshing and his voice is beautiful so real like the other poster said you should have challenged yourself a bit.

[@GordonWaltersBass]

does anyone know what casey was using for his effects board?

[@JRANmusic]

the guitar david's playing looks like a larrivee...anyone know what model?

[@valence546]

that was just some sexy harmonies

[@winterdollar]

Casey is using an Electro Harmonix POG2

[@GaryDGuitar]

@GhostofDavidBazan Volume pedal, electro harmonix pog2

[@marcsfortaner]

Anybody knows who is the electric guitar guy??

[@DrewAllegre]

Casey Foubert. He was in Crystal Skulls and has engineered/contributed to Damien Jurado albums, Padro the Lion albums and many others.

[@marcsfortaner]

Drew Allegre Thanks!

[@DownValleyTroy]

Also has been touring in Sufjan's band for a long time I think.

[@PeterMLadey]

What pedal do you think he's using?

[@crawfordviolin]

I think it might be the Strymon Big Sky. I have one and I feel like I can get something like that; though I do not play guitar... Definitely a reverb of one kind or another.

[@thenadrojshow1119]

Peter M. Ladey it also sounds like some sort of pitch shifter/octaver

[@kirbygirl49]

This.

[@DavidRecksiek]

"mattttt damonnnn"

[@KatasaurusRexy]

I saw him with City and Colour in Baltimore Maryland, let me tell you. No one would shut the fuck up during his performance I was about to kill everyone, ahaha. I was so mad, no one has audience edicate.

[@johnhandsome2966]

He swung the tassel to the LEFT side to his cap alright.....

[@pashpotter]

I didn't know steve-o likes dave bazan

[@SuperZapRowsdower]

I hope she makes an appearance here and marries me! So cute...plus she's into (er...kinda into) really great music!

[@thewintersessions]

Yo dawg remember that time you couldn't have some fucking compassion for another human being? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

[@warrenmusic]

@lunadivum It's a POG 2. ehx dot com/products/pog2

[@MrBenaLee]

the guy sitting down looks like stevo

[@crazyearsjoe1]

the egg abuse @ 3:20 is much more disturbing

[@robkelly4641]

verbzilla octo

[@dynamitewalls]

I didn't know that Steve-O was into David Bazan.

[@Thomaseeno]

Haha, hilarious!

[@electronicmedium]

reminds me of bon iver

[@mixmastamarkymark]

Well if you couldn't be a responsible human being like most others and stay out of jail then maybe you should be enslaved by religion.

[@dynamitewalls]

@GeorgiaNavajo Clearly you have absolutely no ability to analyze art. This is not a song for Jesus, I assure you.