Camper Van Beethoven
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Redlands CA, United States (1983 – 1990, 2004 – present)
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.
CVB had roots in the earlier projects Sitting Duck and Estonian Gauchos, proto-CVB projects from which some of the earliest CVB songs originated. Original bandmembers from CVB’s early recordings, including ‘Telephone Free Landslide Victory,’ included David Lowery, Chris Molla, and Anthony Guess, all of whom also did time in Eric Curkendall’s project Box O’Laffs.
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Key Lime Pie
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Telephone Free Landslide Victory
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La Costa Perdida
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Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
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dufusweemamoo
those Camper Van guys just breezed through Camden, London, England......takin' no prisoners.......they rawked....."skinheads bowlin'" and "eye of Fatima" and "white riot" and "wasted" and lots more - a great night with the Beethovens.....!!!!!
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ellleotribal
nice pic: http://www.last.fm/music/Camper+Van+Beethoven/+images/86487205
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juepucta
free, legal and official, dl of a track off the new album http://soundcloud.com/forcefieldpr/camper-van-beethoven-someday
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wizzxx
Love this band very much.
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Costelongue
I like to listen to U.S. bands, but there's something with them that goes far over this poor tag. They're 100% U.S. but with something universal. They're good again and again.
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nunogcm86
Can't stop listening to these guys!
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Nakkinak
Wtf did I just listen :D
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Dani_Gabarrot
cowboys from hollywood take the skinheads bowling the day that lassie went to the moon
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skeptic_
and cowboys on acid are like egyptian cartoons.
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jeffreywithonef
Glorious. Most of the songs off Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart are fantastic. Must get their other work.
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this band is so much fun.
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foreignlawns
their version of "i love her all the time" is the best sonic youth cover EVER
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pinkpressthreat
Not hugely familiar with them..got one L.P. I've been missing out-just heard the most amazing cover of F/wood Mac's "Tusk"...staggeringly good ;)
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scupperjunior
best of the best
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jjarichardson
I'm in love.
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maribeiro
Brilliant, yet underrated!
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DZRTsurfer88
such a cool&vibrant band to catch live ~OhYeah~
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epulcini
Are you a fan of The Replacements?! Did you know COLOR ME OBSESSED is a documentary on the band? Come check them out! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1542689813/color-me-obsessed-the-potentially-true-story-of-th-0 You can use this link to pre-order the DVD and check out the exclusive new rewards! Or visit us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Avenue-Matsoua/143454829005917?ref=ts#!/ColorMeObsessedMOVIE?ref=ts
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vargas_girl
OH, and the vinyl I'm most proud of owning is a NM copy of Telephone Free Landslide Victory from the original pressing. I'm almost scared to get it out and play it:) Well, not really, but it sounds really great on vinyl.
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vargas_girl
I always seem to gravitate towards this band in the summertime for some reason. The definitely deserve way more listeners and fans on here! Probably tied with the replacements as my favorite band to come out of the 1980's.
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