Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Kurt Vile performing "Pretty Pimpin" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded October 19, 2015.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
Photo thumbnail by Alan Lawrence
kexp.org
www.kurtvile.com

[@LanesClassicComedy95]

Everyone in his band looks like a math teacher

[@DeepGreenOsaka]

+Lane Patterson Your comment made me laugh out loud. Thank you.

[@iona_burciaga]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@NickRDizzy]

hahahha bravo

[@andreasfuglsang17]

Meanwhile Kurt is looking like a musician :P

[@GigaMuffin]

Most bad ass math teachers ive ever seen.

[@niibingranberg6117]

this is CAPITAL! incredible man, absolutely. personally, i liked the way he sang it, even though he pretty much nailed it, there were some parts with flaws and to me its unique and raw. that's what real music is all about in my opinion. keep on killing it kurt vile. there's nothing like elite, honest, talent.

[@needlamp2147]

Flaws? It's his song. He can sing however he likes. Just because it doesn't sound the same as the studio doesn't mean it's flawed.

[@midwayinn1043]

Kexp is just amazing with their taste in music did seem out of tune at parts but still enjoyable.

[@danielcruz1263]

@@needlamp2147to be fair his headphones did fall onto the guitar lol

[@ignacioernesto]

i discover this dude 2020, saved my year

[@charmainecullimore7356]

That is out of the fog! Guys... So tight and original ! My brain enjoyed it! :)

[@jevinday]

Kurt was jamming so hard his headphones fell off. That's fucking rock and roll right there! Hell yeah

[@Leilouse12]

He has such beautiful curls ! I'd like to have such beautiful hair ^^

[@joshchouinard]

This is amazing 🙌🏼

[@cmtough08]

Rocked so hard that his headset fell on his guitar

[@davidbilliet3236]

Great song nice guitarwork

[@ryannolan9410]

Great song...

[@bamadave83]

So good

[@roddockstader89]

We love you Kurt!

[@ZX_COP_Spectrum]

En noviembre vienen a Barcelona!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!

[@satelliteRadar]

Wow! That was inspiring

[@smoofest]

Totally bad ass

[@Later_Nerd]

Man playing this and singing it at the same time would be so complicated. It's notably harder than strumming cords, plus the vocal melody is downright strange at times.
I mean he wrote it so of course the timing makes sense to him. But I don't imagine there will be many covers of this song lol.

[@0AlphaAndOmega0]

Dayumm!

[@cmcull987]

This song and him reminded of Neil Young.

[@11ellie7]

Totally. Never realized it until now

[@skatiputnik2431]

I always come back just to see those headphones falling off hahaha

[@hebertocristiano.alvesmach7719]

About that particular, peculiar solo with the guitar, man the next time three clown should consider combing the hair of the guitarist!!!!
Hahaha!!!
Delicious this humorous brilliant song writing and performance!!!
Just wondering, who was the author?
;)

[@amphitheatre]

things happen in a live setup and thats ok. if i wanted it tight i'd listen to the record.

[@tresojos]

nice and raw

[@noahtaylor6173]

This comment section is littered with people who don't understand rock music.

[@dougzart]

So? And?

[@MrToddling]

Don’t have to understand it- it’s art

[@hospitalcleaner]

if eric andre and andy samberg had a son @ 1:05 lmao

[@andytim]

Looks more just like Sambergs brother. Not seeing Eric Andre

[@hunterivey9487]

Looks like the Gillian from no country for old man

[@lovelife_33]

Fucking. Brilliant

[@charliespaceship]

He seems hammered.

[@christopherfoley5973]

Rippin’

[@georgiethumbs2438]

This is genius. Musical genius always teeters between sounding like shit and sounding utterly brilliant.

[@edwardtemper4524]

Cool..then you would love my band. They are called brilliant shit bomb.

[@beaubrks]

best fucking song

[@Rynenocerous]

Fuck yeah Kurt

[@justincrittle5649]

I fucking love ❤️ this

[@NicoNico-79797]

Sound so country ❤

[@MF-rz2pt]

He just had a uhh.. a uhh.. a.. a HEADPHONES.. guitar solo!

[@CW0123]

Lol is that Mike Mogis on lap steel?

[@ben2034]

Ok is this the CCC making music???

[@2n2equals5]

A tiny bit too slow

[@Epitaphforyesterday]

yes, takes away. i think i understand why but.. wrong tempo for this song, screws the feel.

[@babyblue7731]

What genre of music is this? I'm assuming rock but it sounds slight country?

[@HerveBoisde]

He plays alternative rock but he's probably also influenced by southern rock and legends like Neil Young. The pedal steel on this song definitely adds a country tinge.

[@edwardtemper4524]

It's a new genre. It is called music.

[@rickylafleur5700]

He's great actually, the best. Tremendous artist

[@noneofyoucanspell]

is that . . . kyle spence?

[@Ac22768]

Well this guy came and went. 😂

[@iketyke7324]

What do you mean?

[@ash81818]

why does that one guy have two sets of glasses lol

[@tuunbass]

Feel like the the vocal's didnt flow as well as studio version D;

[@VoxJ]

+Jonnie Bassett It is hard to let the vocals flow when playing tricky guitar parts at the same time... Takes time.

[@VoxJ]

+Len Bennati Agree!!!

[@heyheymymind4642]

+Robert Johnson III yes very difficult to make that arpeggio and sing

[@tulllguy]

+Jonnie Bassett adds to the charm, imo.

[@tuunbass]

***** fairs

[@kavematt91]

Their drummer looks like the dude from Workaholics.

[@robcedar960]

I don’t see it, but he looks like he’d fit right in

[@kwhitey12]

Loll a long haired Anders

[@Zerobob26]

Such a great, great song. Just a shame something went slightly wrong at the start and his headphones fell off 🤣

[@tom_123]

This is nice and raw, but this dude needs a tighter rhythm section under him. I guess it’s intentionally loose

[@alannahschoolgmail]

Listen to his performances where Stella Mozgawa is drumming. Way tighter and a million times better

[@georgiethumbs2438]

This is vile.

[@squiremuldoon5462]

:( I miss hair.

[@igorbdm]

the drummer looks alot like rick astley

[@Epitaphforyesterday]

looks more like he needs to put in some ringo hi-hat for variation. too much tom.

[@MrToddling]

I was thinkin you look like the guy in Spinal Tap

[@philocleandes9302]

I don't think songs should have the word "restroom" in them.

[@FreyaGem]

Well he does call himself Vile...sooo...

[@helethead]

But, I can’t help feel if I did this people wouldn’t be impressed.

[@kenscarpa2318]

Damn this performance was a mess.

[@ryanrant4904]

I gotta say everyone else is his band needs to go! Get some better dudes they look lame and there all over powering and butchering his music.

[@robcedar960]

Blame the sound engineer