Comments on: Space Travel, Rock and Roll… http://www.builtonaweakspot.com/2006/01/space-travel-rock-and-roll.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:57:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Another Mark http://www.builtonaweakspot.com/2006/01/space-travel-rock-and-roll.html/comment-page-1#comment-1164 Another Mark Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:09:48 +0000 http://builtonaweakspot.com/?p=8#comment-1164 I first saw Swervedriver in 1991 in Chapel Hill, NC at the Cat's Cradle. They opened for Poster Children. Needless to say, I was blown away. They were supporting their album "Raise," which I would argue is better than Mezcal (personal preference). Both, to me, are stellar albums, and definitely overlooked. So my first experience hearing them, was actually seeing them live. I picked up the single for "Son of a Mustang Ford." Probably my favorite Swervedriver song is the B side of that single, "Laze it up." Almost 20 years later, I can still see and hear it live. Just great! I also saw them in supporting Smashing Pumpkins, which they blew off the stage, as well as their headlining tour in 1993 in support of Mezcal Head, again, at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. I remember they opened with "Sandblasted." Blew the walls down! And I saw them on their last (before breaking up the first time) tour in 1998. Good show, but by then, they had been so incredibly butchered by their labels, and were not at all promoted (other than poorly), the crowd was smaller, and you could tell they were pretty much over it. I'm glad to see they're touring again. I really hope they produce some new material and start touring again. My dream show is Swervedriver opening up for Dinosaur Jr. It still may come true! I first saw Swervedriver in 1991 in Chapel Hill, NC at the Cat’s Cradle. They opened for Poster Children. Needless to say, I was blown away. They were supporting their album “Raise,” which I would argue is better than Mezcal (personal preference). Both, to me, are stellar albums, and definitely overlooked.

So my first experience hearing them, was actually seeing them live. I picked up the single for “Son of a Mustang Ford.” Probably my favorite Swervedriver song is the B side of that single, “Laze it up.” Almost 20 years later, I can still see and hear it live. Just great!

I also saw them in supporting Smashing Pumpkins, which they blew off the stage, as well as their headlining tour in 1993 in support of Mezcal Head, again, at the Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill. I remember they opened with “Sandblasted.” Blew the walls down! And I saw them on their last (before breaking up the first time) tour in 1998. Good show, but by then, they had been so incredibly butchered by their labels, and were not at all promoted (other than poorly), the crowd was smaller, and you could tell they were pretty much over it.

I’m glad to see they’re touring again. I really hope they produce some new material and start touring again. My dream show is Swervedriver opening up for Dinosaur Jr. It still may come true!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.builtonaweakspot.com/2006/01/space-travel-rock-and-roll.html/comment-page-1#comment-557 Anonymous Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:21:03 +0000 http://builtonaweakspot.com/?p=8#comment-557 I'm a huge shoegazer fan, and besides the tune "Rave Down" which I've known for years, I really never apprciated Swervedriver. Well, MEZCAL HEAD is definately a killer album, as are the other 3. For some reason they just sound better to me now than they did back in my college DJ days. I'm a huge shoegazer fan, and besides the tune "Rave Down" which I've known for years, I really never apprciated Swervedriver. Well, MEZCAL HEAD is definately a killer album, as are the other 3. For some reason they just sound better to me now than they did back in my college DJ days.

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