It's comforting knowing that there are people like Kurt Vile still on this planet.
@jixxxxer17 Жыл бұрын
@Name Face Excellent & good to know, Thanks !
@MarekillaBee Жыл бұрын
I've bought a ticket for his concert this July, and it's really one thing that im looking forward the most currently.
@jixxxxer17 Жыл бұрын
@@MarekillaBee wow you are lucky, there is no shows in my area, you are going to a show in Europe , Italy ? Enjoy it will be great I bet, Peace !
@MarekillaBee Жыл бұрын
@@jixxxxer17 It's in Slovenia, which is right next to Italy. Thanks mate. Peace!
@jixxxxer17 Жыл бұрын
@@MarekillaBee wow Nice, enjoy the show it's gonna be great I'm sure, Peace !
@klaybrowning Жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Rob Laasko.. Thanks For All The Sounds You Gave Us
@wolfheadedconjuror Жыл бұрын
sad! RIP
@MarvinMonroe11 ай бұрын
Oh wow just looked it up. Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). Very rare like 3 cases per every 100,000 people Same thing my dad died of on Halloween 2022. They found it only about a month before he died. That's the thing about it, most of the time there are zero symptoms until it's way far along. And it's up there with Pancreatic Cancer for basically always being a death sentence. But it was fast and he was never in any pain. If they woulda found it earlier he just woulda had surgeries and chemo and radiation and still would have died anyways
@MotherSmuckers10 ай бұрын
@marvin … oh my god, I lived through this 🥹 Thanks
@ShannonMorin9 ай бұрын
❤
@johnnymancspice9 ай бұрын
@@MarvinMonroedidn’t hear about Rob. Dayum 😔
@jellycubes18565 жыл бұрын
I love how Kurt Viles' influences vary from old classic country & folksy story telling, to 70s wheat field rock, 90s grunge, and to the psychedelic sitar. Listening to him is like looking through a stainglass kaleidoscope spy glass. 💮🏵🌸🌼 A tiny microscopic shift of the light and it's complete different mood and meaning. So simple yet so dense with craftsmanship😍
@prettyhamburger64625 жыл бұрын
That is such a cool comment:)) it's so nice sometimes when people really take the time to describe their inner feelings like that
@macaroon1474 жыл бұрын
Yip, and I like your name.
@macaroon1474 жыл бұрын
@@prettyhamburger6462 yours too.
@SalmonFume4 жыл бұрын
I agree, and it is very comforting to listen to him exploring these sounds that, as you indicated, are clearly derived from various influences. He doesn't even sweat it! Just comes natural to him.
@babettestreet3163 жыл бұрын
Well phrased 🤩
@badcrow015 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile is a national treasure.
@raymondoakford83575 жыл бұрын
He's just another ordinary everyday singer?????
@mj81055 жыл бұрын
So is Bob Boilen
@jacksonvineyard12885 жыл бұрын
well then im nicolas cage
@raymondoakford83575 жыл бұрын
Jackson Vineyard Hi Nick.
@aldenharold25625 жыл бұрын
lol just commented the same thing before I saw this. He is so captivating
@tutoy98144 жыл бұрын
I was watching an early documentary on Talking Heads and David Byrne said "Ive been listening to Kurt Vile" and i searched up and this was the first video/music i ever heard of Kurt. But noticed this Kurt was young and turns out David was talking about Kurt Weill the composer but am i glad i stumbled upon this mistaken name. great musician.
@aceslizeski18824 жыл бұрын
hahaha that's awesome
@chrisgrey24174 жыл бұрын
" " "
@Bigsinglecoils4 жыл бұрын
That is classic!!
@nothinmuch21254 жыл бұрын
I did the exact same thing!
@guysingleton96114 жыл бұрын
Serendipity at it's best. David Byrne is my all time hero
@ZappayaZappayo5 жыл бұрын
That guitar tone is massaging my brain
@JuanViladoms5 жыл бұрын
En que tono está?
@alejandrocastilloalba4755 жыл бұрын
@@JuanViladoms se refiere al sonido del instrumento. No al tono de afinación del instrumento o la canción.
@JuanViladoms5 жыл бұрын
@@alejandrocastilloalba475 si, me refería a si está en una afinación abierta o una afinación convencional EADGBE. No sé inglés disculpas
@tylermcdonald18895 жыл бұрын
It’s sooooo good
@axelg55 жыл бұрын
Check out some stuff by the tragically hip, I found the guitar tone in this to be really similar to a bunch of their songs
@thethunder99913 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this version of Bassackwards
@whirving5 жыл бұрын
Notice on the first song how he came in with the vocals on a an off beat, and while playing a difficult run on the guitar. He did it like it was nothing and it all came together seamlessly, that got my attention.
@randyhospodar88645 жыл бұрын
William Irving .. .... big tits get my attention
@nickparsons3373 жыл бұрын
@@randyhospodar8864 Uh, whose attention do they fail to get?
@g0dzilla_au3 жыл бұрын
@@randyhospodar8864 thanks for your irrelevant and somewhat cringey comment.
@randyhospodar88643 жыл бұрын
@@g0dzilla_au no problem, glad to help
@tuffknucklesАй бұрын
It is SO impressive. He does it routinely in songs, but the way it meshes, so unique.
@justincaffrey77354 жыл бұрын
Bassackwards is one of the greatest songs of all time, and this performance of it was bold, because KV knows this, and also knows that it would be hard to appreciate in the moment.
@Ahzpayne5 жыл бұрын
“Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great.” ― Edward Abbey
@johnedward83525 жыл бұрын
Fuckin great quote. Desert Solitude is imperfect art at it's greatest.
@johnzackarias115 жыл бұрын
What does that mean, though? There are plenty of songs that I find are simultaneously great and perfect.
@mikew95435 жыл бұрын
Great art is great, perfect art is perfect, other stuff is other stuff. -Personally, I think this performance by Vile is perfect and great.
@coffee57365 жыл бұрын
So true, the best art is raw and unrefined.
@alpepone89184 жыл бұрын
Chopin. Sorry
@Rain_power2 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at how he can play these guitar parts and deliver wordy vocals on top of them. Such a talented guy.
@nodice53004 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile's songs never get old. Not a single one. I can listen to a song, then another version of that same song right after.
@danlippel Жыл бұрын
RIP Rob Laakso. Great musician and great guy.
@Cavball95 жыл бұрын
I want to eat food that tastes like his guitar sounds.
@joemurray25235 жыл бұрын
C S poké bowl with a side of cheese Doritos
@maximemurphy77955 жыл бұрын
@@joemurray2523 Damn yessss... just adds the crispy working class hero I needs in my mushy hipster food (just joking like your combo ;))
@adrianmcdonald844 жыл бұрын
Noodles! It sounds like noodles with a crunchy apple on the side. A green apple!
@Tapete13374 жыл бұрын
thx for laugh :D
@masonhaxelTMV4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Mcdonald im glad to know there are other people in this world that hear guitar tones as food
@jevinday5 жыл бұрын
I have NEVER heard someone make a guitar tell a story like Kurt Vile does. He's a GENIUS!!!
@VascoGodinhoАй бұрын
it's my honest belief Lou Reed could do this very same thing - or actually invented it :)
@emersonlangstaff15275 жыл бұрын
Love Kurt. His guitar is so simple and melodic, and his creative phrasing, lyrical style with that Lou Reed-ish off kilter vocal... But most of all, that clean, inventive acoustic guitar work touches me and is perfect to my ears...
@RudolfSchmidt5 жыл бұрын
It's simple to reproduce, but not simple to come up with. It's all about WHEN you choose to play what note.
@Mauruud Жыл бұрын
Still a bit lou reed vibe. On his new album, the song stuffed leopard sounds like lou reeds coney island baby...@@fancychannelname
@wasperminingcoКүн бұрын
I assure you as a guitarist, it's neither simple to reproduce nor simple to create.
@parkermarlow71965 жыл бұрын
this sounds like if the really chill guy who gets trashed and plays drunk but charming sets at your local open mic got really famous. i dig
@nealjochmann95535 жыл бұрын
very accurate description
@brdstorey19285 жыл бұрын
cause that's what it is... :)
@garethroach90145 жыл бұрын
I wish his hippy ass hat remains stuck in the next ass he meets
@pw43315 жыл бұрын
Dude is totally sober
@andrewr31695 жыл бұрын
It's way better than that, but i think i see what you're trying to say.
@thankyouforyourcompliance73865 жыл бұрын
NPR is really just the best music channel on youtube.
@Warrogue15 жыл бұрын
NPR is great, but KEXP is pretty awesome too.
@tl9964 жыл бұрын
@@Warrogue1 Was going to say the exact same thing, Lol.
@iketyke73245 ай бұрын
Kurt has this weird magic that I can’t describe.
@gunandrun5 жыл бұрын
Lou Reed vocals, Bob Dylan lyrics, Neil Young guitar & harmonica, rolled into one.
@defragsbin4 жыл бұрын
Along with only picking with a thumb & his index finger, ala John Prine. Amazing what you can get done with an index finger!
@123rybres3 жыл бұрын
lyrics are pretty far from dylan, but I get what ya mean!
@jamespriest96583 жыл бұрын
@@defragsbin Kurt gets a whole bunch done with his wacky style.. I always laugh at folks that think he's quirky or don't get it. These songs have a real good frame, top to bottom. Just saying Kurt's a real musician.. f u if u don't get it 🤣
@jamespriest96583 жыл бұрын
Frowning n and.. love u Kurt, John really dug u bro..he spent 45 minutes shoveling meatloaf (it was Tuesday) in his face, telling me u gotta ck this guy.. was real happy u played with him b4 he left. He was right, u got urself something going on.
@sassythesasquatch80362 жыл бұрын
He taught Neil young how to pick
@TheRealSandorClegane5 жыл бұрын
damn this is my new favorite version of Bassackwards now I have to come here whenever I want to listen to it
@kevinmichaelcallihansr5053 Жыл бұрын
I am a fan of Kurt Vile. When I met him, he was on the level. And when I left, it was known that he was on the square. His mastery of the guitar and the enjoyable lyrics combine to provide a wonderful experience in my mind. Thank you kindly, NPR and Mr. Vile.
@justinjdickerson Жыл бұрын
You sound amazing....RIP Rob
@MusicRevolution19925 жыл бұрын
This is dope. Thank you NPR love discovering real raw talent on this channel.
@MusicRevolution19925 жыл бұрын
@Timothy Lee Keep up the good work. NPR. You guys made me the most happy when you let *Khruangbin* take everyone for a ride, now I need to see the Queen.... *Kali Uchis*
@michaelmorgan81104 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile is one of the most talented artists and song writers of our time ❤️
@GrantLee-c5h Жыл бұрын
Song writers? Stop it. Unreal guitarist tho
@6Xyzzy5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how I'd missed this one, until i saw that it was released just today. Kurt Vile's guitar playing is really fresh and melodious. Love it! Thanks for the upload.
@MrTurtleThief5 жыл бұрын
He just melts the stress away :)
@thomasbuschaert27562 жыл бұрын
After a hard day at work, I come home and put Kurt Vile on with a glase of wine...
@soundsofsilenceandsleeping Жыл бұрын
That first song really moved me, Bro. My faith is music a little restored.
@NONCHELANGE5 жыл бұрын
i rediscovered his last album last week and noticed every track on there is just perfect
@thethunder9991Ай бұрын
Je muziek is echt tof man, kan bijna niet anders met zo'n muzieksmaak.
@romescana Жыл бұрын
His music brings me so much joy. So personal.
@andresjacome2965 жыл бұрын
"it's called Working Class Hero is something to be... but also Loading Zones"
@hughfinzel5 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/n37IqKeiotCJbMU
@faststick20215 жыл бұрын
He did this in detroit - "this is called everlong by the foo fighters...i mean pretty pimpin"
@shadedandjaded79485 жыл бұрын
I think he wants to be a roadie for John Lennon. "Working class hero" "loading zones." Wish it wasn't too late :(
@garethroach90145 жыл бұрын
All his covers are awful travesties
@shadedandjaded79485 жыл бұрын
@@garethroach9014 your handle is an awful tragedy.°•▪¤○●□♡□●○¤▪•°
@NicoCrown5 жыл бұрын
"The psyche of my soul, my sooouul!" Best part.. Great song
@coturzio52485 жыл бұрын
Favorite tiny desk concert
@Fullbatteri2 жыл бұрын
Do I have heroes? Yes, and Kurt Vile is one of them.
@jhendricks02 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Rob. Total legend and super kind human. Love
@nout19724 жыл бұрын
I can totally understand why some or many people would hate this music, but I love it.
@cfxfreight4104 ай бұрын
Got to see Kurt just last night and we chatted about guitar tuning. Someone there brought up Rob Laakso, RIP brother gone too young.
@hitpuppy045 жыл бұрын
I was on the BEACH!!! Kurt you’re killin it. Your guitar tones are huge and thank god you have a soft spot for repetition so that we can hear 5 min + songs out of you like ones of the past. Much love and appreciation.. to the utmost degree.
@jonathannelson25935 жыл бұрын
Bob Boilen couldn't have said it any better. The musical half of Kurt Vile's songs has a relaxed casualness about it while the lyrical half, if you listen to them, get you thinking both introspectively and about a lot of things outside yourself. Great artist
@tc80664 жыл бұрын
In other words - it's a trip, man.
@driscollmichaelmd5 жыл бұрын
Not too many words to describe this beauty is there. It almost transcends. To try and find them is almost to be there which of course we are not. Although I gave it a few. As have we all. So nice one fellow fans.
@JuanViladoms5 жыл бұрын
My new favorite Tiny Desk session.
@PunkSka4205 жыл бұрын
Philly's own!!! Yes we have some redeeming value here.
@leama45973 жыл бұрын
some people are just magnificent.
@dynjarren75235 жыл бұрын
She was a Tom Boy and I was a Peeping Tom! That is funny and brilliant at the same time! Who comes up lyrics like that? Nobody but Kurt Vile. Brilliant and he plays effortlessly and his guitar sounds so clean!
@billbill53265 жыл бұрын
I have been obsessively listening to this new Kurt Vile album. Absolutely love it!
@mattyfox_ Жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Rob ❤️ He lost his battle to the big c
@PlanetRockJesus4 жыл бұрын
Just discovered Kurt a couple weeks ago, and I've been obsessed with a few songs of his, playing them a few times a day. If you think he's easy to reproduce (you musicians), try to cover any of his songs. This will make you see how what sounds simple is actually genius.
@anguspalmer35684 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to say that music isn't dead after all
@chumkrimson81613 жыл бұрын
people who don't know much about music always say things like this. you act like Kurt Vile is like alone in this or one of the few left or something.
@tenstorysymphony25515 жыл бұрын
I loved him in Airheads
@grungewolf36225 жыл бұрын
this man has a really pretty soul
@brynrobertson676028 күн бұрын
Just saw him live last night in Denver. Such a good show. Such a treat to see this cool guy.
@SabbyTheNerd4 жыл бұрын
hypnotic riffs and i really want to be a KV guitar solo in the next life
@jeffreychase692 Жыл бұрын
Today’s Bob Dylan without question but still himself at the same time. Crazy
@kentborges51142 жыл бұрын
WHAT AN AMAZING ARTIST !
@aldenharold25625 жыл бұрын
this man is a treasure
@Colonelfenner4 жыл бұрын
Wow - If you like mr Vile solo - you should check out WAR ON DRUGS
@martycharron34155 жыл бұрын
I love that all my favorite artists have an acoustic session here, thanks alot NRP
@holbarry4 жыл бұрын
THIS is what’s great about America.
@johnsopapo32425 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile es genial, me gusta su música y su personalidad, se nota que es una persona sencilla.
@grantwallace18824 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this for hours
@ICU2HI5 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this. Will definitely take this on my next road trip. Great driving music.
@dynjarren83559 ай бұрын
I like his guitar picking style. 😊
@WayOfHaQodesh5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful ❤️ thank you
@mmayer15582 жыл бұрын
Love how he sings "of my soul" twice and the way he phrases it the second time. Gold
@HoonAgain5 жыл бұрын
Guitar work is beautiful and so clean. Closed my eyes in the dark at beginning of second song and I gotta say the whole vibe and music level went way up holy shit. Kurt Vile I just discovered your music and NPR of course is to blame and I thank you.
@inesnavyblue12905 жыл бұрын
Yeeah! i think He know guitar as weell like old good friend :-))
@susanjohann29405 жыл бұрын
I saw him earlier this month in my town, and instantly became a rabid fan (though I had one previous album of his plus Lotta Sea Lice). I spent a fair part of the night looking down at the concrete and just filling up my ears with bliss.
@deanthornby20265 жыл бұрын
Kurt ....your going all the way to the top no doubt ....loved it from start to end
@avi47678 ай бұрын
Rob on the bass VI was great. RIP
@OdysseyWorks2 жыл бұрын
Please bring this guy back!
@marcusgonzalez61282 жыл бұрын
Yes! Especially after his newest album that recently came out.
@earlyrisersteph3 жыл бұрын
Still can't figure out why nothing else works, but KZbin does. Thanks for this.
@PlanetRockJesus4 жыл бұрын
This version of Bassackwards is not only the best live version, but it's even better than the studio version, which is unusual! Crank it up!
@CommercialdronesFm5 жыл бұрын
Bob Boilen is my favorite person to ever write about live music.
@gregm52755 жыл бұрын
“And I appreciate him, to the utmost degree.”
@buddhastaxi6665 жыл бұрын
Mr Vile plays superbly. Beautifully. mr vile beatnik rambles stumbingly elucidated yet linquistically entertaining with a persistent bias relating to being in two places almost simoultaneously except for 5 seconds of deja vous which incongrously is his guide .
@michaelstrauch8459 Жыл бұрын
Großartige Musik, was für ein Glück für mich
@VerenasJukebox5 жыл бұрын
"I think he got his mind on the stars and the world at large." Beautiful npr intro text.
@frankthorne115 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kurt.
@___.515 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob.
@dadbodfolkpunk94335 жыл бұрын
I love the first song like 20 replays love
@bruzrkgro-malog29532 жыл бұрын
Chet Atkins meets the Meat Puppets. Love it Kurt.
@MikhailKrasnikov4 жыл бұрын
Yep. That's what I call charisma!
@retnavijayan80495 жыл бұрын
So effortless.
@Ampersand0011 ай бұрын
This session reminds me of the golden age of MTV's UnPlugged series. Would love to see that format revived...
@davidpintado5395 жыл бұрын
discovered this guy just now, thanks npr!
@jolley5175 жыл бұрын
Check out the tiny desk/album he did with Courtney Barnett. I like it a little bit more
@camnicole9005 жыл бұрын
Kurt Vile is such a good musician!
@jeff77645 жыл бұрын
I love this guy. 😍
@mariadiveris19794 жыл бұрын
I love this song and his voice so much!!
@kirtb97843 жыл бұрын
just got this link today, nicely done
@nudebikergirl5 жыл бұрын
0:00 BassAackwards 6:49 Loading Zones 10:15 Peeping Tomboy
@Faeriecoma8 ай бұрын
Thank u
@byebyebeano86165 жыл бұрын
Kurt is the most important musician since Neil Young and Bob Dylan. And I appreciate him to the utmost degree.
@AmiraSmyrna5 жыл бұрын
So much like Bob, a storyteller with a musical approach. I always wonder how he remembers the lyrics, especially so non repetitive, alike so many others
@FuzzyDancingBear5 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait to see you in eleven days Kurt. But I will, because I have to.
@jagarn1375 жыл бұрын
you need to get EELS to do one of these... that said, love kurt
@danielesposito50515 жыл бұрын
I have watched this videos for years. However, this is the first one I ever read the full description. Explains him perfectly. One of my new favorites.
I love Kurt Vile. Vocally (edit) + lyrically, he reminds me of a young Dylan or Young. Guitar-style reminds me of John Martyn's early stuff (1969 London Conversation).
@jen-333 жыл бұрын
So. Much. Talent!! I am so obsessed with Kurt Vile!!! 💜🎸🎶🎵
@jakewelch.design5 жыл бұрын
This makes me wanna go FISHING
@shadedandjaded79485 жыл бұрын
If I wanted to, I could go fishing In the sea or any pond Yeah I'd bait my hook with silicone And I'd stay until I landed a blonde Yeah I don't see her here But If I did it'd just be one more heartbreak hill come along Hoorah
@yupthatsmyusername35965 жыл бұрын
Yeeah that sounds so much like going fishing
@shadedandjaded79485 жыл бұрын
I reject all fishing unless it's done with artificial or otherwise non pain feeling bait. That rule is only overuled if you are fishing for ultimate survival and overuled if you are gonna die anyway, which is usually not possible to know. So I'm gonna go crazy if I think I'm going to die, and torture all the f---ing worms and bugs I want. ~fishing lessons from a madman
@Tr33People5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob!
@andresolcese17005 жыл бұрын
suddenly it is a better day, even better
@dynjarren75235 жыл бұрын
I like his guitar picking. What a great sound!
@jamestemple32695 жыл бұрын
INSTANT FAN
@thoughtsofmaryjane5 жыл бұрын
The instrumentation of the first track gives me a Meat Puppets vibe ... I’m diggin it