GRANT LEE BUFFALO LIVE

Most folks who wander by this blog are already familiar with American folk / rock / Americana band Grant Lee Buffalo. They may never have had a top forty hit, but they did garner a large following during their years together.

They also contributed to a number of popular soundtracks, giving them a wider audience. Most notably, they recorded several songs for the cult classic movie Velvet Goldmine.

Here's a couple of live EPs they issued to promote their first two albums. The first one, Buffalondon, was recorded at the ICA on September 15, 1993. The second, Honey Don't Think, was recorded at The Empire in London on October 11, 1994.

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Buffalondon Live EP:
Grant Lee Buffalo - "The Shining Hour"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "For the Turnstiles" (Neil Young cover)
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Grace"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "America Snoring"
Download the whole thing in one rar here.

Honey Don't Think live promo EP:
Grant Lee Buffalo - "It's the Life"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Mockingbirds"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Wish You Well"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Honey Don't Think"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Last Days of Tecumseh"
Download the whole thing in one rar here.

UPDATE!!:
Fuzzy EP (recorded live at Park West, Chicago 1993)
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Jupiter and Teardrop"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Wish You Well"
Grant Lee Buffalo - "Burning Love" (Elvis cover)
Download the whole thing in one rar here.

Discog:

Fuzzy, 1993 (buy)
Mighty Joe Moon, 1994
Copperopolis, 1996 (buy)
Jubilee, 1998 (buy)
Storm Hymnal, 2001 (buy) (best-of and rare compilation)

I also have the El Dorado Motorhome promotional video. If there are fans out there interested, I may up it for them.

GRANT LEE BUFFALO

A few years back (2001 to be exact) the members of Grant Lee Buffalo culled their archives, and issued the double album Storm Hymnal.(buy) One disc of album tracks and singles, the second of b-sides and rarities. It’s a great package. I highly recommend it.

If you’ve never heard of Grant Lee Buffalo, download a song or two and give them a try. Their sound was a mix of folk rock, with a bit of Americana. If you like early Waterboys, you’d probably like them. Of course, if you’ve heard of The Waterboys, you’ve probably heard of Grant Lee Buffalo, too.

Rarities not on Storm Hymnal:

Grant Lee Buffalo - “Dixie Drug Store” (Alternate Take) from the “Fuzzy” single. Much longer than the album version, with far more detail of the narrator’s night with Ms. Laveau. The album version is on Fuzzy. (buy)
Grant Lee Buffalo - “Fuzzy” (2 Meter Session)
Grant Lee Buffalo - “For the Turnstiles” (Live Neil Young cover) from the Like A Shot bootleg.
Grant Lee Buffalo - “Burning Love“ (Live Elvis cover) from the Blue Plate Special EP.
Grant Lee Buffalo - “Stockton” (Black Session, 10 SEP1993) unreleased song.
Grant Lee Buffalo - “In My Room” (Beach Boys cover) The only good song on the otherwise repulsive soundtrack to the repulsive tv show, Friends.(buy if you must)
Grant Lee Buffalo - “Mockingbirds” (4-Track Demo) from the Yours Truly promotional EP. Album version on Mighty Joe Moon. (buy)
Grant Lee Buffalo - “We’ve Only Just Begun” (Carpenters cover) from the If I Were A Carpenter tribute album. (buy)

Grant Lee Buffalo discography:
Fuzzy (1993) (buy)
Mighty Joe Moon (1994) (buy)
Copperopolis (1996) (buy)
Jubilee (1998) (buy)
Storm Hymnal (2001) (buy)

More biographical info at their official site, and Grant Lee Phillips’ site.