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Deerhoof
squawk:
oh hell yes. well. i don't know who has seen them recently with their latest guitarist/material but they are excellent musicians and performers, as evidenced by the free untitled EP.
FireAarro:
asdfdshghgh you will regret forever missing any deerhoof shows.
Spluff:
--- Quote from: valley_parade on 07 Sep 2008, 08:44 ---I think Deerhoof have the rocking out thing down pretty well, but I cannot stand that woman's voice. I'd likely be a fan, otherwise.
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I'd really like them without that voice. If she were an instrument, she'd probably be an out-of-tune kazoo.
Touch Me Im Sick:
I'm listening to Friend Opportunity right now, and I will say this:
1) I don't get the hate for the singer's vocals. They're actually work well with the music.
2) They're awesomely uncovnentional
3) I think if Slint were on acid and had keyboards, they'd sound like Deerhoof
Good stuff thanks guys :-)
Alex C:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 07 Sep 2008, 16:07 ---I am genuinely baffled by the derision.
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It's pretty baffling in my case. There's a certain timbre to her voice that causes an awkward feeling in my ears that can border upon the physically painful if it's played above a fairly low volume. I can actually like her voice for 90% of a song, and then she hits various notes and my ears kinda hurt. For example, in Twin Killers, the first couple of marks are at the 45-49 second mark and then again at 54-56 seconds; I've never managed to get farther in the song despite how much I enjoy the groove because Twin Killers is a particularly onerous example of the phenomenon. I am not exagerrating about the painful part; I have found deerhoof to be easier to listen to and can actually enjoy her voice somewhat if I hum along loudly or wear ear plugs. The end result is I don't know if it's some kind of psychosomatic thing or if I actually need to engage acoustic reflex to avoid the rough spots when listening to her. It's too bad, really; like I said, I can actually enjoy her voice when it isn't randomly electroshocking my ears.
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