Swervedriver - Rave Down

[@itsMrNoble]

The opening riff to this song is so so great. Whenever I think of swervedriver I think of that riff.

[@allnerve3124]

Anthem of hope

[@edgarparker25]

I hope these videos never get taken down ❤

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

I love how the jazzmaster was the guitar of choice for most of the cool shoegaze stuff of the early 90s. Such a cool song that I totally forgot about.

[@redshaftedflicker]

There's some incredible bands out today, but the problem is sifting through 10 million to find "the one." During the late eighties-mid nineties as long as you strayed away from the top 40, you were into some super creative and never done before type music.

[@takecareofyourshoess]

All you had to do back then was watch 120 minutes (where I ran into Los Swervies myself) and listen to the local college radio station and you would find endless good new music.

[@xAULISx]

I just don't get tired of this song...

[@PNNYRFACE]

It’s like an un ending sunrise

[@dbug18]

Man, to hear this sound at college changes someone's life... for ever and for good.

[@samhailess]

amen

[@CristhianRodriguez84]

for videos like this.. there should be a button called "outstanding"

[@JW777sk8r]

Great video from the early days

[@inputmodule]

the early 90's was unbelievable for shows in SF. MBV at slims and warfield. Nirvana at the C&W, Ibeam and Cow Palace. Jellyfish.

[@shoegazer93]

Kurt Cobain watching in envy on the bottom of the stairs

[@itsMrNoble]

Shoegazer 93 is it really him?

[@garyitzkowitz9992]

rumored to be last concert he attended before Courtney shot him.

[@garyitzkowitz9992]

he's sitting right above the green sign.

[@WaitakereRanga]

Clever young rock musicians free-forming in and era when you could express your talent without nasty reprisals - unless the NME were wanky that week? This is as good as any 'successful' band that I ever listened to in the 90s sounded....and it still sounds brilliant today.

[@NeilThompson30]

Love this band - they have an individual sound - I love 50s/60s/70s music myself but some of these early 90s bands were brilliant - this lot/Kitchens of Distinction/Cud are three that come to mind - shame Oasis came along and everything went retro.

[@pmulbrecht]

i meant to say it should be re-recorded w/ the same effects and levels. just breathtaking...

[@Drtano]

Wow that concert in 91 sounds like quite possibly the best thing ever

[@tbwatch88]

what the HELL are those chords? anyone know? guy's gotta reach like spiderman.

[@scottjohnson8316]

Yeah like e sus chords I think using the thumb as well! Freaky kills your fingers. Adam doesn’t like power chords

[@xbreathingisirrelevantx]

Came here from a ProGuitarShop video. . Thanks Andy you fuckin rule!!!

[@pmulbrecht]

i feel like this song, this version, should be re-released. this rendition would have a special place in modern indie - especially the solo, which should've been in the original recording.

[@javiermella1598]

What a great band !! Pure grunge

[@javiermella1598]

i know that, they are so similar

[@jasonisamu9989]

This is soooo fuk'n Kool! It's bringing back memories of the anarbor show I just witnessed a few months back!

[@25freakboy]

@yomomsboyfriend I don't know about the cocteau twins but you've named most of my favorite bands from that time. I'm 36 and hate most of what comes out today. I got to see Dinosaur jr 2 years ago at a skate park in tampa. They played all Bug and Green Mind. It was a dream. As for swervedriver, in my opinion they were the best band of the 90's. Creative, amazing squealing guitar, just came out in the wrong year or two. For newer shit, check out BRMC and TV on the Radio

[@LuxeXx]

Adam is very nice too. I went to the MM show and he was very kind to me even though I was a drunk.

[@fortyfootfurby]

shit RULES! 90'S OWN!

[@CristhianRodriguez84]

BLOWMINDER!

[@mhofkp]

i was at every one of swervedrivers shows at the cattle club...

[@Samesama]

Swervedriver and Soundgarden? That might have been incredible!

[@HitmanJenkins1]

@25freakboy I suggest checking our Cocteau Twins, without them I don't think bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive would exist

[@beatle608]

True, but again they never knew they would become huge.

[@NeilThompson30]

Good point matey - they're a good band but the point is - 1994 - the biggest band were a Beatles copy. 1964 - the biggest band was the Beatles. I'm not even a big fan of the Beatles but at least it was something new and I'd like to think the bands I mentioned were doing something new.

[@stephenbagwell1945]

Was at this appearance...I miss mid 90's Austin.

[@whatthesnell]

I'm so glad I was in college when this came out, saw them at the Cattle Club in Sacramento a few times. Not to sound too much like my Dad, but, college rock in the late 80's through the mid 90's is soooo much better than what the kids are hearing today. Been lucky enough tho catch some of the crucial reunions the past few years (Dinosaur Jr., Swervedriver, MBV, Pixies - not to mention Van Halen). If only the Sundays and Cocteau Twins would reunite, then I could die.....

[@vin4sin]

Miss Cattle so much my friend ran the bar during the time of those Swerve performances Cattle Club was world class back then hats off to Jerry and Brian doing it for the love of music.

[@ChrisPlugged]

Um.......AMAZING!

[@Kastlefeer]

That was sweet!

[@MrBornagainzombie]

Ooh Yeah!..that feels good!!

[@massimilianourbani7250]

The drummers is miles ahead of the guy on raise

[@NeilThompson30]

Don't know about the media copy thing. The whole idea of the band was based around a Beatles song - Rain (they were even called this before Oasis)

[@ajarnfrankie]

Graham is/was in Thailand. Graham is such a nice guy. Partier too...or maybe not so much now. If you have information on how I can contact him. We have both have a mutual friend...

[@ajarnfrankie]

I agree...Tower Records was an icon of music. Terrible what happened to them to replaced by Walmart. Blak!

[@Syaugeek]

2:42 🤩

[@raygieputra]

Orang indo 🤩

[@Syaugeek]

@@raygieputra lah kok tau, salam dari Jakarta mas 🤩

[@faunoram]

fucking amazing !! thanks !!

[@shoegaze76]

TURN IT UP!

[@KomackinoA]

nice!!!

[@wesleyeah]

the bass...

[@xAULISx]

Fucking yes!!

[@ShoeGazer]

[@alabaster9]

@dbug18 I concur!

[@NeilThompson30]

@koolami268 - as I said - i don't particularly like the Beatles - I know all about the Carl Perkins teaching George everything he knew - I'm a big fan of 50s rockabilly/blues/country etc. I never said the Beatles were innovative. I can't see the connection between Swervedriver and Oasis to be honest - it's easy to see where Oasis got their sound from but who did Swervedriver sound like?

[@micklee5152]

That's a good question. I think Adam was heavily into 60s and 70s psych, with a bit of punk, hardcore, post punk, and metal thrown in, but he's far from predictable. And if he reads this he prob thinks I'm a complete prick

[@RhythmGrizz]

What on earth is that chord shape?? I can't work it out

[@brendan5235]

Anyone know what pedal he's messing with at 4:05

[@gdaydylan]

fuck i wish i was there! amazing. come to adelaide on your tour

[@scottjohnson8316]

Try playing this song accurately even without doing vocals

[@PJownsyoursoul]

SO lucky... =(

[@666USA]

check my jbtv audio version of this video...

[@beatle608]

A shame! Oasis put a breath of fresh air into rock n roll music! It's great that they came along and added more great rock n roll albums to music.

[@beatle608]

The whole idea of them being a copy was spun up by the media, and yeah maybe the dates matched up but it wasn't like they were trying to do that. They didn't even plan on becoming big. Noel thought that the song he wrote were just going to be heard to a few people, and not millions. Just look at the songwriting, only few songs match The Beatles.

[@TallFastLoud]

total dino rip. but not bad. I guess it's not a total rip cuz the guitar player is dressed way too goofy to be j. mascis.