Hi Trey! Glad you discovered the Avett Brothers. Kudos to Richard for narrowing it down to 10, that's almost like picking your favorite kid. I'll add 12 more to the list for you. In no particular order... 1. Part From Me (particularly the live version here: ruclips.net/video/vephq5Q-Ti8/видео.html) 2. Life 3. St. Joseph's 4. Who Will I Hold 5. If It's the Beaches 6. The Weight of Lies 7. Swept Away - Sentimental Version (Sister Bonnie is featured) 8. Satan Pulls the Strings 9. Kick Drum Heart 10. Offering 11. Left on Laura, Left on Lisa - Really grew on me after seeing it live 12. Ain't No Man I recommend seeing them live if you can, they put on a stellar show. They seem as kind and humble in person as they do in their songs and interviews. Enjoy!
Cool to see the Avetts on the channel. I listened to them a TON when I first discovered them, but not as much of late. Still very much like them, even if I could not get into their last album at all. Some (but only some) of their later stuff is a bit too polished and too "electric" - they're at their best with roots instruments - but the songwriting is still largely there and I do love how big hearted and shamelessly sentimental they always are - which is increasingly rare for modern "rock" groups. And they can write some really good, memorable melodies - which is not always a given for roots bands who sometimes rely a bit too much on their arrangements and atmosphere. It's been a while I broke down one of these with you guys (and its usually with Shawn on the solo videos for some reason) so here goes... 10. Morning Song. Really like this one, for sure. Probably my favourite song on that album. Love the vocals towards the end especially. 9. The Ballad of Love and Hate. A real beauty this one from what is one of their two or three best albums. Wonderfully stripped back with a very classic folk sound (the guitar isn't far from those Dylan epics on the Freewheelin') and fantastic lyrics. They are, generally, at their best on their ballads and this is no exception. 8. February Seven. One of several songs that I can include from this album. The highlight here is probably the way the song subtly shifts as the arrangements change and different instruments come in and out. 7. Murder in the City. Another good choice. You kind of have to include this one when doing a top 10 Avetts songs. The Gleam EPs are all stripped down like this and mostly just features the brothers themselves. This is probably the best song in the series with powerful lyrics, a fine melody, and that good old Avett Brothers emotionalism. Yup, the best so far. 6. Victory. Less familiar with Gleam III than the first two, but I've heard this a couple of times, I think. Don't know if this would make my top 10 (pretty sure it wouldn't) but this is another very fine, very pretty Gleam song. Little to complain about here at all but I just like a number of their songs more. 5. Laundry Room. Love this one and it's definitely up there, along with the title track (I assume that's the other one coming... we'll see?), with their best tracks. The build towards that full-on bluegrass finale is always a thrill, even as the rest of the song is simply lovely. Love that piano riff too that mimics the vocal line perfectly. 4. I And Love and You. Ha, I knew it. Interesting quote from Rubin - it actually is true that some of their earlier multipart songs are a bit of a mess. That's part of their ramshackle charm, but this more conventional track does work better than its predecessors. One of my favourites of theirs for sure. 3. Live and Die. Can't argue much with this one either. A great mix of pure pop in its choruses and traditional roots rock throughout the rest. Also nice to have the banjo in here when it was absent on so much of this album. 2. No Hard Feelings. A fine song, but certainly nowhere near my number 2. They just have a bunch of songs with better melodies and more interesting arrangements for me. Nice that you like it so much, though! At this point, it's clear that my list would look very different to Richard's (probably a few more picks from their pre-major label days for a start) but that probably speaks to their impressively rich discography more than anything else. They really are quite underrated in terms of really impressive modern acts. They certainly blow a band like Mumford and Suns out of the water. 1. Head Full of Doubt. Forgot about this one but it's a nice pick for number one. One of their most dramatic, epic songs ever - and arguably the best example of those songs in their catalogue. Not my number 1, I'm pretty sure, but I can't argue with it, that's for sure. Great song. Great stuff Trey (and Richard!).
In my opinion they have so many better songs than these three. Their catalog is so deep and there are so many gems. Hope you were able to do a deep dive
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Great video! You should definitely check out more Avett bros. Super underrated!
Thanks Hudson!
They have dozens of great songs. My top 3 are Salvation Song, Please Pardon Yourself, and Left On Laura, Left On Lisa. But so many great songs!
Thanks for watching CLEZDADDY!
Hi Trey! Glad you discovered the Avett Brothers. Kudos to Richard for narrowing it down to 10, that's almost like picking your favorite kid.
I'll add 12 more to the list for you. In no particular order...
1. Part From Me (particularly the live version here: ruclips.net/video/vephq5Q-Ti8/видео.html)
2. Life
3. St. Joseph's
4. Who Will I Hold
5. If It's the Beaches
6. The Weight of Lies
7. Swept Away - Sentimental Version (Sister Bonnie is featured)
8. Satan Pulls the Strings
9. Kick Drum Heart
10. Offering
11. Left on Laura, Left on Lisa - Really grew on me after seeing it live
12. Ain't No Man
I recommend seeing them live if you can, they put on a stellar show. They seem as kind and humble in person as they do in their songs and interviews. Enjoy!
Will check these out. Really appreciate it Tasha!
Cool to see the Avetts on the channel. I listened to them a TON when I first discovered them, but not as much of late. Still very much like them, even if I could not get into their last album at all. Some (but only some) of their later stuff is a bit too polished and too "electric" - they're at their best with roots instruments - but the songwriting is still largely there and I do love how big hearted and shamelessly sentimental they always are - which is increasingly rare for modern "rock" groups. And they can write some really good, memorable melodies - which is not always a given for roots bands who sometimes rely a bit too much on their arrangements and atmosphere.
It's been a while I broke down one of these with you guys (and its usually with Shawn on the solo videos for some reason) so here goes...
10. Morning Song. Really like this one, for sure. Probably my favourite song on that album. Love the vocals towards the end especially.
9. The Ballad of Love and Hate. A real beauty this one from what is one of their two or three best albums. Wonderfully stripped back with a very classic folk sound (the guitar isn't far from those Dylan epics on the Freewheelin') and fantastic lyrics. They are, generally, at their best on their ballads and this is no exception.
8. February Seven. One of several songs that I can include from this album. The highlight here is probably the way the song subtly shifts as the arrangements change and different instruments come in and out.
7. Murder in the City. Another good choice. You kind of have to include this one when doing a top 10 Avetts songs. The Gleam EPs are all stripped down like this and mostly just features the brothers themselves. This is probably the best song in the series with powerful lyrics, a fine melody, and that good old Avett Brothers emotionalism. Yup, the best so far.
6. Victory. Less familiar with Gleam III than the first two, but I've heard this a couple of times, I think. Don't know if this would make my top 10 (pretty sure it wouldn't) but this is another very fine, very pretty Gleam song. Little to complain about here at all but I just like a number of their songs more.
5. Laundry Room. Love this one and it's definitely up there, along with the title track (I assume that's the other one coming... we'll see?), with their best tracks. The build towards that full-on bluegrass finale is always a thrill, even as the rest of the song is simply lovely. Love that piano riff too that mimics the vocal line perfectly.
4. I And Love and You. Ha, I knew it. Interesting quote from Rubin - it actually is true that some of their earlier multipart songs are a bit of a mess. That's part of their ramshackle charm, but this more conventional track does work better than its predecessors. One of my favourites of theirs for sure.
3. Live and Die. Can't argue much with this one either. A great mix of pure pop in its choruses and traditional roots rock throughout the rest. Also nice to have the banjo in here when it was absent on so much of this album.
2. No Hard Feelings. A fine song, but certainly nowhere near my number 2. They just have a bunch of songs with better melodies and more interesting arrangements for me. Nice that you like it so much, though! At this point, it's clear that my list would look very different to Richard's (probably a few more picks from their pre-major label days for a start) but that probably speaks to their impressively rich discography more than anything else. They really are quite underrated in terms of really impressive modern acts. They certainly blow a band like Mumford and Suns out of the water.
1. Head Full of Doubt. Forgot about this one but it's a nice pick for number one. One of their most dramatic, epic songs ever - and arguably the best example of those songs in their catalogue. Not my number 1, I'm pretty sure, but I can't argue with it, that's for sure. Great song.
Great stuff Trey (and Richard!).
Great breakdown Ilan! Sorry I haven't answered I don't get on here as much as Shawn. Was great seeing your thoughts!
In my opinion they have so many better songs than these three. Their catalog is so deep and there are so many gems. Hope you were able to do a deep dive
These three? It is a top 10