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And life is grand
And I will say this at the risk of falling from favor
With those of you who have appointed yourselves
To expect us to say something darker
And love is real
And though I realize this is not a deep observation
To those of you who find it necessary
To conceal love or obscure it, as is the fashion
| Seahunt (Parent's Basement) | Posted: May 11, 2011 - 06:24 I friggin' love this song. Flame on haters  |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 05:40 More_Cowbell wrote: OK convinced CVB = Cracker lily34 wrote: reminds me of cracker a bit. This was released a few years before Cracker even existed. Same singer,anyhow. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Oct 02, 2010 - 14:24 LPCity wrote: God, for as much grief as Neil Young gets about his singing voice... This guy's voice drives me up the friggin' wall. reminds me of cracker a bit. |
| LPCity (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 14:19 God, for as much grief as Neil Young gets about his singing voice... This guy's voice drives me up the friggin' wall. |
| vivakitty (The Girl Who Wrecks Your Dreams) | Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 14:17 davyjrshort wrote: Other than some of the guitar work...I'm not really certain where to begin with this one....someone said middle school? Yup, that fits it, makes total sense for target market. I said middle school because that's how old I was when this album came out and when I started listening to it, courtesy of a friend's older sister who knew about the "cool" bands like The Pixies and The Sugarcubes and The Cure and They Might Be Giants. You know, the ones we never heard on commercial radio in our town. I still like it, partially because of nostalgia and because I still find the hook in most of the songs. I also randomly find myself (in my head)snarling at a certain type of woman and thinking, "Take off your turquoise jewelry." |
| EchoWars (Kansas City, just east of Oz) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 22:13 oilydwarf wrote: Holy Moses! Haven't heard these guys for years and years! Not their strongest and they weren't brilliant even at their best but great to hear them. Couldn't work without RP, thanks Bill! I'd argue that Key Lime Pie is brilliant through and through. One of the best albums released in the late 80's, and their cover of 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' is raw and powerful and never to be equaled. Saw them touring for this one in Dec. '89, live on the campus of San Diego State University. After the show, they signed autographs at a local laundrymat (see track titles if you don't get this joke). Great show, and got to meet them afterwards. Fan for life.  |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 21:18 More_Cowbell wrote: OK convinced CVB = Cracker I think Cracker is even better........Where's your cowbell anyway. This is a good time for it. |
| MM_Oz (Gidgegannup, WA) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 21:18 ! Cripes ! ...  |
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 13:40 More_Cowbell wrote: OK convinced CVB = Cracker And that's not a compliment to either band. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 13:39 Yes it is! |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 13:39 Fooled me again. I thought it was Barrier Reef by the Old 97's. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 07:02 I think I'll keep Ludwig instead |
| More_Cowbell (Northern IL) | Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 13:57 OK convinced CVB = Cracker |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 07:10 mamerjamer wrote: Did anyone ever see that awards show when David Cassidy got up on the podium with Susan Dey to present an award, and he decided to break into a rousing chorus of C'mon - Get Happy? You could see Susan Dey saying to herself "Well, there goes 15 years of hard work trying not to be perceived as Laurie Partridge!" His "Live365" concert was better. He screamed obscenities at the audience and complained about how low his career was that he could only get some internet gig. |
| lmic (Limpid Drivel of the Best Kind) | Posted: Oct 03, 2009 - 13:11 Proclivities wrote: Oddly enough, this album was released over 20 years ago. The term "indie" wasn't tossed around as much back in 1988. If at all. Back then, these guys were just known as "weirdos." |
| crockydile (The swamps of Houston) | Posted: Jul 16, 2009 - 14:39 Hate his voice.  |
| dew34 | Posted: May 14, 2009 - 01:42 20 years later and this band still makes me smile. I saw them live in Chicago also and was impressed by their versitility and talent. Talk was they were arrogant and caustic and would never last. Was that true? |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 07:06 superfido wrote: Yes and too wanna be indie. Not genuine enough. imho of course Oddly enough, this album was released over 20 years ago. The term "indie" wasn't tossed around very much back in 1988. |
| davyjrshort (In The Cloudz) | Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 07:05 Other than some of the guitar work...I'm not really certain where to begin with this one....someone said middle school? Yup, that fits it, makes total sense for target market. |
| vivakitty (The Girl Who Wrecks Your Dreams) | Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 11:28 I wore this album out in middle school. Wore it out. |
| superfido (Sweden) | Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 11:27 physastro2050 wrote: boring :( Yes and too wanna be indie. Not genuine enough. imho of course |
| michaeltrego (Amherst, NH) | Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 07:14 Long live CVB — dig deeper for some Monks of Doom and you'll really get me excited! |
| mamerjamer | Posted: Sep 03, 2008 - 09:57 Loved this song the first time I heard it. I am a big Cracker fan, but not as familiar with the Camper Van Beethoven stuff, although I have heard the band name kicked around for years. This is a great song. I rarely ask for more of a song, but I hope this one gets back into the rotation a bit more like it was for a while. Kind of makes me think of the Partridge Family - C'mon - Get Happy! Did anyone ever see that awards show when David Cassidy got up on the podium with Susan Dey to present an award, and he decided to break into a rousing chorus of C'mon - Get Happy? You could see Susan Dey saying to herself "Well, there goes 15 years of hard work trying not to be perceived as Laurie Partridge!" So C'mon all you naysayers! Get Happy! |
| physastro2050 (Aachen,Germany) | Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 05:00 boring :( |
| Koan (in or around Toronto) | Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 13:33 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: I like some of their stuff but this just feels like Billy Bragg without the bite.
Billy Bragg without the bite sounds exactly -this- trite. |
| ejsamuel (great white north) | Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 13:29 This - right after Django??????  |
| davyjrshort (In The Cloudz) | Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 06:48 omg, how craptastic is this?! Love it |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 06:46 Great way to start the morning! Life is Grand by CVB! |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 14:43 So... did they rip off "About a Boy", or was it other way around? |
| oilydwarf | Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 14:41 Holy Moses! Haven't heard these guys for years and years! Not their strongest and they weren't brilliant even at their best but great to hear them. Couldn't work without RP, thanks Bill! |
| oilydwarf | Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 14:41 Holy Moses! Haven't heard these guys for years and years! Not their strongest and they weren't brilliant even at their best but great to hear them. Couldn't work without RP, thanks Bill! |
| NoEnzLefttoSplit | Posted: Mar 29, 2008 - 18:49 I like some of their stuff but this just feels like Billy Bragg without the bite. |
| cathenley (Santa Maria, CA) | Posted: Jan 26, 2008 - 19:38 Borderline ~ one of my favorite tunes... |
| zogma (San Francisco, Cole Valley) | Posted: Dec 10, 2007 - 18:56 Yes, another vote for "Take the Skinheads Bowling" because I'm too lazy to put the vinyl on. Mozart wrote: Life is Grand indeed with Camper Van 
How about playing some more? Take the Shinheads Bowling!! |
| gerardjfe (Barcelona) | Posted: Dec 10, 2007 - 18:54  |
| AphidA | Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 09:16 More college flashbacks please. |
| middleagedhipster (chilliwack, bc) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 13:58 love the old cracker van wilco |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 13:07 Ah... CVB... great album. Let's hear the rest of it!  |
| window (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 13:06 This song deserves more frequent airtime, I feel. It never fails to brighten my day. Right on, CVB! |
| Mozart (Salzburg) | Posted: Jun 20, 2007 - 20:38 Good song, but the band could've been better named. How about Camper Van Mozart? |
| dionysius (The People's Republic of Austin) | Posted: Mar 18, 2007 - 17:00 Expecting me to say something darker? Nuh-uh! One of their "heigh" points! |
| Kregg (Texas) | Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 09:12 this song was in a movie...anyone know which one? |
| Kregg (Texas) | Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 09:12 this song was in a movie...anyone know which one? |
| rush-2112 (New England) | Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 11:01 funny thought it was billy bragg at first  idiot me Camper is good...and now it is BB...god I am good |
| rush-2112 (New England) | Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 11:00 funny thought it was billy bragg at first idiot me Camper is good...and now it is BB...god I am good |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: Dec 02, 2004 - 12:05  |
| Mozart (Salzburg) | Posted: Oct 19, 2004 - 04:52 Life is Grand indeed with Camper Van
How about playing some more? Take the Shinheads Bowling!! |
| Mateo (San Marcos, CA) | Posted: Sep 05, 2004 - 01:09 This song just kicks butt.  :goodvibes: :goodvibes: :goodvibes: :goodvibes: |
| bigpomp | Posted: Oct 09, 2003 - 11:52 laprincessa wrote: These guys sound like The Old 97's.
I think you have the chronology reversed there. |
| michaeltrego (Amherst, NH) | Posted: Mar 29, 2003 - 16:30 cvb is heaven sent |