Video: Bobb Trimble & the Crippled Dog Band: "Galilean Boy" (Live in Worcester, Mass.)
Late last year, Secretly Canadian reissued two albums by Massachusetts singer-songwriter Bobb Trimble. As Joe Tangari pointed out in his Pitchfork review, it is awfully tempting to view these records as lost artifacts from an overlooked genius. In an age when everything is available all the time, the very idea that an LP that sold 200 copies 25 years ago has some decent music on it is exciting, and that excitement can color how a record is heard, no question. Still, even if the albums were ultimately spotty, their best moments made you very glad the label brought them back in print; there is a seriously sharp and original songwriting talent behind, for example, "Premonitions - The Fantasy".
Much has been made of the idea that Trimble lived in his own musical world, and this live clip, taped at the Worcester Rock and Roll Party in 1983, isn't going to dispel those notions. The Crippled Dog Band backing him is a group of local 15-year-olds, and take note of the headgear. Still, the song-- the same live version found on Harvest of Dreams-- is ace, and the quality of the video, especially considering its age, is astounding.
Much has been made of the idea that Trimble lived in his own musical world, and this live clip, taped at the Worcester Rock and Roll Party in 1983, isn't going to dispel those notions. The Crippled Dog Band backing him is a group of local 15-year-olds, and take note of the headgear. Still, the song-- the same live version found on Harvest of Dreams-- is ace, and the quality of the video, especially considering its age, is astounding.
[from Harvest of Dreams; out now on Secretly Canadian]