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Crash Course in Glen Hansard?

Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
edited June 2012 in Other Music
Let's have it please....someone who knows things....please share with me and others who have heard the name but not the music. Vegas is coming up!
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  • phungiphungi Posts: 641
    Watch the movie "Once" then google his recent setlists and listen to his music...
    37 PJ Shows, 3 EV Shows, 1134 Total Songs, 24 Different Openers, 9 Different Closers, 252 Unique Songs (never enough)
  • guitar59guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    Do not skip him! He is funny and is a must see opening act!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDG3pWK5CY
  • rolenrockrolenrock Posts: 312
    Yes, watch "Once"... and also listen to any album by "The Frames" ..

    Also.. just download the song Say it to me now by Glen hansard.. and you will understand his raw performance style.

    The two PJ20 setlists were absolutely hilarious and partially improvised(first day in particular! WOW)
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  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    Just one word.

    Setlist.
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  • GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    Pennies in the Fountain...The whole time i thought he was saying Panties in the Fountain :D
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  • Johnny AggroJohnny Aggro Posts: 543
    Fitzcaraldo by his band The Frames. Especially the song Revelate. Classic

    Playing guitar at a house party about 13 yrs ago. In walks glen with a bottle of moet. Really nice and unassuming lad. Delighted he got this far. See his first limelight appearance in the movie the commitments as outspan
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  • derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    "Song of Good Hope" & his cover of Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" are both AMAZING!!!
    But you gotta hear his "Falling Slowly" Duet with Eddie...it's GREAT!!! :ugeek:
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  • jwhjr17jwhjr17 Posts: 2,000
    Ah yes, Panties in the Fountain :). I went to the shows last year knowing nothing about him and was blown away. Definitely make sure you don't miss his opening set.
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  • En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,648
    derbydave wrote:
    his cover of Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" is AMAZING!!!
    :ugeek:

    THIS
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    edited March 2012
    Hinn wrote:
    Just one word.

    Setlist.
    Hinn is very wise...

    Thanks Chime for the intro through this album.
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  • Jerome230Jerome230 Posts: 903
    If Ed's last tour is indicative of what's in store for this tour, prepare to be blown away with Ed & Glen singing "Sleepless Nights" a capella - that is to say, using NO MICROPHONES. You could hear a pin drop in the theater while they were singing, when I saw them in Portland last year.
    Ed...buddy...pal...stay true to your word and play Boise again.

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  • Spoony CSpoony C Posts: 278
    I only saw him on Sunday at PJ20 (the only EV solo show I've seen was in 2009, with Liam Finn & Eliza Jane opening), and Glen was amazing. Funny stories, great songs, a snippet of "Smile" (which he would later join Pearl Jam to do that night), and yes, his "Falling Slowly" duet with Eddie was magical. Just a wonderful afternoon show.
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,121
    Skip the Frames. Get both "The Swell Season" albums. Fucking great.
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  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    vant0037 wrote:
    Skip the Frames. Get both "The Swell Season" albums. Fucking great.
    that's crazy talk.

    Frames >>>>> Swell Season material. It's the same band plus Mar, but Mar brings down how dynamic the shows are.
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  • PJ88PJ88 Posts: 1,074
    guitar59 wrote:
    Do not skip him! He is funny and is a must see opening act!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDG3pWK5CY

    Damn! His guitar is worn to hell. Looks nice though. :D
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Hinn wrote:
    Just one word.

    Setlist.
    Hinn is very wise...

    Thanks Chime for the intro through this album.

    You're welcome :mrgreen:

    ... and yep start with The Frames album Setlist. It's their live album so you also get an idea of Glen's storytelling and the power of his performance :D
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  • Stardog3..Stardog3.. Posts: 1,527
    Good choice with Setlist.

    Besides Astral Weeks, he does a fantastic fucking cover of Into the Mystic.

    Even though I prefer The Frames over The Swell Season, make sure you watch once. SO good. You can't go wrong either way.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    Glen is awesome!! I don't always watch the opener, but you can't miss Glen!! Awesome performance!
    Falling Slowly and Sleepless Nights with Ed is amazing.
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,517
    I'd go to the show and not worry about a crash course...he has a huge catalog, so even if you sample some stuff, he may not play any of those songs.

    IMHO, it is sometimes cool to be exposed to an artist in a live setting, and then go buy the studio stuff afterwards....this way, you first memory of the song will include both sound and vision.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Stardog3.. wrote:
    he does a fantastic fucking cover of Into the Mystic.

    yeah, it's called "Low Rising' :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    sorry, couldn't pass it up. :oops:

    I do love Glen Hansard though. Can't go wrong with Frames or Swell Season
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • KathiKathi Posts: 1,828
    only started listening today, must say so far I prefer the frames over the swell season.

    the falling slowly duet with eddie is amazing. :)
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,517
    PJ88 wrote:
    guitar59 wrote:
    Do not skip him! He is funny and is a must see opening act!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDG3pWK5CY

    Damn! His guitar is worn to hell. Looks nice though. :D

    That is the guitar his mom gave him way back when.
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,121
    Kathi wrote:
    only started listening today, must say so far I prefer the frames over the swell season.

    the falling slowly duet with eddie is amazing. :)

    There are some great Frames songs, and some not so great. On the whole, I think the songwriting is better with The Swell Season. That's all.
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    edited March 2012
    I would recommend the following of his:

    Swell season is very good

    The 2nd album: "strict joy" is ok, but not as good as self titled.

    From what I have of the Frames, I recommend:
    The cost
    Fitzcarlado
    Burn the maps.
    Dance the Devil

    The cost, Fitzcarlado, and, Burn the maps are probably my faves of his: in that order.

    To get a good taste of him live though:

    setlist.
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    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,517
    vant0037 wrote:
    Kathi wrote:
    only started listening today, must say so far I prefer the frames over the swell season.

    the falling slowly duet with eddie is amazing. :)

    There are some great Frames songs, and some not so great. On the whole, I think the songwriting is better with The Swell Season. That's all.

    To me, both acts are very unique....Swell Season is more sappy and melancholy, while most of the Frames song are more rocking, full of energy.

    The set he played last year on the EV tour was more on the darker side...he even mentioned that fact when I had a brief chat with him at PJ20.
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Glen is awesome. Hope my above post can help you out. :mrgreen:
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    The once Soundtrack. and both Swell Season records. The Frames albums-For the Birds, Burn the maps, The Cost. And Glen's soon to be released solo debut record. If you arent familiar with Glen's friends as well, I'd give a listen to Colm Mac Iomere a guy in the Frames band. Ive seen this song performed twice in concert. One of those mindblowing moments. The sounds reverberated off every surface in the venue. Unreal.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4oXUzXc4r8

    For glen approved stuff, but stuff he isnt a part of- check out:

    check out 0 and 9 by Damien Rice. Friend of Glen's and one of the best songwriters of our generation.

    Lisa Hannigans 2 solo albums-former vocalist for Damien, friend of Glen.

    Marketa Irglova the female in Once and in the Swell Season has a solo album but I havent given it a listen yet.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    Hinn wrote:
    vant0037 wrote:
    Skip the Frames. Get both "The Swell Season" albums. Fucking great.
    that's crazy talk.

    Frames >>>>> Swell Season material. It's the same band plus Mar, but Mar brings down how dynamic the shows are.


    i disagree, she certainly has her own style, and the frames and the swell season are great for how different they are. people responded to the swell season and once for a reason, and it was the two of them together glen and mar. but yeah, the frames are totally different. completely different band and vibe. But equally cool.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUohup7n ... re=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORuW1-WKFz8
  • abhijeetabhijeet Posts: 303
    Start with 'Fitzcarraldo' by The Frames, then their last 2 albums - 'Burn The Maps' and 'The Cost'. Their last 2 albums are their best ones, only Fitzcarraldo matches the quality.

    Then there's the 2 Swell Season albums, self-titled and Strict Joy. Strict Joy is better, in my opinion they gel together much better and the music is much more varied.

    If I just had to pick one album each to start with, Fitzcarraldo and Strict Joy.
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