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What's the Deal With -Band X-?
psyne:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 29 Jan 2008, 15:35 ---Is Gimme Fiction in the Mediafire thread somewhere? Because I'm not gonna shell out good money just on spec, when my every experience with the band has been negative.
For the record, I don't mind mellow music, just dull music.
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Just did a search, I don't think it is. I'll upload it and post there.
Edit: Done! Check it out.
Uber Ritter:
Man, I totally didn't think of the Seinfeld thing. And now it's been done to death, probably. Oh well.
So what's the deal with the Decembrists? I liked the second track on The Crane Wife because it reminded me of an indie-rock Yes, but generally the Decembrists have consistently failed to blow me away.
Jackie Blue:
The Decemberists are the band for people who are too cool for Death Cab For Cutie but not cool enough for Arcade Fire.
squawk:
mariner's revenge song
Valrus:
The Decembrists were a Russian revolutionary group, which is pretty cool, but I suspect you meant the Decemberists. Probably I have already caused you to ignore anything I'll say by being a pedantic ass, but regardless: The Decemberists write excellent, or at least highly regarded, lyrics and set them to surprisingly catchy melodies. Much is made of their tendency to use big words, which sort of misses the point: that they tell stories well, often conveying a lot of background or emotional heft with a fairly concise lyric. They put on an absolutely incredible and fun live show. They play many, many instruments, but they don't overuse them or show off; instead, they use them sparingly and, usually, effectively to augment what might otherwise be a conventionally arranged song. If you liked "The Island" because it was more proggy, The Decemberists may not be for you; they are first and foremost a verse-verse-chorus-verse pop band, but hopefully I've given some kind of idea why other people like them.
Re Spoon: Am I totally off base in thinking Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is way better than Gimme Fiction? Everyone's creaming their pants in here over the latter, but I owned it for months and didn't give a shit about Spoon until I picked up Ga^5.
And re Pavement: Advice regarding a second album for someone who can't get into Slanted and Enchanted, please?
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