r/Grandaddy

What an overall frustrating show. People suck. Constant talking through songs. Talking while Jason was talking. Was also unfortunately at a high traffic area as people just filtered past to the beer line through the entire show. That said, Grandaddy rocked it.

Sunday May 24. Planning to go by myself because I love this album.

I'm a relatively new fan -I started to listen to Grandaddy about 2 and a half years ago.

I got into them because Spotify would constantly reccomend some of their songs to me.

I mostly listen to alternative rock, indie rock and indie pop from the 90's and early 2000's, my favorite band is Eels, who are somewhat similar to Grandaddy in certain ways.

I've listened to and enjoyed the first four albums, plus the Todd Zilla EP.

I don't know too much about the band or Jason's story yet, but I've read that he wrote and recorded Just Like The Fambly Cat mostly on his own at home/ in his studio over the course of about a year in a half, and that it ended up being the last Grandaddy album for quite a while befofe they eventually came back.

That background story makes me appreciate this album even more, because it really reflects a chaotic recording process and personal struggles, and the lyrics resonate with me a lot. My favorite song is Elevate Myself.

Like I said before, I still don't know too much about the band's history or career, so maybe you can answer this question I've had: have they almost never played songs from this album live? That's the impression I've gotten from watching full shows on youtube and checking Setlist.fm.

Reporting from Santa Ana! Here’s the merch spread from the new leg of the tour. Mostly the same stuff from the last leg but it seems a couple new items made their way in.

And Grandaddy were everything to us. Every time he drove me to his, we'd have an album on. When there was a life milestone, a new album would conveniently drop. And Dad and I were so damn lucky to have seen them live at Summerhall in Edinburgh (we're Scottish). It was a highlight of our relationship.

I lost him, very suddenly, and very unexpectedly, seven years ago now. I did not cope for a good couple of years. So what happened? Within that time, boom. Sophtware Slump on a Wooden Piano. The first album I ever listened to back to back on repeat, now devastatingly reimagined on the piano.

It's funny, because grief makes you do things you wouldn't normally do. Like, in my case, I wrote to Jason Lytle. I didn't think twice about the fact that this is a busy guy and I'm just a wee stranger. But he replied. And his reply will stick with me forever. So, as I raise a glass to my Dad tonight, I wanted to share this too. For no other reason than to remind you that this little band has had such a big impact on some people and Jason is an absolute gentleman.

tbh i never heard of the band grandaddy before but i picked up this shirt at the thrift because it was cool and did some research and im guessing its merch? anyone know when or where this is from?