The Bad Plus are a U.S. jazz quartet consisting of bassist Reid Anderson, d… Read Full Bio ↴The Bad Plus are a U.S. jazz quartet consisting of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed. Anderson and King are originally from Minnesota. King is also part of the Minnesota-based groups Halloween, Alaska, Happy Apple, and Love-Cars. Founding member and pianist Ethan Iverson left the group at the beginning of 2018 and was replaced by Orrin Evans. Evans left the group in 2021.
The three original members first played together in 1989, but didn't come together as an established act until 2000. Perhaps to make up for lost time, they proceeded to record their first album, a self-titled effort released on Fresh Sound, after playing only three gigs together. In 2002, after playing a show at the Village Vanguard which was heard by Columbia Records representative Yves Beauvais, the band was signed to Columbia. They released their major label debut, These Are the Vistas, in 2003, and followed it up with Give in 2004 and Suspicious Activity? in 2005. Also in 2005, a live disc - Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo - was released. The band went into the studio again in September 2006 to record Prog, released in May 2007.
The trio's music combines elements of traditional and free jazz with rock and pop influences; These Are the Vistas included a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and "Flim" by Aphex Twin. Give contains covers of tunes by the Pixies and Black Sabbath, while Suspicious Activity contains a cover of the theme from Chariots of Fire. Prog contains a cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer".
The three original members first played together in 1989, but didn't come together as an established act until 2000. Perhaps to make up for lost time, they proceeded to record their first album, a self-titled effort released on Fresh Sound, after playing only three gigs together. In 2002, after playing a show at the Village Vanguard which was heard by Columbia Records representative Yves Beauvais, the band was signed to Columbia. They released their major label debut, These Are the Vistas, in 2003, and followed it up with Give in 2004 and Suspicious Activity? in 2005. Also in 2005, a live disc - Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo - was released. The band went into the studio again in September 2006 to record Prog, released in May 2007.
The trio's music combines elements of traditional and free jazz with rock and pop influences; These Are the Vistas included a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and "Flim" by Aphex Twin. Give contains covers of tunes by the Pixies and Black Sabbath, while Suspicious Activity contains a cover of the theme from Chariots of Fire. Prog contains a cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer".
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The Bad Plus Lyrics
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04 Radio Cure Cheer up, honey, I hope you can There is something wrong…
Barracuda So this ain't the end, I saw you again today I…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Comfortably Numb Hello (hello hello), is there anybody in there? Just nod if…
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate Love in our life is just too valuable Oh, to feel…
Flim Wildhearts Wildhearts Rooting For The Bad Guy Wyle E Coyote,…
Heart Of Glass Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon…
How Deep Is Your Love I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
Iron Man [Sometimes I feel... like a motherless child] (Yo yo guzzli…
Lithium I'm so happy 'cause today I found my friends, they're in…
Lock Stock and Teardrops Someday I won't come runnin' When you call The way you hur…
Long Distance Runaround Long distance runaround Long time waiting to feel the sound …
Love Is The Answer I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
Radio Cure Cheer up, honey, I hope you can There is something wrong…
Smells Like Teen Spirit Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose…
Velouria Hold my head We'll trampoline Finally through the roof On…
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@mqsack
Great performance. One of my all-time favorite compositions by Reid. Dave hitting HARD(and muting the toms)π€£
@xan4720
This song changed my life. I always wonder if they talk about this particular song in an interview or something. I so much want to know more about them and what they think of their music!
@animalemagico7131
Can I know how this song change your life? I also thik it's wonderful, there is a lot of energy inside!
@xan4720
@@animalemagico7131 Haha ya know, it's just like almost every other music I've ever heard in my life exists on a fabric that's pretty diverse and broad, and they just take that fabric and absolutely shred it and pour gasoline on it and burn it down to ashes and then transmute the ashes into shimmering gold, which actually turns out to be crunchy, delicious popcorn. I don't know how else to explain it haha. Somehow the organized chaos of what they're doing here, I find it so beautiful. Really canon-blasting through what I ever thought was possible with music. I just love it.
@animalemagico7131
@@xan4720 oooh, I see! Yes is a really non-conventional tune, made of few element but really well crafted.
@halblegen96
i just heard them first time today on Alexa New Jazz station,,,,,wow,,these guys are good,,,very musical too,,,
,,creative, fun
@BudoReflex
I wonder if this audience realised just what they were witnessing.
Masters? Gods!
@Jack458111
Still hip 12 years later or whatever
@fr-pierrelereguillemet8406
GENIUS ππ
@n__neen
dave is a machine