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In Which I Ask for Advice RE: Deerhoof

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october1983:
I'm not sure I can add much more to this, seeing as Tommy has already said everything that needs to be covered. However, I feel the need to say that I saw Deerhoof on my birthday last year and it was fantastic.

Uber Ritter:
Alright, thanks for the advice.  Right now I'm listening to The Runners Four, and keeping a particular ear out for the seven songs Tommy mentioned.  It's really good.  I want to make some connection to previous artists; perhaps it's like what Captain Beefheart would be like if he were completely dedicated to making catchy ditties that were still musically out there, or what Television would be like if it went a bit further into left field and had a Japanese chick on vocals.  But not, that's not right.  I'll just let Deerhoof be themselves.  Definately a high point in the indie-rock project of making dissonant avantegardness as poppy as possible, or perhaps making pop tunes as dissonant and avante-garde as possible.

Also, the song Siriustar seriously rocks out.  But then again I'm the sort of guy who's favorite part of many alt/indie rock albums are the guitar solos (ie OK Computer).

rawrXskittles:
ASKGHAFGSAWALAGH GET EVERY SONG EVER HLAUGHALAGHAUBAGLAUGAHLUAGH

I went to see them last year when they last played in Seattle, in this tiny, cramped, smelly little venue called NeuMo's. The stage was tiny, the speakers weren't loud enough, and the two opening acts were really subpar, but if I had to, I would walk across hot coals to go see them again. They were the first live band I ever went to go see, and I think that they will always be the best. They played almost all of my favorite songs, with the exception of the one that I really wanted to hear (Giga Dance; I yelled for it with some other people, but they didn't play it). The drummer(Greg)'s hi-hat was a third of the way completely smashed away and the singer/bassist (Satomi~) was so cute... and my mom even got her autograph for me. It was so exciting...

I think "Apple O'" is my favorite album from them, I think, but I've downloaded everything I have from them so there might be another one that's better. But my very favorite song from them is number one off there, "Dummy Discards a Heart", which is such a good, energetic song that starts out with a full screech to wake you up and get you ready for some noise~! "Sealed With A Kiss", number three, is a good song, too; it makes me happy because it reminds me of Seasame Street for some bizzarre reason. "My Diamond Star Car" (five) is one of their best, too, because it's such a good song to make you want to get up and jump around too.

"Milk Man" is a close second in my favorites because of "Milking", "Milk Man" and "Giga Dance"; "Milk Man" because it's so nice and relaxing, "Giga Dance" because it makes me want to get up and dance like a hippie, maybe stomp in some mud too, and "Milking" because it makes me want to bop around and grin like an idiot at everybody around me.

The random songs I have off of the internet are all pretty good, too, especially "Holy Night Fever" off of "Reveille"; it's a good, "jump around and look silly" sort of song for listening to, and "Sunny Side" and "The Eyebright Burgler" are both really good "dance around while standing still" songs.

It's entirely impossible to be upset while you're listening to Deerhoof, because it's just so upbeat and happy and just plain amazing. I completely recommend seeing them and listening to them all the time. I promise they'll be a great show, and if they aren't, you didn't pay enough attention and should be punched in the head. Or maybe you just don't like them, in which case you should be severely reprimanded and punched in the head.

FireAarro:
Deerhoof are one of my favourite bands. Easiest to get into records, Runners Four and Friend Opportunity. Reveille and Apple O' are fantastic as well. I love them all equally, in different ways. You will want to get everything they've released since Reveille if you do end up liking them. That is:
Reveille, Apple O', Milk Man, Green Cosmos, The Runners Four, Friend Opportunity.
You'll download their mp3 EP of covers and live stuff too.
(You can skip Koalamagic and the latest batch of downloaded goodies if you want.)

A lot of their earlier stuff is great too, though not as accessible perhaps. I haven't looked deeply into it yet, I've only got Halfbird, which is a great album too, with interesting textures and musical concepts, more of a punk rock vibe than the later stuff has.

I've seen them both times they've played in Melbourne, and talked to them. Really great people; Greg let me in the back door of the Corner Hotel because I'm underaged. Best gig ever.

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