Good Morning, Captain: The Story of Slint

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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2019
  • In this video, I go into the history of Slint, a band of great mystery and darkness. I discuss their early career, all of their releases and analyze said releases in a narrative format. Let’s get into how four teenagers from the oddball town of Louisville, Kentucky became one of the most interesting rock bands of the 1990s.
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  • @sitcomenjoyer7950
    @sitcomenjoyer7950 3 года назад +818

    im playing guitar while watching this so it can sound like a slint song

  • @charliesluder1416
    @charliesluder1416 3 года назад +419

    This video sounds like a slint song.

    • @TheMusicNarrative
      @TheMusicNarrative  3 года назад +111

      That’s what I was going for!

    • @dk_kardboard
      @dk_kardboard Год назад +15

      You were waiting for the build up “I MISS YOU!”

    • @InAtlasAtLast
      @InAtlasAtLast Год назад

      @@TheMusicNarrative you did a great job

  • @mcbillygoat
    @mcbillygoat Год назад +118

    I love how young they were yet making the most incredible sounds. Not the sound of teenage angst so much as teenage isolation. Really impressive soundscapes they make.

  • @angelotsi849
    @angelotsi849 3 месяца назад +7

    Steve Albini also produced debut albums for Pixies (Surfer Rosa) and The Breeders (Pod).

  • @randytate6848
    @randytate6848 3 года назад +106

    My band Angry Dissidents was active in the Louisville scene at the time. Lots of great music came out of this town.

    • @weezadam
      @weezadam 3 года назад +3

      That’s awesome, did you know the guys in Slint personally?

    • @randytate6848
      @randytate6848 3 года назад +14

      @@weezadam not really. There were so many musicians. I knew of them, playing the same clubs, its a very diverse scene. Still is.

    • @tedesco455
      @tedesco455 3 года назад +11

      @@randytate6848 Case in point I was very active in the "scene" in the late 80s early 90s and I have never heard of Angry Dissidents.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 года назад

      Not really. Nothing and I mean nothing, no music, movies, or anything from Kentucky can considered great, much less all-time great. I guess you could consider Slint to be Kentucky’s greatest musical export, but then again, that’s not really saying much.

    • @fernandezlapa
      @fernandezlapa 2 года назад +15

      @@curly_wyn not even kfc??

  • @TB-xp2qj
    @TB-xp2qj 4 года назад +175

    I love any video i can get about this band. Spiderland is my favorite album, and has been since i was 16/17. Great video, definitely didnt know about their band name before Slint. Love your deadpan brian-esque narration.

    • @TheMusicNarrative
      @TheMusicNarrative  4 года назад +11

      T B Thank you, I appreciate the feedback! I love Slint too and they’re definitely one of the more interesting bands to talk about. Any suggestions for future videos?

    • @TB-xp2qj
      @TB-xp2qj 4 года назад +10

      @@TheMusicNarrative If you want to make videos on some more bands, i suggest Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Tortoise. I dont see a lot of videos about their individual histories

    • @nolongerused272
      @nolongerused272 2 года назад +11

      I saw 16/17 and thought it was a time signature

  • @tylercatron9783
    @tylercatron9783 Год назад +16

    I hate to say this, but I've lived in Louisville Kentucky the last 10 years and I just found this band.

  • @musiclover01ization
    @musiclover01ization Год назад +23

    Great video. While I don't listen to Slint often, I think they're a good band. Spiderland is a good album.

  • @ricklee9473
    @ricklee9473 Год назад +5

    Been in Louisville all my life and it always had a crazy music scene .
    Mostly working class town , and all
    really to do was play some music and fuck around. There's only a snap shot in time to make your mark, or fade into the masses, I'm glad they made a dent . King Horse i remember was really good too.

  • @elpupogriton
    @elpupogriton 3 года назад +4

    COMPLETELY LOVED IT! THANKS A BUNCH, MATE!

  • @98ocastaner
    @98ocastaner Год назад +7

    you put together an amazing and informative video essay, its criminal you only have 25k views

  • @theoruehsen4900
    @theoruehsen4900 Год назад +2

    Great video dude. Super informative and very well structured.

  • @oisoisoisois6735
    @oisoisoisois6735 3 года назад +8

    Just watched this and the Red House Painters video you made. You’ve earned
    a sub👍

  • @risboturbide9396
    @risboturbide9396 3 года назад +4

    Great work, man! Now I'm subscribed 🍻

  • @sugarhieroglyph
    @sugarhieroglyph Год назад +9

    I had this album back in 1995 and it's weird, i don't remember how i procured it.

  • @anna-tz1cy
    @anna-tz1cy 4 года назад +17

    nice video - lotta facts i didnt know!! thank you for the education

  • @fert7921
    @fert7921 4 года назад +3

    Great video!

  • @user-dm6nu8io5m
    @user-dm6nu8io5m 2 месяца назад

    I just stumbled on there CD in a music store and have loved them every since!!

  • @cpmorgan5000
    @cpmorgan5000 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's cool you put this together, and I totally agree with your assessment of Britt Walford's drumming on Spiderland: it's so creative and, I would say, daring for a rock album. Fun fact, Steve Albini liked Britt's drumming so much that he recommended Britt for the Breeders. Unfortunately, it seemed like that Breeders project really toned down his creativity. But, it's nice to know there's other things to follow up on with this band, and it was cool to see a bit of video footage of Britt's drumming on Good Morning, Captain - I've always wondered how he did some of that stuff.

  • @lurker9634
    @lurker9634 10 месяцев назад +4

    truth is there isn't any story about slint, but we all feel like there must be

  • @vaughnmild4467
    @vaughnmild4467 4 года назад +42

    Ok.. This may be a nerdy question but I'm asking it because I've been into Tropical Fish for almost 40 years. What kind of fish was Slint? It's a legit question in my opinion. Love this band. Thanks for putting the time into tbe video

    • @TheMusicNarrative
      @TheMusicNarrative  4 года назад +21

      Vaughn Mild Thanks for the comment and question! The fish was likely just a regular gold fish, or else one of the common fishes found in any pet store, as the Breadcrumb Trail documentary mentions how Britt Walford would go and buy fish/pets from the store pretty consistently

    • @vaughnmild4467
      @vaughnmild4467 4 года назад +10

      @@TheMusicNarrative I saw that. He seemed to be a bid of an oddball thst dug more exotic (not too many people had Iguana's back tgen. I'd like to think it wasn't a goldfish though. Not a Marine fish (Saltwater) but an oddball freshwater fish. That would be my question for him, as dumb as it sounds, I'm REALLY interested?

    • @babyb667
      @babyb667 Год назад +3

      @@TheMusicNarrative what r yall talking about😭😭

    • @yeaiguess2379
      @yeaiguess2379 3 месяца назад

      at the beginning of the documentary breadcrumb trail they allude to crossbreeding different kinds of fish so probably some fucked up freshwater fish hybrid

  • @hugohugo8163
    @hugohugo8163 2 года назад +12

    Amo essa banda, conheci em 2000 e até hoje escuto eles.

  • @bobm.172
    @bobm.172 11 месяцев назад +3

    Ya know, I used to know all those guys back in the day but I never was really a fan of Slint. I do recognize how influential they are but for some reason the music never did click for me but then again, it has been forever since I listened to them so maybe I should give 'em another try.
    By the way, another big pre-Slint band no-one mentions is Solution Unknown.

  • @owlytimbre9103
    @owlytimbre9103 2 года назад +21

    You do realize that slint predates some of the genres you mentioned. All of these elements were there for sure besides post rock. I'd say the influencers were slint in that regard. You know how we felt about nostalgia, yeah?

  • @tomshotton3046
    @tomshotton3046 7 дней назад

    Love that dude's Void trousers

  • @tonysheltonart5934
    @tonysheltonart5934 11 месяцев назад

    I love how Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, took the picture for the album cover of Spiderland. Never heard that before.

  • @brian-dc7uk
    @brian-dc7uk Год назад +3

    I love slint

  • @mry82
    @mry82 6 месяцев назад

    Good shit!

  • @jimbofromfrance4801
    @jimbofromfrance4801 3 года назад +3

    You should do a video on the band Paw

  • @fairykween333
    @fairykween333 2 года назад +2

    that’s cool. i’m from evanston, illinois. it’s awesome knowing they recorded here.

  • @biggesthaterontheinternet
    @biggesthaterontheinternet Год назад

    i love them so much

  • @dk_kardboard
    @dk_kardboard Год назад

    Great vid. Didn’t know anything about this band but the music.

  • @PourOutTheFacts
    @PourOutTheFacts 3 года назад +2

    Great video, subbed :)

  • @shekelofal-kakkad8505
    @shekelofal-kakkad8505 4 года назад +12

    I was hoping he'd mention Carol when he was talking about Tweez.

  • @twistedmetal15
    @twistedmetal15 Год назад

    Still blows my mind they came from Louisville. Not from there but close to it. Wonder what the music scene is like there nowadays

  • @melissac6774
    @melissac6774 11 месяцев назад

    I looked up this band because of Gilmore Girls and I live 30 minutes away from Louisville. lol IYKYK 😅

  • @brianstocks8049
    @brianstocks8049 2 года назад

    thanks man

  • @mchavez4532
    @mchavez4532 Год назад +1

    I discovered them on the KIDS soundtrack. I liked them immediately.

    • @CruddyDriveway
      @CruddyDriveway Год назад

      When did they play in kids?

    • @mchavez4532
      @mchavez4532 Год назад

      @@CruddyDriveway It’s been awhile since I watched the movie so I don’t remember off the top of my head where in the movie it was but the Soundtrack has a permanent rotation slot on my phone and it’s the last song on the album.

  • @user-dm6nu8io5m
    @user-dm6nu8io5m 2 месяца назад

    I had squirrel bait tape back in the day. Wish I still had it.

  • @tedesco455
    @tedesco455 3 года назад +3

    Maurice sounded a lot like SLINT with different effects and faster.

  • @stereopolice
    @stereopolice 2 года назад +7

    The greatest thing here is that the narrator sound spidery.

  • @TheMetalAllfather
    @TheMetalAllfather 8 месяцев назад +1

    "Don stepped outside..."

  • @benburgis7039
    @benburgis7039 2 месяца назад

    homie came back to life singing misfits?! probs the most hard thing I've ever heard of.

  • @TheMetalAllfather
    @TheMetalAllfather 8 месяцев назад

    David Yow of The Jesus Lizard wrote a song about Brian McMahon called "Mouth breather".

    • @kerrisheets6145
      @kerrisheets6145 7 месяцев назад +1

      Wrong it was about Britt Walford

  • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
    @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 2 месяца назад

    Rest in power Steve Albini!

  • @Aspartamebraintumor
    @Aspartamebraintumor Год назад

    I was at that May 4th show in NYC. It was dope

  • @nahuel4935
    @nahuel4935 2 года назад +1

    7:34 fucking legend

  • @ineedstuff8286
    @ineedstuff8286 3 года назад +5

    i thought Dan Bitney was in this band... I never liked the sound.. but friends listened to em... I listened to practically every thing else on these labels... but always had respect, as I do with any band whether i like them or not.

  • @lasmluclasm3781
    @lasmluclasm3781 2 года назад +2

    His name is Brian Paulson His name is Brian Paulson

  • @Ethan-ue2xb
    @Ethan-ue2xb 3 года назад +31

    The album sounds more nautical than spidery to me

    • @KommentarSpaltenKrieger
      @KommentarSpaltenKrieger 2 года назад +5

      It sounds very self-enclosed. I like the "universe" trope, because it is truly a world for itself.

  • @moobrock3217
    @moobrock3217 Год назад +1

    0:46 what’s the song?

  • @crumbjungle8388
    @crumbjungle8388 Год назад

    recommend eat the friek if you like slint

  • @ixalfahrezi6281
    @ixalfahrezi6281 2 года назад +3

    Hey man, your voice like brian

  • @revy1x
    @revy1x 2 года назад +1

    i acctualy know todds son

  • @vincevirtua
    @vincevirtua 3 года назад +4

    Is Britt narrating this? Sounds like him to me.. ha

  • @aspie-anarchist9854
    @aspie-anarchist9854 2 года назад

    Oooooo do doncab

  • @DickDickerson01
    @DickDickerson01 9 месяцев назад +1

    SlinnnT

  • @judeluhrs9741
    @judeluhrs9741 2 года назад +9

    The Story of Slint and The Story of Joy Division ... similar trajectories (imo)

  • @joefox9327
    @joefox9327 Год назад

    Tbe

  • @donkeywhistler
    @donkeywhistler 3 года назад +4

    Slin?

  • @babayega1717
    @babayega1717 11 месяцев назад

    Anyone that has ever "thought" "1980's punk rock"... better know 'what' " _My dad is dead_ " *was* ..

  • @chriswingding9410
    @chriswingding9410 2 года назад +3

    Black midi

    • @EanFreitas
      @EanFreitas 27 дней назад

      @@chriswingding9410 Yes, just yes

  • @itmightbe
    @itmightbe 7 месяцев назад

    You kind of sound like Brian McMahon yourself

  • @capnbug
    @capnbug Год назад +2

    bwuh bwuh bwaaa bwuh bwuh bwuh bwuh bwuh

  • @mkng4752
    @mkng4752 Год назад +1

    Squirrel bait

  • @duxsmer1779
    @duxsmer1779 Год назад

    Steve Albini is not a producer

  • @0oo00
    @0oo00 2 года назад

    Zzzzzzz genre? Zzzzzzz...XXXXX

  • @rhyses_
    @rhyses_ Год назад +1

    can you sound any less interested?
    i’m pulling your leg, good research

    • @stoppls1709
      @stoppls1709 Год назад +5

      he did it intentionally lmao trying to mimic spiderland

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn 2 года назад +1

    I’m sorry. I love most of your videos, but I cannot stand Slint. I hate their “music”, and can’t understand why anyone with ears can tolerate it. Maybe it’s too unique I guess, but listening to the people (such as Pitchfork) give it a 10/10 and praise up the ass is the most pretentious and annoying thing I’ve ever heard.
    You articulated the points in this video very well tho, so cheers!

    • @sebp400
      @sebp400 2 года назад +5

      yeah, it's like, your opinion, man... I'll stay pretentious as you say..You don't even like the untitled E.P.? Are you into 90's post-rock and math rock at all? Shipping News, Rodan or even Shellac?

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 года назад

      @@sebp400 The Untitled EP is the most accessible of their stuff to me, but that’s not really saying much. And nah, not really. That’s why I don’t count Slint being “influential” as a point of glory. They mostly just influenced a bunch of post-rock bands that no one cares about. Really, nothing from Kentucky can be considered “all-time great art”.

    • @bobroctopus2210
      @bobroctopus2210 Год назад +6

      @@curly_wyn what about kfc

    • @musiclover01ization
      @musiclover01ization Год назад +2

      @@curly_wyn I don't agree with you.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Год назад

      @@bobroctopus2210 KFC is fast food

  • @rjpaws
    @rjpaws Год назад +1

    I mean, I like Slint but that’s about it. There are far more important, less self-entitled bands

  • @chrishendricks1160
    @chrishendricks1160 Год назад +1

    Ur forgetting Endpoint..they were huge in the louavul.

    • @bobm.172
      @bobm.172 11 месяцев назад

      Crain, Solution Unknow, and the super obscure Oblong Box,....