Alex G: Secret Brooklyn Basement Show (Live 2014)

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  • čas přidán 20. 07. 2014
  • Alex G: Secret Brooklyn Basement Show (Live Acoustic 2014)
    Special thanks to Chris Hulsizer for the video! You can check out the original video on Vimeo at: vimeo.com/99469138
    You can also check out his Vimeo channel at: vimeo.com/chrishulsizer
    Set List:
    Sandy - 0:11
    People - 2:47
    Rules - 4:40
    Gnaw - 7:21
    After Ur Gone - 10:10
    Fighting - 12:26
    The Same - 15:09
    Think - 17:35
    Message - 18:35
    Trade - 20:00
    Memory - 21:57
    Change - 23:59
    Be Kind - 26:10
    This is music by Alex Giannascoli. You can download his music for free at: sandy.bandcamp.com/
    Alex G music on CZcams: • (Sandy) Alex G Playlist
    Alex G Facebook Page: / sandyalexg
    Alex G Last.fm Page: www.last.fm/music/Alex+G
    Thanks for listening!
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Komentáře • 597

  • @amandagabriela927
    @amandagabriela927 Před rokem +347

    when i was a junior in high school, i worked at a tea place. i remember listening to race on repeat, and one night i just ran home to gnaw. it always makes me emotional to remember how free i was.

    • @kylieramirez7231
      @kylieramirez7231 Před 7 měsíci +23

      im a junior in high school right now and hope to be as free as you were.

    • @xSilentRecon
      @xSilentRecon Před 4 měsíci +13

      @@kylieramirez7231have fun, be brave, do uncomfortable shit, pursue new experiences. you are only young once and it goes by in flash. dont waste it.

  • @NOVAsteamed
    @NOVAsteamed Před 3 lety +1007

    Him struggling with the Gnaw riff make it so authentic.

    • @headygz
      @headygz Před 3 lety +97

      That’s shits hard as fuck you have to be able to dislocate your finger 😂

    • @NOVAsteamed
      @NOVAsteamed Před 3 lety +28

      @@quasar1 No he actually said he thought the riff was hard

    • @skwmusic5233
      @skwmusic5233 Před 3 lety +25

      @@quasar1 I thought you were just being cocky but rewatching the video and watching his hands he's definitely doing it on purpose

    • @devin3m
      @devin3m Před 3 lety +53

      @@skwmusic5233 He does actually mess it up at first, then plays it up in a joking way.

    • @saksvgm7919
      @saksvgm7919 Před 3 lety +5

      @@headygz yeah for the verse, but the riff is all on the high e and thats it.

  • @sansisntness
    @sansisntness Před 2 lety +382

    everyone vocalizing with alex in gnaw is so good

    • @annalisep.1376
      @annalisep.1376 Před 2 lety +15

      ugh yeah it makes me miss singing with my friends

  • @pointreflexblue
    @pointreflexblue Před 4 lety +376

    i look so dumb watching this sobbing, with my screen 1cm away from my face

    • @daliparent7673
      @daliparent7673 Před 3 lety +14

      GAHAH SAME

    • @hi_867
      @hi_867 Před 23 dny +1

      im staring at the screen smiling like an idiot personally

  • @lac0rde
    @lac0rde Před 8 lety +1479

    Original voice and lyrics, inspired chord progressions, beautiful melodies...
    Many famous songwriters will never have half is talent. He deserves to be known.

    • @colincassidy1194
      @colincassidy1194 Před 5 lety +69

      Personal opinion but I feel like skill like this may come somewhat from talent, but a good deal also arises from hard work and prolonged uninterrupted engagement with the craft

    • @TheTheode
      @TheTheode Před 4 lety +42

      Those inspired chord progressions are from Elliott Smith.

    • @TM-vx9xs
      @TM-vx9xs Před 4 lety +26

      @@colincassidy1194 Agreed. With him its hard to tell since he seems like a v private person.. but thats what makes him cool, that he doesn't show his process, or doesn't show himself 'working hard'. he makes it seem like he goes into his bedroom and just records bangers effortlessly.

    • @MegaMoegreen
      @MegaMoegreen Před 3 lety

      God bless

    • @Ruby-eq1qg
      @Ruby-eq1qg Před 3 lety +9

      He's been makin music since a young teen so he's had some time to hone his craft and talent

  • @caseyworldsfair
    @caseyworldsfair Před 8 měsíci +103

    alex g evokes an emotion that no one else will ever be able to evoke

    • @somevelvettmourning
      @somevelvettmourning Před 3 měsíci +2

      I agree 🩷 I think the only other artist who evokes similar emotions, is Elliott Smith imo. Who I love so dearly and is how I came to discover Alex G as he's mentioned a lot in relation to Elliott.

    • @misplacedfolder4806
      @misplacedfolder4806 Před 2 měsíci +1

      somewhere between heartbreak and hope

  • @tokyoghost3236
    @tokyoghost3236 Před 5 lety +710

    This has to be the best Alex g setlist ever

    • @jumbom5519
      @jumbom5519 Před 5 lety +26

      Kassia 1000000 I totally agree man it’s god tier, i wish i could’ve been here more than anything.
      this seems to be the only live version of Fighting around as well

    • @drumsin4
      @drumsin4 Před 3 lety +11

      I come here every day just to listen to fighting live

    • @masa_g_
      @masa_g_ Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@jumbom5519 fighting is also on the Golden Tea Live too i think

    • @ocarlosmig
      @ocarlosmig Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@masa_g_ no way I found you here too 😭 i always see you on tiktok

  • @crimpingenthusiast
    @crimpingenthusiast Před 8 lety +529

    This dude is so fucking talented.

    • @DavidAllenScoli
      @DavidAllenScoli Před 8 lety +24

      Sure is.... it runs in our family !

    • @simmisharma
      @simmisharma Před 2 lety +1

      @@DavidAllenScoli are you related to him

    • @DavidAllenScoli
      @DavidAllenScoli Před 2 lety +5

      @@simmisharma Also thats him and I in my picture so your answer is yes

    • @simmisharma
      @simmisharma Před 2 lety +4

      @@DavidAllenScoli word y'all look alike

    • @simmisharma
      @simmisharma Před 2 lety +4

      @@DavidAllenScoli can u ask him to come 2 Detroit and tell him we share a birthday thanks love you

  • @samholt10
    @samholt10 Před 8 lety +431

    I'd have gone to some pretty embarrassing lengths to have been there for this. Man.

  • @pbenderspbenders1812
    @pbenderspbenders1812 Před 9 lety +852

    This show is more inspiring to me than any musical performance I've ever seen

    • @stanevans2817
      @stanevans2817 Před 9 lety +3

      Phil Bender-Simon I couldn't agree more

    • @doralazar7610
      @doralazar7610 Před 6 lety +1

      +1

    • @sebastiano420
      @sebastiano420 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol When I don’t feel like recording I watch this video

    • @14th.aquarius
      @14th.aquarius Před 4 lety +1

      @@sebastiano420 i recorded some and i think im gonna edit them tomorrow if i wont be lazy
      but yeah, he is really inspiringggg

    • @oldaccount5217
      @oldaccount5217 Před 2 lety +2

      Bold statement

  • @beckc.5084
    @beckc.5084 Před 5 lety +196

    it's so cute when he struggles with the cords and the crowd starts singing too :'')

  • @drainsfocus
    @drainsfocus Před 6 lety +162

    id buy this on dvd

  • @thegreatcornholio343
    @thegreatcornholio343 Před rokem +87

    When I listen to gnaw I don't feel angry. I just feel sad but like I need to do something about it. The other night I put in my earbuds, put my put the song on repeat and my phone in my pocket, and just ran as fast as I could down the road until my lungs and my legs literally couldn't take it anymore.
    I didn't run anywhere in particular, but it was still nice to get that out.

  • @OrbitalLizardStudios
    @OrbitalLizardStudios Před 3 lety +132

    Id never be able to go to an Alex g concert cuz i’d just cry

  • @jodywheeler5779
    @jodywheeler5779 Před 4 lety +361

    The crowd singing along to Memory gives me goosebumps

  • @ana-he9cw
    @ana-he9cw Před 4 lety +119

    he has twice as much spirit than the average artist

  • @rubenalonso3666
    @rubenalonso3666 Před 2 lety +51

    mind blowing how unbelievably talented he was even when he was younger

  • @PrismHeartOfficial
    @PrismHeartOfficial Před 4 lety +316

    I wish so badly that I can do something like this someday... This is so beautiful

    • @itsluxy8918
      @itsluxy8918 Před 2 lety +28

      U can!

    • @jilliancarroll3914
      @jilliancarroll3914 Před rokem +4

      how’s it going!

    • @lorddoberman
      @lorddoberman Před rokem +1

      *I'm hoping to do the same with my guitar! I wish you the best Prism! Also I rate the protogen pfp!*

    • @S-KROK
      @S-KROK Před 11 měsíci +2

      it took me one day to finish my first song and its quite good i believe. it defo needs improvement but its not hard to write a riff. just play with your guitar and other artists’ songs and then you’ll get your ideas and authenticity

    • @sillyrabbit190
      @sillyrabbit190 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@S-KROKkeep going it’s the only way to get better

  • @WhatSmada
    @WhatSmada Před 2 lety +79

    i forgot alex g's name and for years i wondered how to find this again. Spotty plopped him in my discover weekly one day and that was wild when boom holy shit yes and now i can come back to this and sit down with yall and be like hello again old friends

    • @FrogeFella
      @FrogeFella Před 2 lety +4

      Welcome back man, stick around for the new album around the corner :D

  • @rav3r973
    @rav3r973 Před 6 měsíci +18

    i come here to cry every six months

  • @ilikeponie
    @ilikeponie Před 9 lety +151

    Gnaw is most beautiful

  • @iamdylancheek
    @iamdylancheek Před rokem +33

    when older folks tell me there’s no more legends in music or ask who are we gonna be listening to 50 years from now like we listen to The Beatles, I tell them Alex G.

  • @aegoism
    @aegoism Před 2 lety +101

    this just got to be one of the best videos ive seen of Alex performing. a still shot with a yellow lamp next to just Alex sitting playing his guitar and singing his songs with a group of funny people listening, laughing and singing with him

  • @Kee571
    @Kee571 Před 2 lety +19

    I wish I could hear gnaw for the first time again

    • @AdamTurmaz
      @AdamTurmaz Před 2 lety +1

      same, its still an amazing song but the first few times i heard it it was incredible

    • @evaerhardt1270
      @evaerhardt1270 Před rokem +1

      the first time i heard it i was tripping up north, riding in a friends car as we drove up a mountain. beautiful.

  • @hooverbacon
    @hooverbacon Před 3 měsíci +5

    This performance this video will be with me till i leave this earth. Can never take away seeing him in Asheville in 2015 or so at a small ass venue that doesnt exist anymore singing along to deep cuts and matt cothran being there and like fifteen other ppl

    • @nawgnaw
      @nawgnaw Před měsícem

      what songs did he do??

  • @eduardodiazvalerio
    @eduardodiazvalerio Před 8 lety +215

    alex jesus

  • @gigiperez4956
    @gigiperez4956 Před 3 lety +20

    ik i wasnt there but i think of this night a lot

  • @goofy_friend_fun
    @goofy_friend_fun Před 6 lety +768

    0:00 sandy
    2:47 people
    4:40 rules
    7:22 gnaw
    10:10 after ur gone
    12:26 fighting
    15:10 the same
    17:36 think
    18:39 message
    20:03 trade
    21:55 memory
    23:58 change
    26:10 be kind

  • @violetmiauw
    @violetmiauw Před rokem +13

    this version of after ur gone makes me feel some type of way

    • @rezei
      @rezei Před 11 měsíci

      someone gets it

  • @RandomPerson-iz1qu
    @RandomPerson-iz1qu Před rokem +34

    i just saw him in concert a couple months ago and it was incredible, but took place at a fairly large venue. I loved it. i love him. I always will. but i can only imagine what it must've been like to see him like this....if only. jesus.

  • @airanipour
    @airanipour Před 5 lety +17

    He played all the fuckin classics, thats so sick

  • @ionwesson7593
    @ionwesson7593 Před 7 lety +67

    I wish I could have been in there for gnaw, the whole place was almost like spiritual

  • @david-md6xh
    @david-md6xh Před 3 lety +503

    hey my name is david im 25

  • @OrbitalLizardStudios
    @OrbitalLizardStudios Před rokem +24

    crazy how different cameras can completely change the feel lol

  • @harrisonevers1102
    @harrisonevers1102 Před 3 lety +34

    I've found that singing to this and having a nice cry heals the soul.

  • @ohlouda954
    @ohlouda954 Před 7 lety +69

    I can't help but choke up while I'm watching this. tears in my eyes chills down my back lump in my THROAT!!!!

  • @tobiasreif
    @tobiasreif Před 9 lety +61

    He played Cards at this show too and it was sweet.

  • @soakerg
    @soakerg Před 5 měsíci +8

    i first listened to this concert at the start of 10th grade in my hometown attending a catholic school i hated with friends but no idea who i was, but i was so happy. now, approaching my last year of high school, im in a new province with new friends who don’t really get me like my old ones did and i attend a school i don’t care about and i just feel so dreadfully indifferent to everything. i wish i had appreciated everything more. alex g just brings it all back, he was the soundtrack to a simpler time and now im actually physically sick with nostalgia. still, these songs remind me of my friends and memory is a wonderful thing. just struggling with the concept of change.

    • @soakerg
      @soakerg Před 5 měsíci +1

      message just started playing i’m going to puke

    • @sp1ralg1rl
      @sp1ralg1rl Před 4 měsíci +1

      change is so hard man, been thinking about my childhood a lot. i think the sweet spot in it all is finding a way to repurpose our memories into the present so we aren’t just stuck watching them in the past

  • @sagesakala9936
    @sagesakala9936 Před 2 lety +18

    The audience clapping to gnaw so sweet

  • @PDProductions123
    @PDProductions123 Před rokem +342

    he’s really good at writing about people who need to go to therapy lol

    • @wapdaddy69
      @wapdaddy69 Před rokem +2

      Fr

    • @ImprovEyes-fc9fo
      @ImprovEyes-fc9fo Před rokem +12

      Alex G helps with bipolar sometimes. Usually when I’m manic which sucks as bad as depression. The house he’s in reminds me of the kitchen of a house that hosted touring bands when I was in high school. I used to go there at lunch and play organ.

  • @user-ts9px1ig2e
    @user-ts9px1ig2e Před rokem +17

    8 years later and this still slaps

  • @yedidiahhaile8441
    @yedidiahhaile8441 Před 2 lety +31

    i come back to watch this video every week, he’s so talented and beautiful. honestly

  • @Daneh97
    @Daneh97 Před 7 lety +494

    As a songwriter, Alex G has me constantly hating myself with this kind of amazing material. Aaaah, my god. He's just too good at that shit. It's all so likable! I just... I.. I just..
    ugh

    • @THEKIDZONTHEBLOK
      @THEKIDZONTHEBLOK Před 5 lety +104

      I’m sure Alex feels the same about someone he admires but he kept at his craft as should you. And maybe someone one day will view you in that light

    • @Daneh97
      @Daneh97 Před 3 lety +3

      @@mikogale I used to say the exact same thing.

  • @igotaglockinmyrawrie
    @igotaglockinmyrawrie Před 4 měsíci +4

    alex is the best, i really luv his music. my fav (:

    • @gogurt.mp4
      @gogurt.mp4 Před 4 měsíci

      so true ive been on a binge of his stuff tonight

  • @awh1242
    @awh1242 Před rokem +10

    I’d give anything to be at this show. Sandy gives me the chills. I feel it.

  • @elijahswanson7255
    @elijahswanson7255 Před rokem +6

    i remember listening to this when all i knew was trick, hits so much harder having been immersed in his stuff for a couple years

  • @derekcheck8717
    @derekcheck8717 Před 6 lety +81

    Alex is a real musician

  • @northern830
    @northern830 Před 2 měsíci +2

    idk if its just me but he genuinely helps me with coming up with songwriting ideas. it really helps since i always get stuck in traps of wanting to say smth but not being able to express it.
    ty

  • @sagesakala9936
    @sagesakala9936 Před 2 lety +6

    This video could make any single soul love alex g

  • @deadinfebruary
    @deadinfebruary Před 2 lety +8

    The energy in the room...

  • @hi_867
    @hi_867 Před 23 dny +1

    would give every last penny i have to see him live

  • @-aza
    @-aza Před 5 lety +13

    I come back to this again and again

  • @PrismHeartOfficial
    @PrismHeartOfficial Před 3 lety +12

    I miss being able to do little shows like this..... Times have changed so much and those people are all gone for one reason or another.. What I wouldn't give to turn back time.

  • @delaneymiller6940
    @delaneymiller6940 Před 5 lety +14

    he looks so young !!

  • @dogsounds14
    @dogsounds14 Před 2 lety +13

    thanks brooklyn for letting this dude into your basement

  • @PossessedTornado
    @PossessedTornado Před 8 měsíci +3

    I love this version of Gnaw so much

  • @danmankeyes
    @danmankeyes Před 9 lety +23

    my favorite recording of him

  • @aver661
    @aver661 Před měsícem +1

    i love how goofy he is despite nailing every single song like he did during recording.

  • @stawbies
    @stawbies Před 2 lety +14

    i come back to this video every few months. probably my favourite video to exist. i wish so bad that i could have experienced this in person, and i hope i can experience something similar in my future

  • @ethanolib1120
    @ethanolib1120 Před rokem +5

    Man this gets me going

  • @rosieismyfavoritedog
    @rosieismyfavoritedog Před rokem +4

    this is the best video out there

  • @PrismHeartOfficial
    @PrismHeartOfficial Před 3 lety +15

    im realyly drunk and this is jsut so beautiful ive listened to it o many times >

  • @clockworkartist
    @clockworkartist Před měsícem

    alex g and seattle! everything is perfect

  • @garfieldbong123
    @garfieldbong123 Před 3 měsíci +1

    such a great artist who perfectly expresses teenage pain, ppl usually overlook teenage emotions as something pointlessly angst y or just complaining. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve felt that way, listening to music with painful lyrics and saddening melodies and all my family would do is overlook the feelings that were very real for me. When I listened to the music like this I felt seen, but mostly by alex g, I’m not crazy and singled out for feeling this way. I love this guy more than the world.

  • @abcxyz-pd8ux
    @abcxyz-pd8ux Před rokem +4

    This could pretty easily be my favorite youtube video ever

  • @ethanolib1120
    @ethanolib1120 Před rokem +6

    Also if I didn’t mention this, this REALLY gets me going!!!

  • @justaguy9203
    @justaguy9203 Před rokem +4

    Fuck these songs mean so much to me, been listening since middle school now I’m in college :(

  • @johnmills
    @johnmills Před 7 měsíci +3

    I have come back to this video dozens of times now. If I had a time machine, being here in this moment would be very high on my list. Thanks for the tunes Alex

  • @jetstream7670
    @jetstream7670 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I remember when my brother show me this video when it has like 700 views o less y can't remember but that sandy version was magic I love this video so much

  • @estherisnotcool
    @estherisnotcool Před rokem +3

    i love him so much i could cry

  • @juliette7535
    @juliette7535 Před rokem +10

    The most talented guy I can’t wait to see him live

    • @lunawtfff
      @lunawtfff Před 7 měsíci +3

      elliott smith pfp is so real

    • @joellarsen3281
      @joellarsen3281 Před měsícem +1

      @@lunawtfffduster pfp is so real

    • @lunawtfff
      @lunawtfff Před měsícem

      @@joellarsen3281 you get it

  • @girlLung
    @girlLung Před 3 lety +8

    this is the best video i think i’ve ever watched

  • @jessicawatson891
    @jessicawatson891 Před 10 měsíci +4

    im so in love with his music

  • @lorddoberman
    @lorddoberman Před rokem +2

    *The Ooh'ing on "Gnaw" is just incredible. I'm beyond emotional :')*

  • @daysweeksmonthsyears
    @daysweeksmonthsyears Před 2 měsíci +1

    today i found this masterpiece of a video, last day of ms btw!

  • @AdamTurmaz
    @AdamTurmaz Před 2 lety +3

    I watched this so many times

  • @flyingllama87
    @flyingllama87 Před 7 měsíci +5

    My foot are real itchy right now.

  • @Teen_Drama
    @Teen_Drama Před 3 lety +11

    Artists inspire by legendary TV appearances and big-venue shows and that's great but for me this intimate, humble performance where everyone feels connected sparks the most inspiration.

  • @josephine7583
    @josephine7583 Před 2 lety +5

    i will never stop wishing i was at this show....

  • @rockonhard77
    @rockonhard77 Před 9 lety +13

    I'm so happy there was another camera to record Be Kind

  • @thaiscircelliok9065
    @thaiscircelliok9065 Před 5 lety +19

    This live version of my name is sandy might just be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

  • @eilidh95m
    @eilidh95m Před 9 lety +13

    Starts with probably my second favourite song of his and ends with favourite. Amazing set list.

  • @jumbom5519
    @jumbom5519 Před 5 lety +8

    Rules is amazing.

  • @bahahhag
    @bahahhag Před 2 měsíci +2

    9:52 This little bit of nonsense at the end of Gnaw just scratches my brain in the right way. I wish I could figure out how he plucked that so I could replicate it because it seems like he improvised that ending and it’s just great.

    • @user-fh2gp9rj2f
      @user-fh2gp9rj2f Před 3 dny +1

      Yeah maybe it'd some riff he made up I wish there was more live videos of him playing because these types of videos help me a lot to learn how he plays.. if only the lighting was better haha

  • @waterishaxis5955
    @waterishaxis5955 Před 2 lety +3

    there is something quite magical about the way alex performs

  • @in7238
    @in7238 Před 2 lety +3

    It's almost 10 years on youtube

  • @SibylCavada
    @SibylCavada Před 9 měsíci +2

    he is so amazing he makes me sob

  • @llamataco3000
    @llamataco3000 Před 3 lety +37

    sitting in my room with covid and this is making everything so much better. fastest 30 minutes of my life

  • @davegtown
    @davegtown Před 3 lety +4

    This is all I’ve ever wanted

  • @jamescockayne9794
    @jamescockayne9794 Před 9 lety +5

    Much love Alex, hope to see more of these sometime! Keep doing what your doing

  • @acedia2
    @acedia2 Před 2 lety +6

    best video

  • @thais8606
    @thais8606 Před 4 lety +30

    singing w them pretending im there

  • @ryancounihan5403
    @ryancounihan5403 Před 10 lety +5

    SO GOOD!

  • @lillianrose3692
    @lillianrose3692 Před rokem +3

    I wish I was in this room damn. Impeccable vibes. Loved him as an artist before but I’m just so in love with this right now I can’t explain it

  • @sophiemabey6246
    @sophiemabey6246 Před 2 lety +2

    This is so beautiful I cry

  • @93woOoOoem
    @93woOoOoem Před 10 lety +9

    You are fantastic Alex

  • @jasper1064
    @jasper1064 Před rokem +1

    this is absolutely the best setlist I've stood witness to and he played those songs so clean

  • @user-gx9iz8bl1q
    @user-gx9iz8bl1q Před 3 lety +3

    the first time i listened to alex g was in 2015, time flies so fast and im still sad...

  • @thisaccisoutdated
    @thisaccisoutdated Před 8 lety +12

    rules. fighting. 2 good.

  • @fiona3929
    @fiona3929 Před 2 lety +1

    Fully in love with this