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Polaris Music Prize 2009
Will:
I'm unfamiliar with almost everything on those lists except for Fucked Up; however, Chemistry Of Common Life was my album of the year last year, so I would be happy to see it get a nod.
michaelicious:
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--- Quote from: michaelicious on 07 Jul 2009, 10:05 ---I hope Chad VanGaalen wins. All those other albums on the shortlist are junk except maybe Fucked Up.
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Uhhhh Elliott Brood and Joel Plaskett rule, what are you talking about? Nevertheless, I'm disappointed that Bison B.C., WOMEN and Japandroids didn't make it on - I get that this list basically plays to the Radio 3 crowd but it's starting to get disappointingly predictable and it's only a four year-old award.
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Talkin' about how they're junk.
Johnny C:
Will (and actually anyone remotely interested in RIFFY F'N METAL), I think you might enjoy Bison B.C.'s Quiet Earth. Basically just huge nasty walls of metal guitar, bellowed vocals and giant riffs - kind of what everyone wanted Mastodon to keep sounding like but instead those guys just fucked off and did whatever it is they're doing now.*
I had a chance to interview them earlier this year and I loved this particular question-answer exchange.
--- Quote ---Let's talk about your new record. Sonically, it's a bit more opened-up than Earthbound - there's the use of cello and violin the opening of "Wendigo Pt. 1" and the outro of "Quiet Earth," really huge gang vocals on "These Are My Dress Clothes" and "Quiet Earth," longer tracks and just an overall heavier sound. Were these self-conscious choices or just the natural evolution of Bison B.C.'s sound?
Dan And: Yeah, just a natural evolution. Except for the strings, that was a conscious decision. We just decided, "Let's be a bunch and try to put some strings on the record." What bigger dick move is there than putting strings on a record? But it is heavier, some of it's longer, we're taking more chances. When we did Earthbound, we were still learning how to play with each other, write together and arrange together. It's natural to get more comfortable with each other, more confident. We know what we're capable of doing, now we're going to push that and see what else we're capable of doing. Write one song that's like seven minutes? Fuck it, let's write one that's eight minutes!
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*Huge lines of cocaine.
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: michaelicious on 07 Jul 2009, 11:36 ---Talkin' about how they're junk.
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Maybe your ears are broken? This is a thought.
Tom:
Will Patrick Watson win again in what will most likely be another unexpected minor upset? Will...nah, I only really care about Fucked Up really and Women are stuck on the longlist - looks like a boring financial year in music for Canada.
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