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Post by rileywalter on Oct 2, 2010 10:26:27 GMT -8
Headliner possibility??? or even just on a popular stage... MUST HAVE
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Post by Snorlax on Oct 2, 2010 11:04:58 GMT -8
Mmm I love them.
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Post by ComesWithASword on Oct 4, 2010 16:52:07 GMT -8
super yikes...
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 4, 2010 17:47:04 GMT -8
HEADLINER!?
Best first post ever.
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Post by Pea on Oct 4, 2010 19:28:59 GMT -8
hahahahahahaha
hornedgramma +1
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 5, 2010 11:31:48 GMT -8
Ok, just gave these clowns a listen since the kids have been yapping about them since Squatch `10.
THE FUCK, I do say. When did Jethro Tull knock-offs become the thing to be?
I try so hard not to be condescending about the shit kids in their early twenties are listening to, but you guys do NOT make it easy.
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Post by stamper on Oct 5, 2010 14:42:26 GMT -8
Ok, just gave these clowns a listen since the kids have been yapping about them since Squatch `10. THE FUCK, I do say. When did Jethro Tull knock-offs become the thing to be? I try so hard not to be condescending about the shit kids in their early twenties are listening to, but you guys do NOT make it easy. at last you and i are in agreement on something. i just don't get these guys, either. |
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Post by know ID yuh on Oct 5, 2010 17:14:21 GMT -8
1. I wasn't too impressed with their Sasquatch show.
2. Their album should have been an EP, but instead has a lot of filler.
3. Their more recent show was one of the best shows I've witnessed this year.
4. I won't miss them live again.
5. I'm not in my early twenties.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2010 17:23:29 GMT -8
6. There is no reason for Sasquatch to bring them back
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Post by Pea on Oct 5, 2010 22:33:00 GMT -8
Ok, just gave these clowns a listen since the kids have been yapping about them since Squatch `10. THE FUCK, I do say. When did Jethro Tull knock-offs become the thing to be? I try so hard not to be condescending about the shit kids in their early twenties are listening to, but you guys do NOT make it easy. as a person in my early 20's i'm quite confident that you are the one with some severe maturity issues. you sound like a god damn whiny bitch. who gives a flying fuck about what other people like? if you don't like it, listen to shit that you enjoy. end of story. |
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 6, 2010 6:06:46 GMT -8
Jesus dude GET OVER IT. It's the internet. Sorry your band sucks (and they truly do). But thanks for proving my point. 5. I'm not in my early twenties. No, but didn't you grow up on some kind of compound in Montana? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2010 9:22:53 GMT -8
re:Hornedgramma
Your opinions are generally either right or defensible, but use some weird-as-hell logic to get to it. Like, "Nickelback sucks! They're like a shitty version of Queen!"
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 6, 2010 9:51:09 GMT -8
'Jade' sounds like something off of 'Minstrel in the Gallery'. 'Simplest Love' sounds like something off the back end of 'A Passion Play'. 'Janglin' sounds like one of the cutesy, whimsical album cuts from 'Warchild'. And that guy's voice absolutely sounds like a lazy, American Ian Anderson.
I love Jethro Tull (from`68-`76). But if you remove the acerbic religious commentary, flute solos, How's-Yer-Mum Britishisms, and the furious, intricate guitar work of Martin Barre... Well, you have Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
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Post by know ID yuh on Oct 6, 2010 21:31:30 GMT -8
5. I'm not in my early twenties. No, but didn't you grow up on some kind of compound in Montana? Something like that. Wait, you are comparing my musical taste to that of a youngster? And that guy's voice absolutely sounds like a lazy, American Ian Anderson. I've been listening to Jethro Tull longer than I've been listening to Paul Simon, but I don't get this correlation. The lead singer sounds much more like the dude from Ima Robot. |
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 7, 2010 7:09:16 GMT -8
Something like that. Wait, you are comparing my musical taste to that of a youngster? What I'm saying is that younger people tend to enjoy some pretty terrible music because, generally, they are still defining their tastes and, generally, they haven't exposed themselves to the TRULY great work that it is ripping off. My criteria for 'terrible' is something that is unimaginatively derivative. Edward Sharpe et al. are bringing NOTHING new to the table, it's all recycled Polyphonic Spree dogma with the faux rugged Americana that Dr. Dog lifted from Skynyrd and, yes, the lyrical and structural style of Jethro Tull (its in there, far less pronounced than Midlake, but it is in there). Know, you're right in between - clearly you've been listening to music for a long time. You acknowledge that the ES&tMZ record is middling at best. But by your admission you were vacuum sealed in a cabin far from live performance your whole life - how does that shitty music suddenly turn magical (but, as you said, only in a small venue and not out in the open air of Sasquatch)? It's the NOVELTY of responding to something that you (the generic 'You' who represents the generic 'kids in their early twenties') are feeling so strongly. I'm happy to report, from the future, that the Novelty Kick never goes away, just becomes less frequent and more sweet. How can I generalize so extensively? Because I had to explain to every whippersnapper here who The Residents are. That's not a matter of taste, kids, that is a hole in your education six miles wide and six miles deep. |
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Post by mrmoon1 on Oct 7, 2010 10:14:54 GMT -8
How can I generalize so extensively? Because I had to explain to every whippersnapper here who The Residents are. That's not a matter of taste, kids, that is a hole in your education six miles wide and six miles deep. If one was going to fill in that hole where in the Residents discography should they start? |
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Post by Cbats on Oct 7, 2010 11:20:01 GMT -8
I'm just going to keep believing that all of these people who love edward sharpe are high. I know I was really high one time when I saw the polyphonic spree and it was damn near a religious experience. Their music is still pretty bad though
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 7, 2010 13:01:58 GMT -8
If one was going to fill in that hole where in the Residents discography should they start? I'd probably say Duck Stab (1978). That collection of songs - although insanely weird - constitutes The Residents' take on pop music and contains their most straightforward, conventionally structured material. From there look into some of their late 90's/early 00's stuff. 'Wormwood: A Collection of Curious Stories From the Bible' (1998) is traditionally a favorite among new fans, or 'Demons Dance Alone' (2002) -- a beautiful and sad record, written in the two weeks or so after 9/11, and which presents the grieving process in the form of a song cycle (although little to no personal information regarding members of the Residents is known, the 'official rumor' is that one of them had family on the plane that was headed for the Pentagon). I also strongly recommend going to YouTube to check out some of their videos, or videos of their performances. The Residents are as much a visual art project as a musical one. I'll just tell you that they are absolutely an acquired taste, that at first they can be incredibly jarring. But there's nobody like them, and if you approach one of their albums like you would a complex novel or a challenging film it can be unbelievably rewarding. |
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Post by Horned Gramma on Oct 7, 2010 13:04:46 GMT -8
From Wikipedia:
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Post by know ID yuh on Oct 7, 2010 17:12:27 GMT -8
Something like that. Wait, you are comparing my musical taste to that of a youngster? What I'm saying is that younger people tend to enjoy some pretty terrible music because, generally, they are still defining their tastes and, generally, they haven't exposed themselves to the TRULY great work that it is ripping off. My criteria for 'terrible' is something that is unimaginatively derivative. Edward Sharpe et al. are bringing NOTHING new to the table, it's all recycled Polyphonic Spree dogma with the faux rugged Americana that Dr. Dog lifted from Skynyrd and, yes, the lyrical and structural style of Jethro Tull (its in there, far less pronounced than Midlake, but it is in there). Know, you're right in between - clearly you've been listening to music for a long time. You acknowledge that the ES&tMZ record is middling at best. But by your admission you were vacuum sealed in a cabin far from live performance your whole life - how does that shitty music suddenly turn magical (but, as you said, only in a small venue and not out in the open air of Sasquatch)? It's the NOVELTY of responding to something that you (the generic 'You' who represents the generic 'kids in their early twenties') are feeling so strongly. I'm happy to report, from the future, that the Novelty Kick never goes away, just becomes less frequent and more sweet. How can I generalize so extensively? Because I had to explain to every whippersnapper here who The Residents are. That's not a matter of taste, kids, that is a hole in your education six miles wide and six miles deep. I agree with a lot of what you say, however, the refinement of my musical taste didn't suffer that much because I wasn't around the live scene growing up. Seeing 500 shows in five years isn't much different than seeing ten shows a year for 50 years. It's still 500 shows. If anything, seeing those 500 shows later in life is more dignified than saying "Oingo Boingo is amazing live, by the way I was 12 when I saw them and it was my first show." I know what I like, but my tolerance for shitty music is higher than your curmudgeon stance. There's a reason those who wear tight jeans, big belt buckles, and stupid hats do that thing they call line dancing while listening to terrible music. Because it's much more fun than standing around. Edward Sharpe is literally a joke. A guy and a gall with decent voices decided to create a band, dress like hippies, and emulate the free love sound of the sixties, with an emphasis on creating a live experience inspiring more than just the hippie flail. They created their songs relying on chants to pump your fist to, shout-out-loudable choruses, and clapping. There is a trumpet in the band, of course, because everyone fucking loves horns live. They are all characters in an experiment to see if this formula will actually work. Then they accidentally stumbled into a couple catchy songs, commercial (literally) success, and their experiment took off. Just like line dancing, they are not going away anytime soon. In other words, you like drinking scotch and high end tequila. I enjoy those as well. But I still like to drink shots of Jager with Redbull, shotgun a couple PBRs, and freak out. |
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