where to begin with swervedriver

neuroboy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:28 am

one of those bands that i know is right up my alley but never got around to listening to. . . help a brother out.

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:48 am

I only have one full-length, Raise, and it's pretty good, I guess. I also have a couple of EPs w/ "unreleased" songs on 'em.

If you'd like to hear 'em, I could put them on a CD for you. PM me if interested.

fp

fuse · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:49 am

They just came out with a double-disc retrospective, but for my money Mezcal Head is their finest record.

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

fuse Wrote:

but for my money Mezcal Head is their finest record.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:51 pm

Juggernaut Rides 1989-1998

this really is a fantastic compilation....

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

among my top 3 favorite bands.

anything is excellent by swerve but for maybe their last record, 99th Dream, which is good, just not as good as their previous releases.

my fave is mezcal head. duress and never lose that feeling/never learn are among my favorite songs of all time. they're just that good.

juggernaut rides will get you some of their early singles and b-sides that are also amazing.

if you had to have one album, get mezcal head. you'll LOVE it. i wish i were just discovering this band for the first time. you have hours of stellar music ahead of you.

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discostu · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:45 pm

Pretty sure their two best records, 91's Raise and 93's Mezcal Head are out of print. You can probably find them in used bins or on eBay or Amazon.
If you're looking for a pretty-much complete run-down of their catalog, go with the previously mentioned Juggernaut Rides comp that was released earlier this year.

One of my top 5 all-time favs. Greatly underappreciated/under-heard band.

neuroboy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:28 pm

cool. so if i pick up juggernaut i'll have raise + mezcal head + early stuff + b-sides + i can actually find it in a record store?

KPH · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:00 pm

neuroboy Wrote:

cool. so if i pick up juggernaut i'll have raise + mezcal head + early stuff + b-sides + i can actually find it in a record store?

I can make copies of all this stuff for ya if you'd like. I don't know if I'll be able to make it to the thing tomorrow night, but I can swing by at some point soon.

I did find a copy of Juggernaut Rides at the Alewife Newbury Comics, but at none of the others...

KPH · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:09 pm

Also, I think the Juggernaut Rides collection is a bit uneven and even somewhat poorly sequenced. All of the songs are quality, but I much prefer hearing songs like "Behind the Sounds..." and "Never Lose That Feeling" in their original contexts.

Of course, my favorite era of the band is *not* the pre-Mezcal Swervies, even though I like the songs from that incarnation plenty...

Bee OK · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:32 pm

This album is mind blowing, well in 1993 it was.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

93 was amazing, and that album owned the year. what a mind blowing, ace piece of work.

i swear i still get the chills on duress and never lose that feeling/never learn. damn...

they just don't make em like that any more.

fuse · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:15 pm

Mezcal Head is a perfect record. A ton of shivers to be had.

Have you folks seen them live? I had a really loud band that opened for them in Cincinnati in the late 90's, and it was weird because they were so quiet and restrained. I was expecting this mad, rushing wave of guitar, but it was almost polite. They were still great.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

saw 'em live in 94 at the variety playhouse in atlanta. they were opening for smashing pumpkins' siamese dream tour. oh what a show...

next, i saw them in new orleans at the house of blues in 97, i think it was. alas, that was to be the last time. sigh... :cry:

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

ah. great band!

south pacific · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:35 am

Would someone like to YSI a few tracks here please? I don't think I've heard any of their music either.

Bee OK · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:55 am

Saw them:

Feb. 13, 1992 at the Whisky A Go Go
Nov. 3, 1993 at the Troubadour
Feb 21, 1994 at the Whisky A Go Go
April 1, 1998 at Slim’s (San Francisco)

Plus 1 (can't find the stub)

KPH · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:58 pm

south pacific Wrote:

Would someone like to YSI a few tracks here please? I don't think I've heard any of their music either.

You don't even need them YSI'd, to be honest.

Head to the SWD site: http://www.swervedriver.com

There's a whole bunch of stuff up there available for legal download. Most of it is live and not studio-recorded, but still worth checking out.

Lambchop · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:23 am

fuse Wrote:

Mezcal Head is a perfect record. A ton of shivers to be had.

Have you folks seen them live? I had a really loud band that opened for them in Cincinnati in the late 90's, and it was weird because they were so quiet and restrained. I was expecting this mad, rushing wave of guitar, but it was almost polite. They were still great.

Was that at Sudsy Malone's on vine?

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:25 am

NICE! One of the fake russian posters finally decided to peddle their wares! And got banned!

splates · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:02 am

HaqDiesel Wrote:

NICE! One of the fake russian posters finally decided to peddle their wares! And got banned!

now how will i get black market pharmaceuticals?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:53 am

Was it the reference to mezcal that drew her/him out?

neuroboy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:59 pm

man, mind like a steel trap, you have. i wouldn't have thought of it, but it makes sense that "mezcal" is the reason the drug guy showed up. thanks fo rthe quick ban, but i hope no one had personal email addys in your profile or you may have just made a new penpal.

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