Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men (live) video free download
Camper van Beethoven is an alt.rock band from Redlands/Santa Cruz, California, and were popular in the late 80s/early 90s. Their cover of Status Quo's Pictures of Matchstick Men was #1 on Billboard's "Modern Rock" charts for 3 weeks from Oct. 21 - Nov. 4, 1989.
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Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men, performing in Lexington, KY.
They reformed (after a brief hiatus during which time singer Dave Lowry formed Cracker) and toured during the mid-2000s, and may even still be touring when they want to.
Live at The Dame, Lexington, Kentucky, June 11, 2005. For complete audio of the entire show, you can download it here: http://www.archive.org/details/CVB2005-06-11
Also, be sure and check out the original version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr5UouAts8o
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbnRmJPTYAw
Shot by Ehric Weiss & Opium Ed of Artifact Attic, with blessings from Jonathan Segel and David Lowry.
Incidentally, Jonathan Segel was especially interested in us editing a video of their performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive -- which I've been meaning to get back to editing but other things keep coming my way and it gets pushed to the back burner. (Plus, I need to edit & post some of CvB's own songs as well.)
Comments
11 years ago
Danton Steele
that guitarist looks a lot like jon krakowski...and is that really his name? good job sexing up miss fisher...from who's the boss, i mean the office.12 years ago
Dai Williams
@1972piledriver12 years ago
Dai Williams
no STATUS QUO but ok12 years ago
Anthony Bozza
This is a board recording Artifact with probably 2 condensers to pick up the "Live" sound.13 years ago
doodahbagel
Real rocking version of the song by CVB very similar to the original version. Excellent14 years ago
The Gardening Mongrel
I love these guys. We all sprung out of punk, but I loved how this band gave great acknowledgement to what went down before punk. Early punks knew very well what went down before 76, but I used to find that some of the younger kids who got into punk by 81 or later gave scant recognition to music pre 76.14 years ago
ArtifactAttic
if you were to listen to the original record version of Camper van Beethoven, you would find it to be much heavier than the Status Quo orgiinal. It's hard to pick that up from a live version that is only recorded with audience mic's. And, by the way, CvB's cover record made it to #1 in the US alt-rock charts.14 years ago
Colin Sherritt
Cool, but not heavy like the Type O/Ozzy cut. Should be heavy as a cover. Purely my op of course.14 years ago
bkpenta
Great stuff!!14 years ago
23aprilmay
Not too bad actually!14 years ago
Jacob Dewey
No way! he has the same fuckin guitar i have!!! Ibenez...14 years ago
HonRevJoWazzoo
Stats yes. WLS - Chicago, WHB - Kansas City, KOMA - Oklahoma City, KAAY - Little Rock Arkansas. Some station from Omaha dunno call letters. KOMA played Beeker Street Theatre - FM style before FM took off. heh. Take care.14 years ago
ArtifactAttic
Cool. I have been meaning to post their Pink Floyd cover, plus their own hit (Take the Skinheads Bowling) too (but got too many other things to finish for now)... What stations did you listen to on AM radio? In the states? Did you listen to WLS, WABC, CKLW, WOWO?14 years ago
HonRevJoWazzoo
Thanks. I was sorta kiddin - really. This is good. I was 19 when Status Quo sang the original. (I was laid up in hospital for months and this and Sky Pilot were 2 songs I looked forward to every day. On AM radio - no MP3 players, internet or etc.) Thanks for all the info without ripping me to shreds. I get so sick of that here. I will definitely check these d00dz out cause this is a hoot. Cheers!!14 years ago
ArtifactAttic
Incentally, the lead singer of CvB (singing here) is David Lowry. The lyrics (by Status Quo's Francis Rossi) refer to the "matchstick men" of the paintings of L. S. Lowry. The original Status Quo single reached #12 on the U.S. Billboard pop charts, and #7 in the U.K.14 years ago
ArtifactAttic
They may look "hill billie" with the singer's cowboy hat and all, but they are an alt.rock band from Redlands/Santa Cruz, California, and were popular in the late 80s/early 90s. Their cover of Pictures of Matchstick Men was #1 on Billboard's "Modern Rock" charts for 3 weeks from Oct. 21 - Nov. 4, 1989.14 years ago
HonRevJoWazzoo
Funnee as hell. Hill Billie rockers singin psychedelic. heh. I just fell in this lookin for original.14 years ago
gnialf
good cover :)14 years ago
randleclank
soup kitchen nice fixings14 years ago
NeonJefe
awesome find....thnx 4 sharing Saw David Lowry and Cracker last summer in KCRelated Videos
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