after my normal saturday morning sexual intercourse and breakfast, i walked up to tower on sunset to buy the belle & sebastian dvd. next thing i knew it was noon and i had watched several bands dvd’s. i thought i would share my thoughts on a couple of them with you. you can buy them all from the artists sites or the usual internet shops.

belle & sebastian. fans only- i have been looking forward to this one for a while. hearing their music chronologically reaffirmed for me that they are still my favorite band recording music today. i would not call this a documentary, as it doesn’t give much insight into the history of the band. it seemed like an art project for them. and face it, their videos are pretty horrifying. i think i paid $14.99 and despite the shortcomings, it was interesting to watch and there are some live concert moments and a couple of interviews that make it worth the money. cool jewel case too.

pavement. slow century- this one is great. it really makes me wish pavement were still together. includes all of their videos, two concerts (including their final performance) and a pretty interesting documentary.

guided by voices. watch me jumpstart- it’s guided by voices, so of course the title is great. i truly love about 40% of gbv’s songs. like 20% of them. the other 40% i can hardly listen to. and for some reason i do not care to see a documentary about them. it kinda made me like them less. the video for glad girls is incredible though. i would recommend it just for the videos. there may be a live show or two also, i cant remember.

wilco. i am trying to break your heart- easily the best of the lot. this could have been scripted. there is actual drama. there is insight to every song being recorded for yankee hotel foxtrot. there is perhaps my favorite paternal rock & roll moment between jeff tweedy and his son on their tour bus. there are numerous reasons why i like this band and this dvd. i would recommend this to fans of wilco and music fans in general.