miked
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Post by miked on Mar 9, 2010 20:19:11 GMT -8
Sounds like ten songs in one. It's growing on me already.
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Post by Pea on Mar 9, 2010 20:49:45 GMT -8
First couple listens I was like "wtf??" 3rd listen I was like "whoa..." 4th listen I'm like "hmm, ya!"
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miked
Baby Eating Ice Cream
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Post by miked on Mar 9, 2010 21:21:10 GMT -8
yeah exactly the same for me. I didn't really understand what was going on at first. Apparently the title track 'Congratulations' was leaked too, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Does anyone know where to find the non-live version?
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Post by jeffmac on Mar 10, 2010 14:46:07 GMT -8
The new songs definitely sound Bowie-esque. They said their sound was going to be more Kinks and Low era Bowie. They sure weren't lying.
miked- I found it on hypemachine yesterday. I can't find it today.
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Post by psychicofficer on Mar 10, 2010 18:06:13 GMT -8
They sound like unpolished Of Montreal songs. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but thats the first impression that I had from listening a couple of times.
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Post by Pea on Mar 10, 2010 19:28:46 GMT -8
i love the psychedelic tendencies of the song and definitely would be happy if the rest of the album sounds like this, but i would love another pop single with the power "time to pretend" had.
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miked
Baby Eating Ice Cream
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Post by miked on Mar 10, 2010 22:35:48 GMT -8
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Mar 11, 2010 12:31:34 GMT -8
I like this direction!
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miked
Baby Eating Ice Cream
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Post by miked on Mar 16, 2010 17:09:16 GMT -8
set list from a couple nights ago, it looks pretty well balanced new/old i guess.(no Kids though)
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Post by Pea on Mar 16, 2010 18:44:44 GMT -8
at this point in their career that's just fucking stupid to not play kids. i understand bands that have been around forever leaving certain hits out of their setlist, but for christ's sake, mgmt have put out ONE album and they're already not playing the biggest single they ever put out?
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miked
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Post by miked on Mar 16, 2010 18:49:55 GMT -8
I've seen some videos of them playing Kids live. Ben and Andrew just stand up front and sing while a backing track plays, but i guess it doesn't matter because the crowd is usually really into that song. I just hope they play it at Sasquatch. I wouldn't be crushed if they didn't, but I know the the thousands of girls at the show will be, if they left out any of their hits for that matter.
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Post by topspin on Mar 22, 2010 20:28:00 GMT -8
the new album apparently leaked so they are streaming the whole thing themselves! www.whoismgmt.com
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 23, 2010 15:12:33 GMT -8
Just finished listening to the new album, thinking it might be better than the last one...it's not (my opinion). I have tried and tried and just can't put my finger on why I dislike them so much, but I do. Oh well! Time to Pretend is still catchy as hell though!
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Post by Pea on Mar 23, 2010 17:46:07 GMT -8
new album might be my favorite of 2010. will be hilarious to see how many of their "top 40" type fans will abandon them after the album drops.
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 23, 2010 18:24:47 GMT -8
new album might be my favorite of 2010. will be hilarious to see how many of their "top 40" type fans will abandon them after the album drops. I wouldn't really say that MGMT are "Top 40". Just because they scored big with one song doesn't make them a Top 40 band. I would have to say that they just got lucky last year with the hype machine, and for the record I'm not saying they are a one hit wonder!
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Post by Pea on Mar 23, 2010 18:34:46 GMT -8
that's why i said "top 40 type" fans. i wasn't implying that they themselves are top 40, but their biggest hits are really nothing like the rest of their music and definitely drew in the pop crowd.
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 23, 2010 18:49:14 GMT -8
My bad. Completely misread/understood what your last post was. I would agree with you then that many people bought their album thinking that it was full of similar songs to that of Kids and Time to Pretend. I will say that they have a unique sound to them but it's just not my style or taste.
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Post by Pea on Mar 23, 2010 19:20:23 GMT -8
haha no worries. and i know what you mean, i really never cared for them up until a few months ago for whatever reason. they opened a summer festival i went to a few years ago and they were just finishing their set as i walked in and i remember thinking to myself, "oh good, that 'time to pretend' band is done playing"
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Post by know ID yuh on Mar 23, 2010 20:15:21 GMT -8
Vampire Weekend and MGMT hold about the same spot in my heart. These days, I find myself wanting to punch a nun in the face when listening to the new Vampire Weekend album, but those nuns couldn't slap the smile off my face listening to the new MGMT album. A big surprise, since I thought their new album would really suck.
I still think they will be terrible live, but I like how they could've made an album full of songs like Kids and Time To Pretend, but they made a more mellow album which is great instead.
PS: Time To Pretend is one of my favorite songs of the last three years.
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Post by Pea on Mar 23, 2010 20:31:49 GMT -8
Time to Pretend is a modern classic. I'll take those words to my grave.
haha what do you mean about the new vampire weekend? i can't tell if nun punching is a diss or an endorsement of the album.
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