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Camper Van Beethoven
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Redlands CA, United States (1983 – 1990, 2004 – present)
Camper Van Beethoven is an alternative rock band that was founded in 1983 in Redlands, California, though the band soon moved to Santa Cruz, California. Camper Van Beethoven mixed elements of pop, ska, punk rock, folk, country, and acid rock into an eclectic, catchy and sometimes mysterious ensemble, years before the so-called alternative rock moniker came to mainstream attention.
CVB had roots in the earlier projects Sitting Duck and Estonian Gauchos, proto-CVB projects from which some of the earliest CVB songs originated. David Lowery and Chris Molla also did time in Eric Curkendall’s project Box O’Laffs.
The group’s trademark violin-coated melodies and their ironic take on American culture put them one step away from being a novelty act in the eyes of many critics. But as the band would move from irreverently playful to experimental with their intricate, psychedelic pop meanderings they carved out their own niche in the music world. CVB consciously played with building a mystique about the band, using articles, liner notes and press interviews to weave a bizarre mythology about the band, to the point where it is still often difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
After signing to Virgin Records in 1988 and releasing two eclectic yet slightly more accessible LPs, they disbanded in 1990; singer David Lowery went on to found the band Cracker (with guitarist Johnny Hickman, a former member of Estonian Gauchos), while the other members - guitarists Greg Lisher and David Immerglück, bassist Victor Krummenacher and drummer Chris Pedersen - devoted themselves full-time to the Monks of Doom, which had begun several years earlier as a non-Lowery side project.
CVB had roots in the earlier projects Sitting Duck and Estonian Gauchos, proto-CVB projects from which some of the earliest CVB songs originated. David Lowery and Chris Molla also did time in Eric Curkendall’s project Box O’Laffs.
The group’s trademark violin-coated melodies and their ironic take on American culture put them one step away from being a novelty act in the eyes of many critics. But as the band would move from irreverently playful to experimental with their intricate, psychedelic pop meanderings they carved out their own niche in the music world. CVB consciously played with building a mystique about the band, using articles, liner notes and press interviews to weave a bizarre mythology about the band, to the point where it is still often difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
After signing to Virgin Records in 1988 and releasing two eclectic yet slightly more accessible LPs, they disbanded in 1990; singer David Lowery went on to found the band Cracker (with guitarist Johnny Hickman, a former member of Estonian Gauchos), while the other members - guitarists Greg Lisher and David Immerglück, bassist Victor Krummenacher and drummer Chris Pedersen - devoted themselves full-time to the Monks of Doom, which had begun several years earlier as a non-Lowery side project.
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Telephone Free Landslide Victory
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Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
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When I Win The Lottery
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radiohoofdnz wrote:
When will they come to Holland? Years ago i bought tickets buth they never came.
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narlus wrote:
photos/review of the last stop of the tour in Cambridge: http://bit.ly/4IqbR6
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mozartsaroma wrote:
saw CVB + Cracker last night, great show!
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bryandavidk wrote:
flyboi, soulbleed: Camper has a great cover of Pictures of Matchstick Men, brilliant use of the violin. Search for it, and give it a listen.
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paulparadiis wrote:
Can someone please tell me something about the Estonian Gauchos. Why were their name Estonian Gauchos? I'm from Estonia and i'd like to know. Thank you!
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spacematador wrote:
I'd say they were pretty influential.
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phillipecasa wrote:
Maravilhoso
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GoreKhan wrote:
Thank god that Matthew Modine pic is gone. And hopefully for good.
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soulbleed wrote:
flyboi: so what? this band did a shitload of covers. they did an entire fleetwood mac album tribute. just because it's a cover doesn't mean it can't be one of my favorite songs of theirs.
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flyboi1 wrote:
ha "soulbleed", that's a Kinks song
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strawberryffuck wrote:
amazing, just amazing!!
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soulbleed wrote:
"i'm not like everybody else" is still one of my favorites.
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theleft wrote:
camper is cool
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Katarisaurus wrote:
gah, why didn't i go see them in NYC this winter?! i walked right past the bowery as they were playing... Oh well, we'll always have Sebastapol and the Filmore until next time. So wonderful.
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SlightlyPunk wrote:
Cracker is back with a new album and a cool video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyxIrfjla88
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SolomonSmith wrote:
i love this tune
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raceofdoom wrote:
sheee divines water!!
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nuclearrabbit33 wrote:
it's a travesty that One of These Days isn't in the top tracks
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footsteps wrote:
woah they rock, I'm ashamed I never heard of them before but that's what last.fm is for : ) Happy happy me!
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kayaksalad wrote:
Let's vote this picture up! or any other picture! http://www.last.fm/music/Camper+Van+Beethoven/+images/163610
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