Topic: Of Montreal (Read 10287 times)

Dyly · « **on:** 21 Feb 2009, 21:37 »

The best the best the best

Anyone else into them?

Mr. Grieves · « **Reply #1 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 22:45 »

Skeletal Lamping was God awful, but most of the other stuff was pretty good.

Also this may sound trivial but I really hate the name of their songs, they're so overwrought and pretentious. I mean don't ever try to recommend a song of theirs to anyone, or this will happen:

Them: Hey you heard Islands new album?
You: Yeah! What's your favorite track?
Them: Oh, obviously Abominable Snow, duh!
You: Oh if you like that track you may like this band called Of Montreal
Them: Oh really what's a good song by them?
You: Um, Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever is good but the whole Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? album is really great
Them: ... I don't think we should be friends anymore.

michaelicious · « **Reply #2 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 23:08 »

That person probably wasn't worth being friends with anyway.

I'm not really sure what the general consensus about Of Montreal is on this forum. I don't think there is one. Some people like them a lot, some people liked them better when they just played covers of lesser known Beatles songs, and some people think Kevin Barnes is a bit of a wank, I would reckon.

Dyly · « **Reply #3 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 23:17 »

Quote from: Mr. Grieves on 21 Feb 2009, 22:45

Skeletal Lamping was God awful, but most of the other stuff was pretty good.

Also this may sound trivial but I really hate the name of their songs, they're so overwrought and pretentious. I mean don't ever try to recommend a song of theirs to anyone, or this will happen:

Them: Hey you heard Islands new album?
You: Yeah! What's your favorite track?
Them: Oh, obviously Abominable Snow, duh!
You: Oh if you like that track you may like this band called Of Montreal
Them: Oh really what's a good song by them?
You: Um, Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever is good but the whole Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? album is really great
Them: ... I don't think we should be friends anymore.

Ha Skeletal Lamping DID suck

I like most of there song titles. There sometimes funny and they are really out there. Like Chrissy Kissed The Corpse and The Party Is Crashing us.

Islands is amazing. I didn't really like Arm's Way that much though.

IronOxide · « **Reply #4 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 23:26 »

You see, the thing about Skeletal Lamping is, it wasn't a godawful album, the tunes were good, catchy as ever, but it lacked the good flow we come to expect from Of Montreal, because Kevin Barnes is kind of insane. It was an experiment, it didn't work, we got some alright tracks out of it, but not a great album.

Kevin Barnes · « **Reply #5 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 23:38 »

Guys I am pretty fucking spectacular.

De_El · « **Reply #6 on:** 21 Feb 2009, 23:57 »

Sometimes, Kevin Barnes, you fail. It's okay, it happens to everyone.

Caspian · « **Reply #7 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 00:07 »

I'd say Of Montreal is a great example of just why I hate indie rock so much. Guys, it's even worse then The Electric Pornographers.

Tom · « **Reply #8 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 00:09 »

Of Montreal is not in anyway indie rock, sheesh.

Caspian · « **Reply #9 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 00:12 »

Quote from: Tom on 22 Feb 2009, 00:09

Of Montreal is not in anyway indie rock, sheesh.

I guess I could just delete the rock/pop bit and change my original statement to "indie" as a whole.

Kevin Barnes · « **Reply #10 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 00:35 »

I speak for the entire forum when I say I'm extremely disappointed that you have returned.

Caspian · « **Reply #11 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 03:27 »

I come and go, sort of like the Black Plague circa the 1500's. Just with less laughs.

BlahBlah · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 05:15 »

I love them. Hissing Fauna is probably my favourite album, I've listened to it far too many times.

I actually didn't mind Skeletal Lamping, but it was very annoying the way it changed so much. Parts of it keep getting stuck in my head but then I can never remember which track they are actually from.

Kevin Barnes has said he wants to make a noise album next, I'm not sure how that's going to work, especially as he said that Skeletal Lamping was going to be a funk album...

imapiratearg · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 08:33 »

Guys: The Gay Parade.

Also, Coquelicot In the Poppies is awesome.

MrBlu · « **Reply #14 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 10:04 »

Skeletal Lamping is the only album I've heard by them, so I just assumed that they sucked...

I'm sorry.

BlahBlah · « **Reply #15 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 10:31 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 22 Feb 2009, 08:33

Guys: The Gay Parade.

Also, Coquelicot In the Poppies is awesome.

Aww man, the Gay Parade just makes me so happy every time I hear it.

Mr. Grieves · « **Reply #16 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 11:03 »

Quote from: BlahBlah on 22 Feb 2009, 10:31

Quote from: imapiratearg on 22 Feb 2009, 08:33
Guys: The Gay Parade.

Also, Coquelicot In the Poppies is awesome.

Aww man, the Gay Parade just makes me so happy every time I hear it.

I still don't know if he means gay as in, buttsex or gay as in joyful like in the Flintstones theme song.

BlahBlah · « **Reply #17 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 11:53 »

It's joyful.

Kinewa · « **Reply #18 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 12:01 »

I absolutely love A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger. I listen to it on repeat. Also "Time to Pretend" by MGMT

sean · « **Reply #19 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 12:48 »

I can't say I am all about Of Montreal.

Probably not enough tremolo picking.

ashashash · « **Reply #20 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 13:02 »

I really like them live; they put on a really fun show. But their music is really hit and miss and sometimes it's actually just annoying.

Dyly · « **Reply #21 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 13:19 »

Quote from: ashashash on 22 Feb 2009, 13:02

I really like them live; they put on a really fun show. But their music is really hit and miss and sometimes it's actually just annoying.

I remember this one time he got naked and danced around.

If only I could have been there ;_;

Scarychips · « **Reply #22 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 14:13 »

So, I think I'm the only one who thought that Skeletal Lampng was insanely great. Listened to it ad nauseam. Favourite record of 2008. I even liked it better than Hissing Fauna.

A Shoggoth on the Roof · « **Reply #23 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 15:11 »

I though Skeletal Lamping was pretty cool. Most of it, at least. I can see where people are coming from when they don't like it, and I do usually skip some parts. But don't get me wrong, as a whole, I enjoyed it. The Gay Parade is definitely my favorite though.

Dyly · « **Reply #24 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 16:14 »

Quote from: A Shoggoth on the Roof on 22 Feb 2009, 15:11

I though Skeletal Lamping was pretty cool. Most of it, at least. I can see where people are coming from when they don't like it, and I do usually skip some parts. But don't get me wrong, as a whole, I enjoyed it. The Gay Parade is definitely my favorite though.

The Gay Parade is too underrated ):

TheViscount · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 16:43 »

I felt betrayed when I learned Of Montreal was not from Montreal. It's kind of misleading, you know.

data damage · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 20:16 »

Skeletal Lamping was sort of weak compared to the other albums. It gets better on repeat listens, though. As a bonus, the tour supporting that record ws freaknig batshit insane, and I loved every minute of it.

squawk · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 21:10 »

BASICALLY,

Quote from: Ptommydski on 22 Feb 2009, 12:47

Good band.

KB is a silly, silly man.

Good band.

My first listen was Satanic Panic back in November 2006 and within a week I had all of their other albums. It was a very quick-spreading obsession.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 21:38 »

Quote from: squawk on 22 Feb 2009, 21:10

Satanic Panic

Yep, that's the one.

squawk · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 Feb 2009, 21:57 »

I am still undecided on whether that is better than Hissing Fauna or not

I think I gave up and just called it a tie after some point

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #30 on:** 23 Feb 2009, 10:29 »

it's all about The Gay Parade and Hissing Fauna. i like to pretend that those are the only Of Montreal albums that exist because they are good enough just by themselves.

also, if anyone here is a fan of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Of Montreal, watch this.

Bayley · « **Reply #31 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 01:29 »

...Skeletal Lamping is my favorite Of Montreal album. Hands down. It assaults people with its sexuality bending, which I find hilarious. active audience perversion through monstrously catchy tunes. barnes is ballsy, man. if they were mainstream popular, i guarantee he would be demonized by christian mothers everywhere. I like to put on track three and watch people squirm. at first they don't know how to feel, but a day later i can hear them humming to themself "we can do it softcore if you want..."

and of course, "wicked wisdom". he portrays himself as a manipulator-abuser-lover, but somehow sympathetically. his perspective remind me of nabokov characters.

if you guys were paying attention to the lyrics, especially as compared to past albums, i don't see how you could dismiss it so easily.

Yossarian · « **Reply #32 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 05:25 »

Although I'm also one of those who reckon Gay Parade, Satanic Panic in the Attic and Hissing Fauna... to be Of Montreal's greatest achievements to date, I think that Skeletal Lamping went a bit underrated last year. The catchy-as-hell melodies, the hilarity and all that is there, too - but a little buried under the KB's experimentalism. IMHO on stage, these songs fare much better and here is a link to prove it:

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,603236,00.html

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #33 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 10:59 »

yeah, i love Skeletal Lamping too, but it just can't compare to The Gay Parade or Hissing Fauna for me.

it's just...i dunno...too much, ya know? i'm not sure how to explain it other than that.

pwhodges · « **Reply #34 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 11:20 »

How odd - no-one's mentioned Aldhils Arboretum. That's my favourite.

Scarychips · « **Reply #35 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 15:31 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Feb 2009, 10:59

yeah, i love Skeletal Lamping too, but it just can't compare to The Gay Parade or Hissing Fauna for me.

it's just...i dunno...too much, ya know? i'm not sure how to explain it other than that.

As much as Hissing Fauna was really great, I got bored of it pretty quickly. After the first impression, it just got old quickly. I'm not saying it's not good. It is still really great. But I just loved Skeletal Lamping. It's practically a perfect Of Montreal album. It was a discovery every listen. I thought it was genius.

As for Aldhils Arboretum, I didn't quite like it like the others. I often see it as a transition album. Transition between their Beatles-like pop and their more electro-pop from Satanic Panic In The Attic, but that they perfected on The Sunlandic Twins.

squawk · « **Reply #36 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 15:39 »

I CONCUR
Aldhils Arboretum is a pretty good album but seems to falter in comparison to the rest of their catalog, mainly because it's so straightforward and normal.

I like it a whole bunch but I can see why it never gets talked about. Personally I think it's worth it for "Kid Without Claws", what a goddamn tune.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #37 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 17:46 »

I'm really disappointed no one has said anything about Coquelicot In the Poppies besides the mention of "Let's Do Everything For the First Time Forever."

Guys, Coquelicot in the Poppies is a brilliant album. Also, Cherry Peel is great. "Tim I Wish You Were Born A Girl" always makes me laugh.

I think I couldn't get into Hissing Fauna and Skeletal Lamping as much as their earlier work because of the movement towards electro or disco-esque arrangements. I don't find that stuff nearly as entertaining as twinkly, joyful psychedelic pop tunes.

squawk · « **Reply #38 on:** 25 Feb 2009, 22:09 »

IT'S TIM

imapiratearg · « **Reply #39 on:** 26 Feb 2009, 08:26 »

BlahBlah · « **Reply #40 on:** 26 Feb 2009, 08:40 »

The Early Four-Track Recordings and alternate versions of Cherry Peel can be found on the Booty Patrol website.

PapaFrita · « **Reply #41 on:** 26 Feb 2009, 12:49 »

Look up pictures of some of their live shows, because they are completely ridiculous. I saw them at Pitchfork a couple years ago, and they were pretty fun.

MobyDickhole · « **Reply #42 on:** 02 Mar 2009, 10:15 »

I saw of Montreal when they played the Echoplex out here in LA back in 2006 just before they hit it big.

It was a pretty small venue and it was an absolutely terrific show. I've seen them twice since and they have gotten far more theatrical since then.
I think I liked their old stage show a little better, but it might just be that the venue was so intimate.

Coquelicot in the Poppies is probably my favorite album, but they are really good.

and you know what, I really Skeletal Lamping (until it hits the 2 minute point)

squawk · « **Reply #43 on:** 02 Mar 2009, 22:03 »

i like skeletal lamping because it's just of montreal doing a new direction thing but mostly because it still retains some excellent songwriting--mainly i am just referring to "an eluardian instance", what a goddamn song, best song since sunlandic twins. but that's where it falters also because man these ideas could be better as normal songs! did people already say this, i don't even know, why do i keep posting in this thread

Tom · « **Reply #44 on:** 02 Mar 2009, 22:08 »

It was actually them trying myriad directions.

iamiam · « **Reply #45 on:** 03 Mar 2009, 20:35 »

All i can say is that this is a band I love to dance to!

sgweiss · « **Reply #46 on:** 04 Mar 2009, 00:15 »

How have none of you mentioned The Sunlandic Twins?!?!

It was the album that got me hooked! I randomly stumbled upon it back in 2005, listened to it non-stop for weeks, and still listen to it more than any other Of Montreal album. I think that my top three would have to be Sunlandic Twins, Satanic Panic in the Attic, and Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? I guess I'm more into the recent stuff, but I do like the early material as well. Gahd, this just reminds me that most of my friends have no music taste...

Yeah, Skeletal Lamping was rather disappointing, especially since I was really looking forward to new material. Still though, a few good tracks, but nothing to compared the Sgt. Pepper-esque flow of Sunlandic Twins

Scarychips · « **Reply #47 on:** 04 Mar 2009, 09:23 »

Yes, I must say that Sunlandic Twins is one of their best. If I did a top three, it would be: Skeletal Lamping in the first position, followed by The Sunlandic Twins, and The Gay Parade would be third.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #48 on:** 04 Mar 2009, 10:26 »

i think i actually like Skeletal Lamping alot more than i initially let on. i mean, the very first time i heard the first track i was like "eww" but even after i had gotten over that and started to enjoy it, that first impression was always in the back of my mind so i act like i like it less than i really do without realizing it.

the reason i bring this up is that i listened to it on the way to work this morning and realized that i was singing along merrily and loudly to every single track. i didn't know that i knew all the words, but i guess i do.

still, it's no Gay Parade

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