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Grant-Lee Phillips is best known as the voice and vision of the critically acclaimed group Grant Lee Buffalo, which existed from 1992 to 1999. Grant is also seen regularly in the television series Gilmore Girls as Star Hollow’s local busker. He does not sing his own songs on the show - mostly covers of other musicians; usually in the background as the main characters are passing.
Phillips spent his formative years in Stockton, CA, where he founded a band called Bloody Holly, but prior to his 20th birthday Phillips headed to Los Angeles to study film, and he quickly found himself beneath the spell cast by local bands as The Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate. Phillips soon joined with Stockton acquaintance Jeff Clark to form Shiva Burlesque. The band dissolved after two critically acclaimed records, and Phillips soon began writing and demoing using the Grant Lee Buffalo alias.
Following some solo dates, Phillips invited former bandmates Joey Peters and Paul Kimble to join him, and the trio signed to Warner subsidiary Slash in 1992. Phillips’ golden, honey-soaked voice went largely to waste in Shiva Burlesque, but the new band enabled him to step out as a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. GLB went on to release four very different LPs, consistent in excellence. A cult following, successful tours, and across-the-board critical acclaim (he was voted Rolling Stone’s Male Vocalist of the Year following their second LP) didn’t translate into sales, however.
Phillips spent his formative years in Stockton, CA, where he founded a band called Bloody Holly, but prior to his 20th birthday Phillips headed to Los Angeles to study film, and he quickly found himself beneath the spell cast by local bands as The Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate. Phillips soon joined with Stockton acquaintance Jeff Clark to form Shiva Burlesque. The band dissolved after two critically acclaimed records, and Phillips soon began writing and demoing using the Grant Lee Buffalo alias.
Following some solo dates, Phillips invited former bandmates Joey Peters and Paul Kimble to join him, and the trio signed to Warner subsidiary Slash in 1992. Phillips’ golden, honey-soaked voice went largely to waste in Shiva Burlesque, but the new band enabled him to step out as a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. GLB went on to release four very different LPs, consistent in excellence. A cult following, successful tours, and across-the-board critical acclaim (he was voted Rolling Stone’s Male Vocalist of the Year following their second LP) didn’t translate into sales, however.
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love Blind Tom
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Little Moon is excellent, my favorite from Grant-Lee
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bgod wrote:
I thought Virginia Creeper was near perfect. Finally heard Little Moon - very good stuff on there.
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Lew117 wrote:
Grant-Lee Phillips just came out with a new album Little Moon, it's good. Check out his review...http://tinyurl.com/ylybdjm
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erinfiddle wrote:
Gilmore Girls taught me everything I know. And love. Always loved the town troubadour.. never knew he was his own singer-songwriter too! Brilliant :D
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metalmachine wrote:
One of the best singer-songwriters ever! [2] i don't think G-L can produce a bad song. really.
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MightyJoe84 wrote:
One of the best singer-songwriters ever!
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clementine-k wrote:
soft asylum is a briliant song. and i think his cover version of boys don't cry is amazing.
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rozao wrote:
CHEERS
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uxp wrote:
can somebody give me a link to download Humankind please?
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me too.
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marflord wrote:
I love Mobilize.
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kinzaza wrote:
isn't he the best guy in the world...
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willywonka091 wrote:
amazing! i hope i'm not a pussy for listening to this. haha actually i don't care at all. fuck everyone else, it's amazing music!
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holly_lujah wrote:
oh Grant...you inspire me. Your music feels like a long lost friend.
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whyblue82 wrote:
Ladies Love Oracle - I love this album!
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mirddin wrote:
If you guys didn't know, from Joy Division can be made not only bossanova but a good americana-country hahaha Nice guy.
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absolia wrote:
saw him open for the pixies and fell in love. he's beautiful.
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aeillill wrote:
I loved the music he did for Witchblade, and who can forget him as the troubador for Star's Hollow? I wish my town had a troubador
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