How to like the Band Geese

Start by being a 42 year old man trying to stay relevant by listening to the local college radio station.

Be bombarded with Geese songs for years.

Be intrigued by the singer’s voice, but don’t dig deeper.

Complain about the hype and how much the younger generation loves the band and just say that you don’t get it.

Finally trust a friend of the approximate same age as you. In my case a guy I trust in his 50’s who has great taste in music.

Decide to give the band another deep dive by going through the whole discography.

Get fascinated by Projector. Be amazed at their age when they made it.

Have your trusted older friend send you photos from the lead singer’s solo concert being filmed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Hear also that Nigel Godrich attended.

Have your friend recommend checking out the From The Basement recordings.

Again be fascinated by the voice but go no further.

Find out that Nigel Godrich is behind the From the Basement stuff. Remember your favorite band is Radiohead.

Skip through the numerous articles your trusted friend sent you, don’t read them.

Ask your other friend who shares your musical taste if he likes the band.

He hasn’t heard of them.

Continue to hear them played on the local college radio station.

Wait two months.

Forget that you already asked your friend about the band and ask him again. He still hasn’t heard of them.

Have your trusted older guy friend recommend you check out the Coachella performance.

Check out the Coachella performance live.

Feel young and hip.

Laugh at Cameron Winter’s comment about the fake palm trees. Make the fake palm trees connection to the contrived nature of Coachella. Feel superior to those attending.

Re-watch the From the Basement recording on Youtube.

Go on deep dive.

Re-listen to Getting Killed and fall in love with each and every song.

“You can make the cobras dance, but not MEEEEEEE!”

I picture someone able to manipulate others, but I see through their bullshit.

“If you want me to pay my taxes, you’re gonna have to come over with a cru-ci-fix, you’re gonna have to nail me DOWN!”

I love this part of Taxes when he sings “down” and the rest of the band pops in.

“There’s a horse on my back and maybe I’ll be stomped flat”

The way he sings or pronounces flat in that last lyric encapsulates Cameron Winter’s vocal stresses. I love the feeling of authenticity he can inject into his lyrics. Whatever he is feeling it’s great and he’s damn near spitting in my face to get his point across.

Listen to the album on repeat for several days.

Plan to attend their next show, which is unfortunately at a festival.

My trusted older friend says to focus on smaller venues where they are the headliner for maximum feeling affect. Oh well, it’s a festival or nothing.