Topic: Okay, so I just heard a Deerhoof song on the Radio.. (Read 30866 times)

Lummer · « **on:** 12 Apr 2011, 01:58 »

Someone please explain why you people like this so much. I don't get it.

Rizzo · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 02:19 »

Agreement.

They strike me as the indie equivalent of Converge or the Locust?

Tom · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 03:46 »

I have no idea why I like them, I just do.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 03:53 »

My condolences to your ears.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 07:16 »

I just think that people like them because People like them, y'know?

WriterofAllWrongs · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 08:14 »

Can't speak for others, but I really enjoy how different Deerhoof from most bands in their eclectic sense of how music works. They switch keys constantly, their songs are schizophrenically mutable structurally, and Greg Saunier can play the fuck out of a drumset. They are sort of a hybrid child of art-rock and progressive rock, which I like despite not having a very developed taste for prog.

Honestly, most peoples' problem with the band seems to be the Japanese bird at the microphone, which is pretty much understandable.

Kwaping · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 08:28 »

I am not into Deerhoof, but I do really like one of their songs.

Super Duper Rescue Heads!

JD · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 09:55 »

Quote from: the_pied_piper on 12 Apr 2011, 03:53

My condolences to your ears.

Yeah well that's just your opinion man

Johnny C · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 11:13 »

Quote from: Rizzo on 12 Apr 2011, 02:19

Agreement.

They strike me as the indie equivalent of Converge or the Locust?

what the fuck is wrong with converge

KvP · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 11:33 »

Quote from: Sam on 12 Apr 2011, 08:50

quit giving a shit about deerhoof! everyone! pick some band like the dirty projectors or radiohead or animal collective, another band we've already complained about to death like this one! ALL OF THESE BANDS ARE DIVISIVE/P BORING at least whine re: something new or something you've not whined about in a while

YOU JUST DON'T GET IT, MAAAAAAAN

That's why we got the liturgy thread

Actual tangent here, I just realized why Gucci Mane has that EA throat tat - because he's in the game.

valley_parade · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 11:34 »

Deerhoof are a pretty badass band until that woman opens her mouth.

The fact that they choose to make an otherwise great band terrible purposely is the reason I hate them with every ounce of my being.

squawk · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 11:50 »

i still don't understand the hate on satomi though. they're not making their music "purposely terrible" it's just like she's the one who sings, i mean sometimes greg sings and it's kind of weird but like those are just the songs they want to make? and that's just her voice? it's not even grating or unpleasant or anything she's just tiny and japanese. like fuck.

also i really don't care about hating on OR praising deerhoof anymore why does this have to come up all the time

David_Dovey · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 12:02 »

Also: This band is nowhere near popular enough where you are likely to be in a situation not of your own choosing where you have to listen to Deerhoof music! I don't like this band at all, but that is OK because I just don't listen to them. The whole hate thing was a slightly amusing meme for a while, like the flipside of "Funhouse, man" or Spiderland or something but it's been years since that was true.

Really it's just distracting our energies from hating on bands that are far more worthy of that hate. Guys, I heard a Wavves song the other day, what the fuck is going on with that bullshit.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 12:50 »

Quote from: tuathal on 12 Apr 2011, 12:33

Deerhoof on the radio

might listen to that supergroup

imagist42 · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 12:59 »

guys deerhoof are an entirely forgettable band, we can seriously stop talking about them now

David_Dovey · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 13:07 »

No seriously can me make this a thread about how horrendously Wavves blows please

Quote from: Ptommydski on 12 Apr 2011, 12:29

They should replace her with Henry Rollins or Ben Weasel. Get a real man in there, none of this feeble female bullshit.

Aside from how literally no one in the thread said anything resembling this, I can't quite get over the correlation of Ben Weasel to "real man". I see what you were trying to go for there, the reference, but Ben Weasel is a skinny bitch person.

valley_parade · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 13:57 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 12 Apr 2011, 12:29

Quote from: squawk on 12 Apr 2011, 11:50
i still don't understand the hate on satomi though.

Yeah but you're also a small Asian girl so fuck you and your insignificant opinions.

I like when Wata sings for Boris, but then again her voice doesn't remind me of cats fucking each other.

ps: Dovey dude seriously, fuck wavves.

Lupercal · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 13:58 »

Quote from: tuathal on 12 Apr 2011, 12:33

Also: Deerhoof on the radio? Where can I find radio stations like that here?

I had to import Deerhoof vs Evil from the US because England doesn't really like good music of late. Apparently Beady Eye and the very much anticipated third Subways album is all we care about. Oh, and something about Bloc Party reforming.

Stop the hate on Deerhoof, implement hate on Beady Eye/Oasis.

valley_parade · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:17 »

TOMMY I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST ASIAN FEMALES.

I just DO NOT like her voice, which in turn means I do not like her band. If Greg sang on all the songs, I would fucking LOVE them, probably.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:21 »

as a huge fan of Deerhoof, i have to admit that the singer is easily my least favorite part of the group. I mean...that band....they fucking rule....those guys make some of the coolest fucking music i've ever heard.....and then the lady starts shrieking and sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn't

it really is kind of a shame because deerhoof's drummer is one of my favorite drummers, like, ever. And that guitar guy is no slouch either.

still love deerhoof though..... it's just that sometimes, just sometimes, i find myself wishing they were an instrumental band

squawk · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:28 »

maybe i AM biased being a tiny asian girl but god i don't even understand like what are you guys listening to? satomi's singing voice is SO fucking gentle. what are these "shrieks" and "cats" you are referring to, idgi

can someone just post the MBV cover because it's so nice and invalidates that argument completely

squawk · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:31 »

watch me, i'm gonna make a deerhoof ripoff song and if deerhoof haters like it then please allow me to say Fuck All Of You (it will suck anyway i can't be deerhoof by myself.)

valley_parade · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:33 »

Tommy, I think you need to get your ears checked. Or at least use some q-tips or something.

michaelicious · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:36 »

Quote from: squawk on 12 Apr 2011, 14:31

watch me, i'm gonna make a deerhoof ripoff song and if deerhoof haters like it then please allow me to say Fuck All Of You (it will suck anyway i can't be deerhoof by myself.)

I'll join. Gimme a bit to learn drums/move to California.

Johnny C · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:39 »

what does everyone in this thread think about ponytail or women

squawk · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:40 »

Oh, michael, for sure!!!!!!!!!!!

also yeah man this lady's voice is so horrible i don't see how you guys can listen to this ughhhhh

Johnny C · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:40 »

i can actually get not liking satomi's voice but yeah tommy's right there are some like seriously false things being said here & they're ridiculous & besides that who on here is going to front like they don't like abrasive vocals anyways

valley_parade · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:44 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 12 Apr 2011, 14:23

Replace Satomi with a white dude and things are all good?

They'd be lesser for doing so.

Would you stop nitpicking, Tommy? I wouldn't care if they replaced her with Tiger Woods, or a transgenered Zimbabwean, or a Canadian girl or whatever. The fact that she is an Asian woman has absolutely no input to why I don't like the band.

And yeah, I've only heard a few songs, but I'm not going to go out of my way to force myself to like something if I'm not impressed after a few tracks. I tried that with Animal Collective and it made me want to do grevious bodily harm to people.

Johnny C · « **Reply #28 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:47 »

so shane doesn't like the band, we do, are we done here

valley_parade · « **Reply #29 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:48 »

Precisely.

Also, Dovey's previous point of man, fuck Wavves.

michaelicious · « **Reply #30 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:51 »

Quote from: squawk on 12 Apr 2011, 14:40

Oh, michael, for sure!!!!!!!!!!!

also yeah man this lady's voice is so horrible i don't see how you guys can listen to this ughhhhh

Now I am watching videos of them doing Joy Division covers with Jamie Stewart. Awesome!

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:53 »

Can I join in on the Wavves hate? That twat doesn't deserve Jay Reatard's old band

but regarding Deerhoof, I think they're pretty alright! I've only listened Friend Opportunity and Offend Maggie a few times but I liked what I heard. Not music I listen to on the regular but this thread has inspired me to give 'em another go

squawk · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 14:55 »

@JimmyJazz: RUNNERS FOUR!

David_Dovey · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:11 »

fffffuccckkkkkkk youuuuuuuu

KvP · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:18 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 12 Apr 2011, 12:29

Get a real man in there, none of this feeble female bullshit.

Finally somebody standing up for punk rock music

valley_parade · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:22 »

If I might make some note on a subject in here, I find it hilarious that after the whole Ben Weasel thing, not only did EVERY band cancel out of the 20th anniversary weekend/festival thing they were having, but the rest of the band quit on him as well. Bottom. Drops. Out.

Apparently said bands have hopped on board for another Chicago-based festival happening around the same time (Memorial Dayish?)

KvP · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:22 »

disclaimer that I know that was a sarcastic post but it's the sort of thing that a good chunk of people probably feel, as has been said

Quote from: Johnny C on 12 Apr 2011, 14:39

what does everyone in this thread think about ponytail or women

I got one of the Ponytail guys' solo guitar albums on casette. I liked it!

As for Women, who needs em am I right fellas?!

Anna real talk I would probably like you slightly less if you were a giant aryan with like a thing for tigers or something. You're pretty good the way you are.

NotAFanOfFenders · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:27 »

Deerhoof are being given a shit about? (Also, that is totally a coherent sentence)

Can someone enlighten me as to what make them fun to listen to? I usually see listening to music as a pleasurable experience, but this band just grates on me so much. Granted I've only actively listened to two (or three?) of their songs. I know people have different tastes, but god-dang. that is some ugly music.

valley_parade · « **Reply #38 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:29 »

Have at it, Tommy.

NotAFanOfFenders · « **Reply #39 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:33 »

Yeah, c'mon, let's brawl.

ALoveSupreme · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:34 »

Who knew Deerhoof was such serious fucking business?

KvP · « **Reply #41 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:42 »

Fuck it guys let's listen to Swans

kwami42 · « **Reply #42 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 15:50 »

What Deerhoof record should I listen to so I can decide whether or not I hate this band

Lummer · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 16:02 »

Well, I just heard one measly song and it annoyed the shit out of me. Did I hit a nerve here?!

that said; The "Choo choo choo chooooo beep beep" chorus was annoying as fuck, and I have a neurotic tendency to become REALLY annoyed at people with heavy accents.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #44 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 16:12 »

I am fairly indifferent to Deerhoof. I've got no problem with the singing. If I was to pick out one thing that I didn't particularly like about them it would be the songwriting. The thing I never get is why everyone goes so crazy over the drumming. It doesn't sound particularly superlative to me. Like, obviously not bad, but not recognisably worthy of singling out for praise. I don't play the drums; is this just some technical drummer thing I can't pick up on, or is it just a thing you say as a special password. Like I can imagine that there is some book you can buy that tells you what you're supposed to think about a wide range of topics in order to appear to be cool and under Deerhoof it says 'Great drumming'.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #45 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 16:15 »

it's not so much about how technical it is, it's just.... his "style"

he has awesome fucking style.

it's too abstract to try to define, so I'm not gonna bother, but I play drums and i think he has super sweet style. not that i think you have to be a drummer to hear it or anything (you don't), i"m just mentioning it because you mentioned that you weren't a drummer.

maybe it is actually important, i dunno.

Rizzo · « **Reply #46 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 16:47 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 12 Apr 2011, 11:13

what the fuck is wrong with converge

Nothing? Pretty much my favourite band.

JD · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 17:07 »

Quote from: kwami42 on 12 Apr 2011, 15:50

What Deerhoof record should I listen to so I can decide whether or not I hate this band

Get Deerhoof Vs Evil. It feels more accessible than anything else I've heard by them(which is only one album but whatever)

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 17:08 »

i just made a mostly mathrockish playlist that's 6.2 hours long called "algebro"

i put Apple O on it, because....well because i fucking wanted to, that's why

also i couldn't resist putting Polymaths on there, even though it's not the same genre at all

Durin · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Apr 2011, 17:15 »

Polymaths belong everywhere.

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