This song still comes up out of the blue and hits me in 2024.
@cloudbudget
3 жыл бұрын
Wow is Richard Lloyd uniquely awesome!! His style goes so well with Matthew Sweet's compositions. It's not easy to have a recognizable style at the top of a profession. Thank you Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Sweet.
@robrob1723
2 жыл бұрын
Richard Lloyd can turn this Sweet ballad into a rocking tune . Just fucking brilliance
@joederbesy9796
2 ай бұрын
Love Lloyd. What a maniac
@scottyb7979
2 ай бұрын
Such a powerful song. Never gets old.
@andrewessig5356
3 жыл бұрын
Achingly beautiful song, and incredible performance here. Sweet is such an underrated rock/pop artist.
@randychepigan5861
6 жыл бұрын
This song represents the only time I ever lent a girl an album and was goofy enough to ask her to listen on one track specifically. Almost 25 years later, we're still married, so I guess she did.
@dougsmith7083
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Matthew has seen this...I'm sure that he would be pleased that two people were brought together from his working out the deep pain of his relationship ending
@carmenlawson3990
4 жыл бұрын
What a lovely story, I went to high school with him in Nebraska. : )
@edscerbo
2 жыл бұрын
❤
@walterrizotto8668
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@nickfanzo
8 жыл бұрын
richard lloyd laying down the law. great guitarist and teacher.
@dougsmith7083
4 жыл бұрын
Great guy too
@TheMarkness99
4 жыл бұрын
@@dougsmith7083 On all counts.
@TR-yi8up
5 жыл бұрын
I know Sick of Myself got some airplay and sales, but how did the world seem to not notice how goddamn amazing this guy was in his prime? Just the fact that Lloyd and Quine were on board should have told us all enough.
@wingracer1614
3 жыл бұрын
Girlfriend was his biggest hit. Still gets played on the radio and in stadiums today. Plus guitar hero gave it a boost. I've been waiting also got some airplay from that album. This album had Time Capsule as the closest thing to a hit. Got some limited airplay on MTV. Possibly my favorite song ever. After this Sick of Myself got a little traction. Blue Sky on Mars has songs that pop up in the weirdest places. For instance I often hear Come to California played as an intro or outro to California NASCAR races on TV. Then In Reverse is one of the best albums ever made by anyone anywhere at any time. Yet no one outside of a few diehard fans seems to know it even exists. But what do you mean "in his prime"? The guy is still making great music today.
@shadowknight9807
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed - he gets some of the best guitarists around him. I love the assortment of great guitarists on "Sunshine Lies". Once again, Richard Lloyd, but also Greg Leisz and Ivan Julian. Julian does some pretty bizarre stuff. I listened to that album over 100 times!
@TR-yi8up
2 жыл бұрын
@@wingracer1614 eh, I can’t say he’s making anything on par with his early 90’s stuff. I enjoy the covers with Susanna, but it’s not reinventing the wheel or anything. Since you seem to be a big fan, and I know next to nothing about him outside of the music, but how is his health? I got a little concerned recently watching some of his newish videos (this is sincerely not me wanting to dig on the guy or anything)
@TR-yi8up
2 жыл бұрын
@@shadowknight9807 not sure if you know Terry Reid, but this is some great, old footage of Greg playing in Terry’s band kzitem.info/news/bejne/yI9j32uXe5OAa5g
@wingracer1614
2 жыл бұрын
@@TR-yi8up Yeah he has gotten huge in recent years and I don't mean his sales unfortunately. And while I agree the first half of the 90s gave us his best work, there is great stuff after that. I still say In Reverse (1999) is a masterpiece. The greatest hits album in 2000 had two new and fantastic songs on it. His collaboration with Mullins and Droge The Thorns (2003) is excellent. Kimi Ga Suki (2003) is quite good. Since then he's gone a bit weird. Definitely not for everyone but worth a listen, there are some gems in there
@maggieo
2 жыл бұрын
Matt + Richard = magic.
@donramonito
2 жыл бұрын
Superb Matthew Sweet song. They were at the top of their game with this song and when Altered beast was released.
@gtf2648
3 жыл бұрын
Girlfriend, Beast, Fun, Mars, etc ALL are frickin great albums. I can't go 2 days without listening to Matthew Sweet. His music puts me in a good mood.
@joepaul1644
3 жыл бұрын
You have company there.
@dancher7640
2 жыл бұрын
Hard to choose but probably my favourite MS song.
@ikkenhisatsu7170
2 жыл бұрын
Man, Matthew Sweet did some incredible records back then. Amazing combination of pop melodies and adult music.
@michaelgraham9774
3 жыл бұрын
Richard was in top form here.
@KevKavanagh
11 жыл бұрын
That's...just...something else! Was witness to a number of shows on the Australian tour by this lineup in August '96. Can't remember Lloyd playing a chord, he just soloed over every song...because he could...and it was glorious!!!
@stewtube1
10 жыл бұрын
Maybe just once I'll hear this song without crying my eyes out, but judging by my track record with it, that's not likely to ever happen. True emotion and lyrical brilliance. Classic example of powerfully superb song writing. I can't say enough about what a timeless keeper this is and what a shame it is that more people have never heard it. I applaud any of you out there who's had the great fortune to experience such a wonderful poetic treasure, and share with you the melting effect that it has on the heart. Thank you Matthew for exposing your heart so transparently and I believe the sincerity in every last word you're delivering here. It's not too hard to see that you wrote it from true first hand experience, and I'd venture to say judging by its perfection that the song practically wrote itself.
@dangiela13
8 жыл бұрын
Plus Devil with the green eyes/my hymn and Thought I knew you ..uff..chillis and onions combo, Niagara falls..all at once..
@nokie2
8 жыл бұрын
These are my feelings as well about "Someone to Pull the Trigger". One of the greatest love songs ever written. Sweet writes great tunes fer sure but I like his ballads best. This one is at the top of the heap.
@SingleMalt77005
6 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@bvaljalo
6 жыл бұрын
I saw him on this tour, as well as GF and 100% Fun ... all at small clubs in SF. Slim's, at least of two of the times forget where the other one was offhand ... 1991-1995 I was way into Matthew. And the Pumpkins. And Soundgarden and PJ and Nirvana and NIN and Teenage Fanclub and My Bloody Valentine and ... well ... lets just say that was a golden era for grunge, power-pop, and general guitar rock of the non-hair-band variety ...
@edscerbo
2 жыл бұрын
❤
@jpc443
3 жыл бұрын
Spine tingling! Absolutely stunning! ♥️
@richalderson6069
Жыл бұрын
One of Matthew Sweet's top 5 songs for sure. A classic.
@mikhorstman
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent version of his band, great song, great peformance
@jmarshall70
10 жыл бұрын
i really like the mood of this live version
@exexalien
11 жыл бұрын
Happy 20th birthday Altered Beast! Just finished listening to it for the first time in a quite a while, great album full of amazing guitar work by Lloyd as well as the late Robert Quine. Nice to see this for the first time after listening to the album, much appreciated, thank you!
@princesskami666ify
11 жыл бұрын
Haven't we all felt this way before? Great playing and singing... perfect!
@robertfergison9921
11 жыл бұрын
I wore that out back then. Such a great collection of tunes./
@speculawyer
10 жыл бұрын
Altered Beast was Matthew's 2nd best after Girlfriend, IMHO. Love this song. Richard Lloyd really was key to Matthew's success .. . good combo of his writing and Richard's shredding.
@DaveAnchovies
4 жыл бұрын
I think Altered Beast blows away Girlfriend. Way more consistent.
@carmenlawson3990
4 жыл бұрын
It is SO lovely to see nice comments about my past school mate... Rock on Matt
@leebarbie
11 жыл бұрын
Will Rigby from The dB's on drums.
@tamoore77
10 жыл бұрын
beautifully played
@aaaaaa-dr9ye
7 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@ayngemac
10 жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@shawnfloyd6542
Жыл бұрын
Word !
@bluecloudrevs6383
2 жыл бұрын
💚💚💚🌎🌍🌏
@jordimateubartroli951
Жыл бұрын
You need to read Richard Lloyd's memoirs: Everything Is Combustible. Maybe you don't know, but you need it.
@martyfour
10 жыл бұрын
tasty tasty tasty it's all tasty
@andresalvarado3319
Жыл бұрын
❤🩷💕❤💜🤎🩷
@duffbaker9554
6 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know who the bassist is here?
@jbrophy4539
6 жыл бұрын
Duff Baker Believe Tony Marsico
@KevKavanagh
6 жыл бұрын
Correct
@bluecloudrevs6383
2 жыл бұрын
Is that it?
@user-nu3du9ty5s
5 жыл бұрын
This comment is in response to many others I've read... For the record, Robert Quine was no slouch on lead guitar (far from it), and he had such a huge impact on early Matthew Sweet recordings and live performances, which were cut short by his suicide. Richard Lloyd was good (kinda lazy in this performance), but he was no Robert Quine. He knew it, Matthew knew it, and anyone who knows anything about music, knows it!
@brianritchie8146
4 жыл бұрын
What a silly comment. Both equally and immeasurably great.
@BrianTKessler
4 жыл бұрын
@@brianritchie8146 You know who else was a good musician? That bass player from the Violent Femmes.
@jameskaihatu6209
3 жыл бұрын
Neither Quine nor Lloyd were in Sweet's band by the time Quine died, so this comment is quite wrong (Lloyd appeared on one other album in 2008). In fact, Quine had repudiated Sweet publicly for not hiring him for "Blue Sky On Mars," while Lloyd understood (according to his website) that Sweet wanted to handle a lot of the guitar work himself (in fact some of the guitar solos on "100% Fun" were Sweet's). Pitting one guitarist directly against another is also silly and reveals you know very little about how a hired-gun guitarist is still expected to fit into a band, so the remainder of your comment is nonsensical.
@slowuncle
2 жыл бұрын
@@jameskaihatu6209 Yes, thank you. Both great guitarists: music is not a zero-sum cage match ffs.
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