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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 4, 2012 16:58:15 GMT -8
Keep it Like a Secret is TOO accessible, if you ask me. The most interesting part of Built to Spill is the expansive, twisting guitar interplay. That never really gets showcased on the albums where Martsch is trying to keep his songs under four minutes. Honestly, Secret is my least favorite.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 16:59:02 GMT -8
First track = Steel drums??? Sold. Second track = Electro madness??? DOUBLE FUCKING SOLD. I think I'm in love. The Knife may very well be the shit.
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Post by Pea on Oct 4, 2012 17:01:13 GMT -8
The Knife is pretty much the definition of a Fox band. I'm very surprised you haven't listened to them before! You'd like Fever Ray as well, which is their singer's solo project.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 17:01:31 GMT -8
Keep it Like a Secret is TOO accessible, if you ask me. The most interesting part of Built to Spill is the expansive, twisting guitar interplay. That never really gets showcased on the albums where Martsch is trying to keep his songs under four minutes. Honestly, Secret is my least favorite. I'll probably end up checking that one anyway, but it sounds like this recommendation will come off as boring to me. If it ends up sounding too much like everything else it won't hold my attention.
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Post by Pea on Oct 4, 2012 17:03:09 GMT -8
Keep It Like A Secret is really nothing like the rest of their discography. I absolutely love that album and would put it in my top 10 albums of all time. I really like Perfect From Now On as well, but nothing else in their discography does much for me at all.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 17:05:02 GMT -8
Interesting. I have a lot of groovesharking to do.
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Post by Pea on Oct 4, 2012 17:08:09 GMT -8
If you like this, then you'll like Keep It Like A Secret. This is one of my favorite songs ever.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Oct 4, 2012 17:09:34 GMT -8
I'm flip-flopping between Deep Cuts and Silent Shout in terms of recommendations for The Knife. Probably Silent Shout for you, it's a little moodier; lots of fantastic textures. Deep Cuts is a little more poppy and a little more scatter-shot; some days I like it better, I dunno. Yeah, Silent Shout. For Built to Spill... Again, I'm trying to tailor my recommendation to what I know of your taste, and although it wouldn't be my suggestion for a lot of other people, for you I'd call out Perfect From Now On. It's a real slow burn -- lots of multi-sectioned seven minute songs, stuff like that. Just fucking incredible, though. After thirteen years, that record still surprises me. Alright, I'm gonna go for both options and see how it pans out. Thanks gents! Hahaha I was totally going to ammend my post to say "...but Gramma will probably tell you to go with Silent Shout and Perfect From Now On." These are their subsequent releases to the ones I suggested -- both are natural technical progressions from the previous works. You should probably lean towards Gramma's suggestions since he is putting personal consideration into them, but I personally feel cheated if I hear a later "greater" piece of work before hearing the building blocks that got them to that great place.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Oct 4, 2012 17:13:45 GMT -8
Keep it Like a Secret is TOO accessible, if you ask me. The most interesting part of Built to Spill is the expansive, twisting guitar interplay. That never really gets showcased on the albums where Martsch is trying to keep his songs under four minutes. Honestly, Secret is my least favorite. You like Ancient Melodies more than Secret? I love you because I know you and you surprise me.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 17:14:44 GMT -8
Oh cool, Modest Cab for Cute Decemberists. I'll give all three of the albums recommended a listen, and will crown the winner of the recommending stuff to Fox contest. Winner gets a grilled cheese sandwich in the mail.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 4, 2012 17:16:37 GMT -8
I do in fact like Ancient Melodies better. Wasn't always the case, but Secret loses a little more luster every time I play it.
I was seriously shocked when you said you'd never heard The Knife, Fox. Like, I literally thought they were one of your favorite bands. Just by default, because I was all like this is exactly the kind of music that Fox thinks is the shit.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Oct 4, 2012 17:17:07 GMT -8
I want mine at Sasquatch.
Sammich, that is.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 17:19:33 GMT -8
It's a little early to say this, but we may forego festivals next year and drive to Alaska... however, I really do not want to miss next year.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 4, 2012 17:21:42 GMT -8
Oh cool, Modest Cab for Cute Decemberists. Built to Spill...? Are you sure you're listening to the right Built to Spill, and not some weird Dutch band named Bilten Spiel or something? I can see vague similarities to Modest Mouse, but Death Cab and the Decemberists are, like, the furthest thing West from BTS of anything I can think of.
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 17:28:27 GMT -8
Hahahaa, it was just the one song that Pea posted and the latter two were more related to his voice then anything.
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Post by Pea on Oct 4, 2012 17:34:32 GMT -8
Alright, well I'm done trying in this thread.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Oct 4, 2012 17:34:47 GMT -8
Built to Spill and Modest Mouse are definitely brothers from different mothers.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Oct 4, 2012 17:37:53 GMT -8
I feel bad for Lumpy, who's going to read this all at, like, 10am on Saturday morning and be all like "FUUUUUUUUUUUçK"
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Post by emptyfox on Oct 4, 2012 18:23:22 GMT -8
Alright, well I'm done trying in this thread. It was a joke dude. I seriously plan to listen to all recommendations, and I didn't hate that song, I was just looking for a dumb comment to post about it.
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Post by davers on Oct 4, 2012 19:13:37 GMT -8
It's a little early to say this, but we may forego festivals next year and drive to Alaska.... That's one of the dumbest statements I'v ever heard. I just went to Alaska (sort of, the little handle part) and while it was pretty cool, if I didn't get paid to drive there it would have been questionable if it was worth the drive. Missing Sasquatch for that is just insanity. You should just go right after Sasquatch, it's only like a 3 day drive to the Yukon, tops. You can make both work.
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