Chris Von Sneidern, born Syracuse, New York, is an American singer/songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴Chris Von Sneidern, born Syracuse, New York, is an American singer/songwriter. He earned a cult following with a string of indie releases during the 1990s and 2000s.
Von Sneidern played in a local band called the U-Turns in the early 1980s before relocating to San Francisco in 1985. In the Bay Area he played with several locally based power-pop bands, including the Lost Patrol and The Sneetches (the latter as bassist), before joining Flying Color as guitarist in 1987. After Flying Color broke up in 1990, Von Sneidern hit the road with former Beat leader Paul Collins and lived for a short time in New York before returning to San Francisco to pursue a solo career.
Von Sneidern issued his self-produced debut album, Sight & Sound, on the Heyday label in 1993. In addition to winning rave reviews from power-pop fans, it also featured a guest appearance from John Wesley Harding, with whom Von Sneidern would collaborate frequently in the years to come. The follow-up, Big White Lies, appeared in 1994, and as word of Von Sneidern's music spread in the pop underground, he picked up more production work in addition to his own recordings, and opened his own Bay Area recording studio.
When Von Sneidern released his third album, Go!, in 1996, he was on the local indie label Mod Lang; that label also released the follow-up, 1998's Wood + Wire. For his next project, Von Sneidern formed a soul/R&B-influenced outfit called the Sportsmen, which also featured pianist Khoi-San, guitarist Dave "Shaggy" Gleason, bassist Teenage Rob and drummer Derek Ritchie. Their debut album, Spirited, was released by the Japanese Lazy Cat label in 1999. Von Sneidern subsequently formed his own label, which allowed him to release several idiosyncratic projects in 2000. First among these was London Payne (subtitled Searching the Muse: Memoirs Across America), which set poetry by John R. Dykes to music; it was followed by 2-cute 2-be 4-gotten, a similar exercise that drew from poetry written by teenage girls. Finally, there was an additional live album spanning 1998-2000, Live Start Lifting
Von Sneidern played in a local band called the U-Turns in the early 1980s before relocating to San Francisco in 1985. In the Bay Area he played with several locally based power-pop bands, including the Lost Patrol and The Sneetches (the latter as bassist), before joining Flying Color as guitarist in 1987. After Flying Color broke up in 1990, Von Sneidern hit the road with former Beat leader Paul Collins and lived for a short time in New York before returning to San Francisco to pursue a solo career.
Von Sneidern issued his self-produced debut album, Sight & Sound, on the Heyday label in 1993. In addition to winning rave reviews from power-pop fans, it also featured a guest appearance from John Wesley Harding, with whom Von Sneidern would collaborate frequently in the years to come. The follow-up, Big White Lies, appeared in 1994, and as word of Von Sneidern's music spread in the pop underground, he picked up more production work in addition to his own recordings, and opened his own Bay Area recording studio.
When Von Sneidern released his third album, Go!, in 1996, he was on the local indie label Mod Lang; that label also released the follow-up, 1998's Wood + Wire. For his next project, Von Sneidern formed a soul/R&B-influenced outfit called the Sportsmen, which also featured pianist Khoi-San, guitarist Dave "Shaggy" Gleason, bassist Teenage Rob and drummer Derek Ritchie. Their debut album, Spirited, was released by the Japanese Lazy Cat label in 1999. Von Sneidern subsequently formed his own label, which allowed him to release several idiosyncratic projects in 2000. First among these was London Payne (subtitled Searching the Muse: Memoirs Across America), which set poetry by John R. Dykes to music; it was followed by 2-cute 2-be 4-gotten, a similar exercise that drew from poetry written by teenage girls. Finally, there was an additional live album spanning 1998-2000, Live Start Lifting
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Chris von Sneidern Lyrics
HERE I GO C. von Sneidern
Here I go, tell me how I found
nothing was around for opportunity
I want to know, why right from the start
I can't steal a heart to fascinate me
If you would like to know
nobody ever calls or asks my name
You'd think I'd want to go
back to the time and place from where I came
But you arrive, take me by surprise
I will not disguise my wishful mind
In spite that I've fallen once before
You're the one I'd swore I'd never find
You'll see a light that shines upon the gloom
pretending to presume he knows everything you need
and then proceed
He'll make your life a peaceful means to end
and then you'll both pretend you're satisfied
We're much too young to judge
Don't throw away the days that come our way
I'll lay my knife in blood
just tell me where to be and name the day
and let the others go their way
when all is said and done
you won't regret this one
So now you know, suddenly aware
Life without a care to come along
How I know if it's going well
only time will tell if I am wrong
and here I go, here I go, here I go
Here I go, tell me how I found
nothing was around for opportunity
I want to know, why right from the start
I can't steal a heart to fascinate me
If you would like to know
nobody ever calls or asks my name
You'd think I'd want to go
But you arrive, take me by surprise
I will not disguise my wishful mind
In spite that I've fallen once before
You're the one I'd swore I'd never find
You'll see a light that shines upon the gloom
pretending to presume he knows everything you need
and then proceed
He'll make your life a peaceful means to end
and then you'll both pretend you're satisfied
We're much too young to judge
Don't throw away the days that come our way
I'll lay my knife in blood
just tell me where to be and name the day
and let the others go their way
when all is said and done
you won't regret this one
So now you know, suddenly aware
Life without a care to come along
How I know if it's going well
only time will tell if I am wrong
and here I go, here I go, here I go
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Chris von Sneidern
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