6:40 Adam getting this album by the cover is my story of discovering Raise in a record shop window in Bristol, UK. There was something about the cover and I've been in love with Swervedriver ever since.
These guys are bloody brilliant! Such a great under-rated band. Not a weak album in their entire discography, which I urge everyone to check out. Great episode Ameoba, as per usual. Keep on keepin' on..
Zero Hour record label released so many great albums.. _99th Dream_ still gets heavy rotation in my house & captured a sound unlike any other, really. I caught a live Swervedriver gig in NYC that was definitely one of the best live shows I've ever had the privilege to hear. Such beautiful use of dissonant harmonic distortion.. Swervedriver shoulda / coulda been headlining. But so it goes..
Swervedriver are one of the great guitar bands and they're still making music as good as they did in the 90's. "I Wasn't Born To Lose You" was a great album. I put it right up there with their first 2 albums.
ABsolutely! I actually think they are better now on their second act than they were the first time around ... Especially live .. Live these days they are taking the songs OUT .. It's pure guitar alchemy up there with the best twin guitar bands of all time ,,, Sonic Youth, Wishbone Ash you name it
Hell yes, and he summed it up perfectly ... there is no one really like them and you put on one of their records and "step into their world." I'm glad he stuck with the new one until he "got'" it! I think it's magical ..one of their absolute best!
@@konstantinov Yes! I love their first three albums, generally like their next three albums, but when Music for the Age of Miracles came out, it was apparent that it was among their best output. Perfect music to listen to while walking through the falling leaves in Autumn at dusk.
Same here! I was living in Yosemite at the time. Used too play Raise on my Walkman as I shredded those bike paths on my Schwinn beach cruiser. Raise, Gish, and Badmotorfinger were my Yosemite soundtracks. Ah, the early 90's. Exciting times!
@@thislazylife I also had Gish on tape! Good times. A fair few random recordings and compilations on tape too from friends. Very early 90s was a good period for music.
@@jonstfrancis I love Gish. I actually took a bus from Yosemite to Merced in hopes of finding Gish (i didn't know it hadn't been released yet). I did find SP's first 7-inch on Sub Pop. If I had known the band would be huge, I would have grabbed every copy! I eventually had to ask my parents to send me the Gish cassette. So sometime in October if '91, I sat outside my tent cabin staring at El Capitan, listening to Gish for the first time. It was enchanting.
@@thislazylife Sounds awesome! Funny to think we bought Gish before SPs became big. Wish I'd bought it on vinyl now and snatched up that 7-inch which I didn't know about. Great you have such cool memories of listening to it.
Amoeba, please do us all a favor and bring Swervedriver back in every month. Not only are they an amazing band, but their picks are interesting and they seem like nice guys. I beg of you...bring them back!!
Saw these guys open for Carter USM at the Brixton Fridge in 1990. Other opener was International Rescue (later renamed themselves Resque). Loved Raise and Mezcal Head, then my tastes changed when Britpop hit. Was nice to rediscover them in 1998 with She Weaves a Tender Trap which is still one of my favourite songs of all time.
It's sad to say that most Americans never heard of Swervedriver because of commercial radio focused on feeding us the lowest common denominator for profit. WMNF non-commercial not-for-profit radio in Tampa was a blessing!
I remember seeing this compilation called Un piecing the Jigsaw a tribute to the Velvet Underground pop up in my iTunes suggestions. On it it had Nirvana, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Swervedriver doing a cover of Jesus. I only had a few bucks so I bought the Swervedriver one. Weeks later ITunes takes it out of stock. Why we can’t have nice things....
Yes, Trish and Elliott. I luv ya Adam......and I never hear anyone mentioning Broadcast. I saw them in Columbus, OH way0s back. And I saw you guys in San Jose in the 90's maybe 98? 🤔 Whatev, All I recall is you bending down to kiss my friend who didn't know who the fuck you were . I WAS MEANT FOR THAT KISS. DUH .
Great band and great choices and gifts. I only disagree with that horrendous Sean Connery film. I had the displeasure to watch it,late at night on TV, and it's really awful.
Seriously dangerously horrifically underrated band
Not underrated by me.
@@mauriciofernando7025 How could you possibly confuse them with that band? Swerve & Skrew, two different words.
Good band. Shoegaze for life.
Ride are better tho.
@@fahmi_simin
Same.
So are Ride. So is the whole Oxford scene
Swervedriver's music is the only shoegaze you'll ever blast in your Shelby Cobra.
Maybe Loop, too.
Don't know what a Shelby Cobra is, I guess that's because I'm just a big ole failure in life.
@@nobbynoris Best thing in life, I guess.
It’s not shoegaze.
All through the 90s Rave Down was one of my fav songs. Great band!
6:40 Adam getting this album by the cover is my story of discovering Raise in a record shop window in Bristol, UK. There was something about the cover and I've been in love with Swervedriver ever since.
These guys are bloody brilliant! Such a great under-rated band. Not a weak album in their entire discography, which I urge everyone to check out.
Great episode Ameoba, as per usual. Keep on keepin' on..
I'm particularly fond of 99th Dream which might be considered their worst. Lol.
Zero Hour record label released so many great albums..
_99th Dream_ still gets heavy rotation in my house & captured a sound unlike any other, really.
I caught a live Swervedriver gig in NYC that was definitely one of the best live shows I've ever had the privilege to hear. Such beautiful use of dissonant harmonic distortion.. Swervedriver shoulda / coulda been headlining. But so it goes..
Swervedriver are one of the great guitar bands and they're still making music as good as they did in the 90's. "I Wasn't Born To Lose You" was a great album. I put it right up there with their first 2 albums.
Last Rites
It’s my favorite by them! Best comeback ever.
Their 2 most recent albums are awesome. I saw them live 3 times in the past 4 years.
@@ryanponder679 Me too actually.
ABsolutely! I actually think they are better now on their second act than they were the first time around ... Especially live .. Live these days they are taking the songs OUT .. It's pure guitar alchemy up there with the best twin guitar bands of all time ,,, Sonic Youth, Wishbone Ash you name it
Swervedriver has NEVER put out a bad song.
Flat out one of the best bands of all time.
Ah... Love these guys ! If you play guitar, or love guitar oriented music, and you dont know Swervedriver, then you are doing something wrong !
One of the best guitar bands of all-time ... What the two guitarists generate is pure alchemy, and even better Live
@@konstantinov Totally !!
Swervedriver on the Road Rash game was my childhood.
Actually love that the dude didn't share his chrissie hynde story.
They are my favorite band! Never lose that feeling!
RIP Trish Keenan... forever missed x
So happy that The Clientele got a shout out. Such an incredibly under-appreciated band.
Hell yes, and he summed it up perfectly ... there is no one really like them and you put on one of their records and "step into their world." I'm glad he stuck with the new one until he "got'" it! I think it's magical ..one of their absolute best!
@@konstantinov Yes! I love their first three albums, generally like their next three albums, but when Music for the Age of Miracles came out, it was apparent that it was among their best output. Perfect music to listen to while walking through the falling leaves in Autumn at dusk.
The Clientele are pure class just like SD, they really do conjure something special with their music
@@dollarsaurus01 happy to hear from others who appreciate them!
Brilliant band! Mezcal Head is in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.
Broadcast ❤
One of my all time favorite bands still cranking out great music. Awesone to see them on Whats in my bag
I love "What's in my Bag" because you get awesome music recommendations from great musicians. Thanks Amoeba!!!
Great selections from great musicians.
Sigh, Never Lose That Feeling is one of my favorite songs. I love them!
I can't believe how young Adam looks. I've been listening to his music for 25 years, and he looks maybe 35-38.
I could not love Swervedriver more.
I bought their first album on cassette tape when it first came out. One of the very first albums I ever bought; awesome band!
Same here! I was living in Yosemite at the time. Used too play Raise on my Walkman as I shredded those bike paths on my Schwinn beach cruiser. Raise, Gish, and Badmotorfinger were my Yosemite soundtracks. Ah, the early 90's. Exciting times!
@@thislazylife I also had Gish on tape! Good times. A fair few random recordings and compilations on tape too from friends. Very early 90s was a good period for music.
@@jonstfrancis I love Gish. I actually took a bus from Yosemite to Merced in hopes of finding Gish (i didn't know it hadn't been released yet). I did find SP's first 7-inch on Sub Pop. If I had known the band would be huge, I would have grabbed every copy! I eventually had to ask my parents to send me the Gish cassette. So sometime in October if '91, I sat outside my tent cabin staring at El Capitan, listening to Gish for the first time. It was enchanting.
@@thislazylife Sounds awesome! Funny to think we bought Gish before SPs became big. Wish I'd bought it on vinyl now and snatched up that 7-inch which I didn't know about. Great you have such cool memories of listening to it.
@@thislazylife The first time I ever saw Swervedriver was opening up for Soundgarden on the Badmotorfinger tour!
LOVE, LOVE............ LOVE THIS BAND!!!!! New album is fantastic!!!!! Their whole canon is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
their new albums are as good if not better than the old stuff!
@@konstantinovI Wasnt Born - да, последний фигня полная. Хотя The Lonely Crowd оттуда просто чумовая песня
Son of Mustang Ford is my jam. Since 1991. Epic!
These guys never got the attention they deserve
one of the best bands i've had the pleasure of following!
Brilliant band, check out their music but definitely catch them live if you get a chance!
Absolutely legendary guitar band, no one from that original wave of shoegazer groups rocked as hard as these guys
Mick Quinn - quality bass player
supergrass bass player :)
John Fahey - Guitar God.
Amoeba, please do us all a favor and bring Swervedriver back in every month. Not only are they an amazing band, but their picks are interesting and they seem like nice guys. I beg of you...bring them back!!
One of my favorite bands 🙌
I see "Swervedriver" in the title. I click. I'm a simple man.
Such a great band ... Better now than in the old days
Top 10 band for me. So cool to see this!
John Fahey gets a lot of love in this series. Bless.
i bought 4 Swervie records on my first trip to Amoeba last year, that place is Heaven
Saw these guys open for Carter USM at the Brixton Fridge in 1990. Other opener was International Rescue (later renamed themselves Resque). Loved Raise and Mezcal Head, then my tastes changed when Britpop hit. Was nice to rediscover them in 1998 with She Weaves a Tender Trap which is still one of my favourite songs of all time.
Adam was a roomate in 2012? Lovely man. Brilliant band. We shared a drummer…Mike-y!!!
such a sick episode great picks
Awesome band and great choices by them.
Got to see them live in Detroit! Great show
He owns that combover
lovely guys
Yes, Johnny Bananas. Their last record was great as always...Just the song Future Ruins: CLASSIC!!!
Wow this is probably the best what’s in my bag cause not only did it recommend music but also some movies
John Carpenter not only Directed but did the cool 🎶 for Escape From New York & 🎃 ! 🎹. Zardoz says " The Pe**s Is Evil " 😨
Mikey DID nail it…”Zardoz” is one of the most mind-blowing 70’s sci-fi movies. “Rick and Morty” def hit that.
WHEW i'm glad i misread that title
@Abracax a voz do caos Woke asf...
Dude.
I originally read this as another -driver that starts with S. Phew.
" I found this rare adoph speech live at Berlin". My struggle is a classic...
Oof.
Don't tell me you wouldn't be fascinated to see that.
Rorschach effect?
Hahaha me too. Definitely concerned me at first
“Tell them about when you met her!”
“No”
I want to know what happened when he met Chrissie Hynde.
If I've learned anything from these videos, it's that Broadcast is your favorite band's favorite band.
They seem like the lovliest guys in the world!
Hey, never realised Johnny Vegas was in Swervedriver!
big sean wearing that is legendary.
*Please bring Enigma and Deep Forest.* 🙏
Didn’t know Michael Quinn from Supergrass was playing in the band now actually
he's been for 5 years
It's sad to say that most Americans never heard of Swervedriver because of commercial radio focused on feeding us the lowest common denominator for profit. WMNF non-commercial not-for-profit radio in Tampa was a blessing!
Chrissie's autobiography is a great choice.
Last song I heard from these guys was "son of mustang Ford".. -I think I have a bit of catching up to do.
You've definitely missed out on a lot of great music. Enjoy the ride!
i loved this band. huge inspiration. the sound track of my life in the 90's. what the fuck was wrong with me?
Mikey seems to be more into movies than music :) It's ok with me, and I love ZARDOZ.
Hit like before hitting play
Well, I have Swervedriver in y bag
I remember seeing this compilation called Un piecing the Jigsaw a tribute to the Velvet Underground pop up in my iTunes suggestions. On it it had Nirvana, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Swervedriver doing a cover of Jesus. I only had a few bucks so I bought the Swervedriver one. Weeks later ITunes takes it out of stock. Why we can’t have nice things....
Nice
I've geard that there is a Swervedriver tribute band doing the rounds called SmurfWiper.
Check out a band called "Sciflyer." Early 2000's band heavily influenced by SWD.
Hello
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
Whoa
Liked for Son House
Yes, Trish and Elliott. I luv ya Adam......and I never hear anyone mentioning Broadcast. I saw them in Columbus, OH way0s back. And I saw you guys in San Jose in the 90's maybe 98? 🤔 Whatev, All I recall is you bending down to kiss my friend who didn't know who the fuck you were . I WAS MEANT FOR THAT KISS. DUH .
I think part of the reason nobody knows who the MC5 were, was that the weren't due to be born until about 30 years later.
mish moneypenny, parsh me my thigh high bootsh. LMFAO :)
He said "Son House. Recorded between 1949-1942? Ok.
LEYKIS 101!!!!!
Swear to god, I thought it said skrewdriver 😳
You should've gone to SpecSavers.
Memorandom my eyesight is absolutely shit.
Good job snagging that Neil Young coffee table.
@@memorandom7484 & when you get there ask to "See Gail" lol.
Because you see a threat around every corner, when the toaster goes you handwring.
Who else is gonna check out Patrick Sky after seeing this?
When you misread the thumbnail and assume it was... another band.
Road Rash
ROAD RASH brought me here
You've been awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
You cant ask whyyyyyyyy
!
"Apathy balanced with disdain, like dogs chasing their own tails."
thank you
Well I’m hoping it’s a copy of “how not to be a massive disappointment when playing live”
Noice
Great band and great choices and gifts. I only disagree with that horrendous Sean Connery film. I had the displeasure to watch it,late at night on TV, and it's really awful.
Hmmm.......not fond of the more high brow, or less well known , tunes.