Guided By Voices - King and Caroline + Motor Away (Medley) [3-30-95]

[Stereo feed] Great performance on USTV. This is the first of 2 segments on that night's appearance. This would be a medley, and a grand one, at that.

[@warshipsatin8764]

i love how during motor away the one guitarist doesnt even play anything until halfway through the song so that when the feedback comes howling in and he hammers that chord it sounds so fucking massive.

[@sydbarrett5]

Mitch rules!

[@TheErikrust]

Man, you called it. It’s that moment that just blows a hole in the fucking space time continuum. That’s rock and roll. Cheers.

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Vrdd

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

@@sydbarrett5 vrdd

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

@@sydbarrett5 vrdd

[@jackjohnson5714]

Julian Casablancas got a lot of his vocal and stage affectations from this performance. One of the all time greats!

[@evanmuller1967]

Motor Away has always been an earworm for me, but hearing it in this context makes you realize just how well-written it truly is. Such sweet sweet powerpop.

[@jstenner]

After watching this video countless times over the years, I’ve decided one of the great moments in rock history is when Mitch Mitchell walks back to light a cig between songs before his unleashing. THAT’S GBV.

[@dougsmith7083]

He's got a bit of Bob Stinson swagger

[@DaveAnchovies]

i bumped into him at a show in Toronto...a big show and Mitch was walking in the front door carrying his own amp through the crowd! i said hello, he set the amp down and chatted up a bit. nice guy...hes got the rockstar moves but thats part of the GBV thing...Sprout looks like a polar opposite. i was lucky to see them around this time OPENING for Urge Overkill. when they headlined in Toronto...man, 3 hours is too much GBV (or anyone). also remember being so excited they were gonna be on the tube...before jon stewart became don lemon or something.

[@spensert4933]

Guitar as weapon

[@johnb5057]

@@DaveAnchovies jon stewart is nothing like don lemon. you are a clown

[@hahvahd]

Absolutely epic.

[@billhoward497]

Bob’s classic jacket. Wonder what happened to it. I last saw it on the Mag Earwhig tour. Should be at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[@dougsmith7083]

The new band is freakin awesome and tight and powerful...but, I have a HUGE place in my heart for the shambolic, energetic and endearing character of this lineup...Mitch Mitchell is the best...an everyman's rock and roll star/dreamer

[@Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy]

I completely agree! Love both lineups...time for a 2020 Double Headline tour!!! Doug Gillard lineup to open the show and Classic lineup to bring the house down!! Spread the word!!! GBV 2020 - Double Headline Mega Awesomeness Tour!! GBV! GBV! GBV! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@johnnymancspice]

What Doug said *nods

[@TheErikrust]

Mitch is an absolute legend. Doesn’t have the chops of Doug, but he is the epitome of rock and roll, and that’s what counts with this lineup.

[@MrJbud55]

I remember me and my roommate in college being blown away by this performance when we saw it on tv back in 95. One the best bands ever. I got to see them in 2001 and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@farmasyst]

Still rocking the shit out of it today bro.

[@prul]

Same here man GBV will never die out

[@SpookyApparition]

I saw GBV last weekend in DC and it was maybe the best show of theirs I've ever seen

[@DaveAnchovies]

GBV was going to hang it up before Bee Thousand...so theyre at their peak here, but still relatively "not a talk show band"....stewart also had Blues Explosion on around this time or a year later...Stewart must have dug some Matador bands...or his music director. Best lineup here, too. Before the GBV "bro cult" formed.

[@DaveAnchovies]

at their peak and still on an indie (think stewart had a deal with matador) and unknown above ground. never were better than this period.

[@mordantfilms]

I love how they always cut to Kevin when he would hit the crash.

[@bobpike8050]

Mitch IS Rock and Roll.

[@dougsmith7083]

I had this awesome dream...Peter Townsend and Roger Daltrey reached out to Bob and, they asked him to join them on stage to sing "Baba O'Riley" Bob did extra awesome high kicks and blew the crowd away He smiled

[@mattaki]

i'm glad somebody preserved this for the ages!

[@Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy]

Agreed! GBV! GBV! GBV! Always and forever, soooooooooo cherry! 🍒 🤟 GBV: Still rocking the finest music in the business! 🎵🎵🎵 🌝

[@CullyBenson]

Crazy how much Julian of the Strokes stole his moves and clothing. I know he was a big fan though.

[@DaveAnchovies]

are you kidding? unless Julian was trying to replicate a drunk middle aged dude...who was obsessed by the Who, he didnt need to borrow anything with those dashing good looks. Bob was still an elementary teacher and the band had considered hanging it up before the micro-indie that released the album before this. Couldnt believe they were on tv...finally noticed at their 10th lp!!! matador picked em up, probably with help from Dayton native Kim Deal. This was the first album they used a studio to record in....

[@dh-_1011]

@@DaveAnchovies Do you know anything about the Strokes/GBV relationship?

[@bobpike8050]

Well, Pollard stole some of David Lee Roth's moves so on it goes.

[@glueball9511]

i would say moreso just borrowed his knack for understated hooks/refrains. plenty of bands have been influenced by GBV, none have ever looked quite so dorky as the real thing though

[@jackjohnson5714]

Somebody else sees it! Don't hate, Dave Anchovies

[@triplebenched]

25 years ago now. Then they played a 40 song set later that night.

[@martycray495]

GBV..... the only thing that makes me proud to be from Ohio!

[@SportyWizard18]

red house painters

[@JohnnySaltine]

Devo

[@floorjazzrecordings6647]

the breeders, zapp, brainiac

[@Havencheese]

Ohio Players and of course Dayton...the band.

[@LickMyMusketBallsYankee]

@@Havencheese Too bad the city itself is trash

[@edsmith5355]

Thank you so much for sharing! I remember this like it was yesterday. I had picked up "Bee Thousand" and the "Vampire on Titus/Propeller" combo on a boxing day sale in '94 upon reading that Bob Mould was a huge fan. By the time this show aired, an acquaintance had made me a tape of the bootleg "Crying your knife away" and I was a full-blown fan and I didn't even know what the guys looked like -- I guess I thought some of the pictures in the Bee Thousand liner notes might be them only to discover that Bob Pollard was this Tom Berenger-looking guy! "Alien Lanes" hadn't yet come out so this was the first time we got to hear the new material. And later on, we would find out that the medley was not how the songs were sequenced in the album (startling since it sounded so good in this appearance). As I recall, the band played "My son cool" on the outro to the show and it sounded massive...I'd get to meet and hang with the band for a whole day later that year when they came to Toronto...great memories.

[@whatsforafters7843]

My pleasure! Thanks for sharing the memory, and for taking the time to post a note of appreciation :) They are great, aren't they!!??!!

[@mikemcintosh9933]

Love when the Les Paul squeels into the number with the Who-inspired power chords at 3:30

[@eldude123456789]

Im very convinced that this is their baba o riley

[@eldude123456789]

@Andrew Knudsen Exactly plus that big windmill on the 2nd verse? straight out The Who's playbook

[@DaveAnchovies]

whenever i saw them he constantly was smoking...at least in ny, you can technically smoke on stage...as its considered part of a performance? he would blow sparks out of that smoke when playing leads or just a big chord.

[@andrew7911]

@@eldude123456789 that would have to be Over the Neptune / Mesh Gear Fox

[@thomasjuvan5590]

@@DaveAnchovies I saw them on this tour in '95, and I swear he constantly had a cig in his mouth but I NEVER saw him light up a new one. Rock n' roll hero.

[@concars1234]

How is Bob such a rock god on the mic?

[@christiananderson6761]

the greatest rock and roll band of all time

[@johnnymancspice]

They blew the Club doors wide open man 😲

[@DaveAnchovies]

always wished theyd sneak in a tobin sprout song during one of those 3 hour shows. he only got a few per album, but every one is a stone cold classic

[@DaveAnchovies]

after watching 20x, mitch and i use the same gauge dunlop picks. they dont break...they wear down or you lose 'em....

[@hippojuice23]

George Harrison of GBV!

[@theodoreharper6060]

I’ve seen them numerous times. Always always always bring it

[@seang4]

i turned 5 the day of this performance. pretty cool.

[@MatthewTomich]

i am amazed that mitch mitchell got away with smoking on network tv.

[@stevekelley2209]

Mitch Mitch Mitch and a quick procession follows

[@zxy4076]

My favorite live gbv performance.

[@SolamenteVees]

I remember "taping" this when it originally aired.

[@tonyballz9023]

I remember circling the date on my calendar so I wouldn't miss this. I recorded it on my VCR & played it over & over until the tape wore out. When KZbin came around, this is one of the first clips I looked for. Awesome shit. Bob looks weird without a beer in his hand.. Think he took a few belts backstage?

[@simohovari6560]

I don't think that's water on his mug

[@fabhescher2108]

Only a teacher could write a song about Skinnerian Operant Conditioning in the classroom. Here is a gold star, an “A’”, or verbal praise for the robot boy.

[@matthewsommerville88]

This is such a fucking great performance. From Dayton and love GBV

[@JeffreyJDavis]

Motorway Medley has always been my favorite pollard jam

[@WallyBrando]

How were they not the biggest band in the world after this performance??

[@IvanLendl87]

Alex B The world is clueless about a great many things - what constitutes great rock n roll music is certainly one of those things.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

Mostly because Robert Pollard was off key.

[@mattman237]

Like The Replacements they didn't give a shit. They might have even been averse to great popularity.

[@TotinosOtherBoy]

They didnt seek fame

[@McDoinky]

@@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 liam gallagher

[@howardmann8689]

I discovered this band 3 days ago. and I um feel stupid

[@TheCommanderLink]

love the matthew sweet playing at the beginning!

[@michaelaiello9525]

What can I add that hasn’t already been said. Just straight up plug in, turn up the gain and play… and yet easily one of the greatest bands ever!

[@MBC59]

Two great songs

[@mergingmarky8274]

Yup.!.wow, 👌 2:40 .+. A drink/cup in Bob's hand -no way😂 Cool how The John Stewart Show really Dates the the Band In a Good Way!😉❤️💪👍#listen2moreGBV

[@dickycrayon7953]

I love them so much.

[@willielutz545]

I've never heard TV mixing sound so good

[@imrippingthefuckingheadoff]

Tobin's guitar was inaudible lol

[@christopher9152]

Classic lineup of GBV = best GBV

[@BabyDaylinerNYC]

LOVEEEEEE

[@stevekelley2209]

Best band ever

[@cairnman]

Great great great.

[@Elaine-oo4qp]

Fantastic, Uncle Bob

[@haydencourtney7419]

A jon Stewart without a lick of grey hair, this lineup. I miss the 90s

[@seanoneil277]

A surprisingly unsmug Liebowitz, generous toward GBV. The time passes; GBV remain awesomely powerful yet humble while Liebowitz became, quite simply, a raving runny cloaca and dripping Massengill d-bag.

[@lnb29]

3:34 the greatest kick of all time

[@CullyBenson]

It is kind of funny that I was a huge strokes fan and actually went on tour with them in 2001 and I never realized how much Julian stole all of his posture and his clothing from Bob.

[@imrippingthefuckingheadoff]

Which Bob stole from The Who lol

[@Elaine-oo4qp]

Mitch is a fuckin monster! So good.

[@micgauth]

I would describe this band as "smokin" for sure. The guitarist with the Les Paul couldn't even play 2 short songs without a cigarette.

[@backcombed2559]

that sound the of the band that sound of his voice oh my freeking word

[@faunoram]

Fucking EPIC !!

[@disintegrationnation9352]

The Who went home and cried.

[@nicolasmrn]

3:34 the camera man almost looses Bob's kick.

[@blathrop2000]

Why do they cut away from Bob right when he starts the high kick??

[@johnoldsnake4132]

It's highly offensive to people with no legs.

[@kamrade1]

So were they playing "Alright" during the break? The last seven seconds of the break sound like it.

[@CJMarsicanoPA]

Oh dear, Bob was a bit toasted on this night, judging from the way he was stumbling around... the vocals were still on point though!

[@johnoldsnake4132]

I think he might permanently be that way haha

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

He was a bit off-key.

[@joeg6655]

Lisa Fuckin Rinna.

[@chrissmith256]

Lessa f'd Bob that night while Harry Hamlin brought them beers.

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Verdade

[@imrippingthefuckingheadoff]

would be nice to hear Tobin's guitar a little bit lol

[@NellieFly]

Editor!!! Your cuts

[@MrKirklandLaing]

Schmokin' music

[@mjjames2442]

Caroline was the indie label, but who was the King? The Matadors?

[@mail_lady]

who is on bass in this vid?

[@bryanrautenstrauch8424]

Jim Greer

[@caiden12896]

MUSIC AS A WHOLE PEAKED AT THIS MOMENT

[@gregcurran447]

I wouldn't be surprised if Stewart saw GBV live a number of times while tending bar at the Gardens. I recently saw them in Philly at Underground Arts and it truly was sardines.

[@mtd3369]

I'd be surprised, considering GBV never played the Gardens or even set foot in New Jersey until 1994, which by then your man already had this here talk show. Wrong decade.

[@gregcurran447]

@@mtd3369 Have you noticed that retorts seem to be getting bitchier?

[@mtd3369]

@@gregcurran447 Are they? I mean, I wouldn't be surprised, since the whole world is stuck inside. Whatever the case may be, I'm sure glad you're continuing to think all your thoughts out loud.

[@gregcurran447]

@@mtd3369 This is a singalong; ready? Ohhhhh, Peabo Bryson; Ohhhhhh, Mr. Bryson; Ohhhhh, never got the fame that he deserved. I'd like to add the next portion; ok?

[@gregcurran447]

It's really none of my business, but have you ever daydreamed that you were getting rimmed by an Oak Ridge Boy? You know, the one with that old oak beard. Don't be afraid to tell me; ok?

[@Hornwiesel]

Is that Seth Myers?

[@oscartravis5740]

Why is Jon Stewart sat in a wheelchair? Live at the Wheelchair Races maybe? And that chick's legs would make a nice scarf

[@QuantumBork]

Bob had purple hair before it was cool.

[@chrissmith256]

Dad, really? Quit getting drunk and mesmerizing my friends.

[@michelleneal6860]

Wow! What a weird video to stumble upon. It's both dated and also feels like it was only yesterday. I suppose, that is the nature of life. The 90's were okay. Just okay.

[@dh-_1011]

Dear bob, don’t bother with John petkovic. He’s an ass. But your going to get Doug Gillard out of the deal, so I guess things are going to be alright.

[@mordantfilms]

John is a good guy. He just wanted to focus on Cobra Verde after the '97 lineup had run its course. They all get along now and have for years.

[@stubkar]

Mitch Mitchell is as overstated as Tobin Sprout is understated. We get it. You smoke and you love being in Robert and Tobin's band.

[@Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy]

He's just rocking out man - calm down with the whining and enjoy! 🤟🤟🤟😜

[@highwaymaintainer]

Always like this song in King And Caroline than I always hated the song motor away, but either way, the Lo Fi era is completely gone and it’s actually become a dinosaur act with only a few bands still trying to attempt it

[@JFABALL2022]

Forgettable in the morning......

[@Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy]

Just like this comment! 👆🏼😆 GBV 👉🐐 GOAT 🤘

[@jesseray7695]

i kind of hate the melodic bass line in this version

[@mtd3369]

I'm sure glad a forum like this exists so you so can finally air out your grievances on this subject, man.