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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on May 15, 2008 19:21:10 GMT -5
Judging from some of the earlier comments this should make some people happy. I still havent heard the song but I guess its time to check it out.
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Post by Pipa on May 15, 2008 19:24:32 GMT -5
So are they censoring it or what?
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on May 15, 2008 19:34:21 GMT -5
I'm actually just in the process of hearing it for the first time, but I'd suspect if you think it needs censoring, then it'll probably get censored, lol
Okay so now I've heard it and I like it much more than I liked A-Punk. Still not sure if it will crash the charts with any real success or longevity, but it doesnt always have to be about that right?
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Post by WotUNeed on May 15, 2008 20:01:04 GMT -5
This is the only song on their album that I love. I'm not sure how well radio will take to it, though.
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Post by Coin-Operated [Boy] on May 15, 2008 21:06:14 GMT -5
I think this will do well. This is the one of the most immediately accessible songs in the album imo. Can this work in any other format aside from Alternative?
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Post by pen on May 15, 2008 21:31:40 GMT -5
I finally listened to this album and unfortunately, I'm not that impressed with them. Too low-key, nothing really latches on for me. I'm surprised that "A-Punk" did so well, really.
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Post by halo19 on May 20, 2008 11:25:07 GMT -5
Badass... I was hoping for this release, even with its profanities.
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Post by No Brake$ on May 21, 2008 7:29:28 GMT -5
This is the best on the album, this could go from #10-#15 or so. Great Summer Tune. I practically feel like I have boat shoes and I'm floating in a pond to this song.
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Post by jazklash on May 21, 2008 14:53:38 GMT -5
I finally listened to this album and unfortunately, I'm not that impressed with them. Too low-key, nothing really latches on for me. I'm surprised that "A-Punk" did so well, really. Should we translate "too low-key, nothing really latches on me" as "it wasn't instantaneous and immediate enough for me"?... (For the record: I'm neither in love nor in hate with their album)
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Post by Rican@ on May 21, 2008 15:39:04 GMT -5
I remember when I was obessed with this song. I need to go back to their album now.
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Post by pen on May 21, 2008 21:23:19 GMT -5
I finally listened to this album and unfortunately, I'm not that impressed with them. Too low-key, nothing really latches on for me. I'm surprised that "A-Punk" did so well, really. Should we translate "too low-key, nothing really latches on me" as "it wasn't instantaneous and immediate enough for me"?... (For the record: I'm neither in love nor in hate with their album) Yeah, actually you probably could, if you wanted to be a dick about it. Good thing no one's like that around here, right? EDIT: There is a reason I said "unfortunately" in my post, and that's because whenever something gets talked about a lot I really make an effort to try to see what the fuss is about, and most times I end up appreciating it as well and finding something special I would've missed otherwise. This isn't one of those times. Maybe what I said would come off as rattling the cage of a fan, but that wasn't my intent. And furthermore, there is absolutely nothing wrong with immediacy. Why do most songs that do well do well? Why do most songs that are timeless become timeless? Because they stick in the brain like a fork into a zombie. Some stuff can grow on a person but if I have to really do some work to get into something, it's probably not really worth the effort it would take to delude myself that I like it.
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Post by oscillations. on May 21, 2008 22:06:53 GMT -5
Maybe you'll like it more after a few listens. Maybe not. I think most albums (like THE SLIP, for me, right now) deserve repeated listening, because it's easy to miss nuances the first time around.
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Post by tortuga on May 21, 2008 22:27:13 GMT -5
Maybe you'll like it more after a few listens. Maybe not. I think most albums (like THE SLIP, for me, right now) deserve repeated listening, because it's easy to miss nuances the first time around. I agree, its happened to me many times. There are still some albums though that I could never get into no matter how many times I've listened to them. I remember torturing myself to the Arctic Monkeys in 2006. I wouldn't recommend attempting that if you wanna live.
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Post by American Idiot on May 22, 2008 0:02:35 GMT -5
Maybe you'll like it more after a few listens. Maybe not. I think most albums (like THE SLIP, for me, right now) deserve repeated listening, because it's easy to miss nuances the first time around. I agree, its happened to me many times. There are still some albums though that I could never get into no matter how many times I've listened to them. I remember torturing myself to the Arctic Monkeys in 2006. I wouldn't recommend attempting that if you wanna live. That's kind of funny that you mention that as an example because I took the opposite route with that album. I loved it at first but after about five listens, I completely hated it and haven't had the urge to listen to it again. But, on the similar lines, there's been a lot of albums I'd love to learn to like, but just can't no matter how many times I'd listen to it. I guess it happens with certain songs as well. Some get really hyped up by a lot of people, but for some reason I just can't see any attraction to certain ones at all. Like the new Coldplay song for example. I like almost every song I've ever heard from them, however I just can't get into "Violet Hill" like everyone else is. I guess that's why we all have our own opinions :)
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 22, 2008 1:20:17 GMT -5
I really hated "A-Punk" but this one isn't so bad. I won't say that I love it, but it's certainly more impressive in comparison.
And to discuss the whole "low-key" vs. "immediacy" issue, while there's nothing wrong with music not being immediate, it has to have other redeeming qualities that will actually make someone learn to like it. And for me, simplicity and minimalism aren't among those. Do they use interesting instrumentation? Sure, but so does most baroque music, but that in itself doesn't make the music well-written.
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Post by pen on May 22, 2008 10:52:26 GMT -5
Just to point out, low-key shouldn't be the opposite of immediacy. A lot of music can be low-key and immediate. What I was trying to say and probably not very well was that I gathered the music to be kind of sparse. I mean, it didn't sound like a whole hell of a lot was going on, really. That's why I meant.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 22, 2008 11:22:58 GMT -5
Yah...I hear you but that's the thing about Vampire Weekend...they aren't really a bells-and-whistles kind of band so if that's the thing you like, you won't like them. Sometimes I like sparse, sometimes I like ornate and baroque...I am really into VW though.
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Post by jazklash on May 22, 2008 16:59:11 GMT -5
Just to point out, low-key shouldn't be the opposite of immediacy. A lot of music can be low-key and immediate. What I was trying to say and probably not very well was that I gathered the music to be kind of sparse. I mean, it didn't sound like a whole hell of a lot was going on, really. That's why I meant. Message received and understood. Even so, you said something before which prompts me to quiz you a bit more. Here it is: And furthermore, there is absolutely nothing wrong with immediacy. Why do most songs that do well do well? Why do most songs that are timeless become timeless? Because they stick in the brain like a fork into a zombie. Some stuff can grow on a person but if I have to really do some work to get into something, it's probably not really worth the effort it would take to delude myself that I like it. You're right, there is nothing wrong with some immediacy. Yet, I will put things to you this way: do you prefer a one night stand, or a serious relationship? Which one do you think fulfills you the most as a person? And before you go, let me tell you that human relationships and Art and the way a person thinks and acts towards both are much more intertwined and related than you might think. ;)
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Post by pen on May 22, 2008 19:19:23 GMT -5
Just to point out, low-key shouldn't be the opposite of immediacy. A lot of music can be low-key and immediate. What I was trying to say and probably not very well was that I gathered the music to be kind of sparse. I mean, it didn't sound like a whole hell of a lot was going on, really. That's why I meant. Message received and understood. Even so, you said something before which prompts me to quiz you a bit more. Here it is: And furthermore, there is absolutely nothing wrong with immediacy. Why do most songs that do well do well? Why do most songs that are timeless become timeless? Because they stick in the brain like a fork into a zombie. Some stuff can grow on a person but if I have to really do some work to get into something, it's probably not really worth the effort it would take to delude myself that I like it. You're right, there is nothing wrong with some immediacy. Yet, I will put things to you this way: do you prefer a one night stand, or a serious relationship? Which one do you think fulfills you the most as a person? And before you go, let me tell you that human relationships and Art and the way a person thinks and acts towards both are much more intertwined and related than you might think. ;) Sorry, that's a really stupid and honestly, very fucked up analogy. As much as I love music, I don't treat it the same way as I do people. Music can be enjoyable, inspirational, driving, fun, exciting, angry, thought-provoking, but there's a few key differences between a relationship with a song and a relationship with a person. I'm not going to ask the song out on a date, I'm not going to worry about hurting the song's feelings if I don't like it, and I'm certainly not going to try to get into a song's bed. And yes I'm deliberately taking your statement literally, but it's only to make the point that dealing with other human beings is a lot more complicated and a lot more involved than dealing with a three or four minute rock song. I get you're trying to establish that sometimes it's worth the effort to get into a band, and but to throw your analogy back at you: if you were in an abusive relationship, would you stick around and hope you can work things out or would you get the fuck out and find someone better?
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on May 22, 2008 19:44:10 GMT -5
Without copying the above as quote.....
Depends.....is she good in bed??? just kidding.
Some stuff definitely grows and becomes a favorite but those are usual from established groups I already like. I agree that I wont beat myself to death to like something that I just cant justify liking. That's the fun of music. There's so much of it that if you dont like one thing you can move on to the next. So far, from what I've heard, and from my personal standpoint, Vampire Weekend is a little overrated. But my opinion is only that. I dont expect it to be anyone else's.
As for the low-key thing. There are many songs that I like that would be considered low key. Sometimes I love simplicity in music, it all depends on the sound to my ear. Some of it sucks, but then again some of the music that is not so low key blows just as much. But again, all subjective to my personal tastes. I know lots of people who just dont like simple or laid back type sounds. I'm not going to try to change their minds. That's their right.
I will say to stay on topic here that Oxford Comma is better than A-Punk.
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Post by jazklash on May 25, 2008 18:31:01 GMT -5
Message received and understood. Even so, you said something before which prompts me to quiz you a bit more. Here it is: You're right, there is nothing wrong with some immediacy. Yet, I will put things to you this way: do you prefer a one night stand, or a serious relationship? Which one do you think fulfills you the most as a person? And before you go, let me tell you that human relationships and Art and the way a person thinks and acts towards both are much more intertwined and related than you might think. ;) Sorry, that's a really stupid and honestly, very f**ked up analogy. As much as I love music, I don't treat it the same way as I do people. Music can be enjoyable, inspirational, driving, fun, exciting, angry, thought-provoking, but there's a few key differences between a relationship with a song and a relationship with a person. I'm not going to ask the song out on a date, I'm not going to worry about hurting the song's feelings if I don't like it, and I'm certainly not going to try to get into a song's bed. And yes I'm deliberately taking your statement literally, but it's only to make the point that dealing with other human beings is a lot more complicated and a lot more involved than dealing with a three or four minute rock song. I get you're trying to establish that sometimes it's worth the effort to get into a band, and but to throw your analogy back at you: if you were in an abusive relationship, would you stick around and hope you can work things out or would you get the f**k out and find someone better? In short: you intelligently and ingeniously avoided my question. Because if you did, you'd just have to admit that, as far as Art goes, you're a passive subject. Oh, and "stupid and fucked up analogy"? The way you put things, let's just say that it's not so much being, but becoming.
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 25, 2008 22:39:01 GMT -5
Everyone who likes Vampire Weekend has also been intelligently and ingeniously avoiding the question of: What's so darn good about them anyway? They went to an Ivy League school so their music must be intelligent, right? If Vampire Weekend is so fulfilling and and worth getting to know, yet it's been acknowledged that their music is simplistic and minimalist, then what more is there to get to know beyond the surface? And if it's so simple and minimalist, what are its redeeming qualities if it is not immediate or catchy or memorable? Does the media really have so much power that write-ups in fanzines and magazines are enough to convince the whole world that this band is SO FREAKING AWESOME? Somebody please tell me why people like Starseed (or Penance) and I and anyone else for that matter should get to know Vampire Weekend better...what is it about them that we'll learn to like over time in this potential marriage?
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Post by pen on May 25, 2008 23:10:37 GMT -5
Sorry, that's a really stupid and honestly, very f**ked up analogy. As much as I love music, I don't treat it the same way as I do people. Music can be enjoyable, inspirational, driving, fun, exciting, angry, thought-provoking, but there's a few key differences between a relationship with a song and a relationship with a person. I'm not going to ask the song out on a date, I'm not going to worry about hurting the song's feelings if I don't like it, and I'm certainly not going to try to get into a song's bed. And yes I'm deliberately taking your statement literally, but it's only to make the point that dealing with other human beings is a lot more complicated and a lot more involved than dealing with a three or four minute rock song. I get you're trying to establish that sometimes it's worth the effort to get into a band, and but to throw your analogy back at you: if you were in an abusive relationship, would you stick around and hope you can work things out or would you get the f**k out and find someone better? In short: you intelligently and ingeniously avoided my question. Because if you did, you'd just have to admit that, as far as Art goes, you're a passive subject. Oh, and "stupid and f**ked up analogy"? The way you put things, let's just say that it's not so much being, but becoming. I didn't avoid your question, I just gave you an answer that you didn't like because it didn't jibe with your obvious assumption that I am a stupid rube. Meanwhile you unintelligently and disingenuously avoided my argument of how illogical your question actually is by being a total dick. You want me to tell you that I can't appreciate art just because I don't like this band. Why would I do that? Or do you just want me to lie to you and tell you that I love this band instead? Would that make you feel better?
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Post by jazklash on May 26, 2008 5:06:12 GMT -5
In short: you intelligently and ingeniously avoided my question. Because if you did, you'd just have to admit that, as far as Art goes, you're a passive subject. Oh, and "stupid and f**ked up analogy"? The way you put things, let's just say that it's not so much being, but becoming. I didn't avoid your question, I just gave you an answer that you didn't like because it didn't jibe with your obvious assumption that I am a stupid rube. Meanwhile you unintelligently and disingenuously avoided my argument of how illogical your question actually is by being a total dick. You want me to tell you that I can't appreciate art just because I don't like this band. Why would I do that? Or do you just want me to lie to you and tell you that I love this band instead? Would that make you feel better? And yes I'm deliberately taking your statement literally I rest my case.
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Post by jazklash on May 26, 2008 5:06:21 GMT -5
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Post by pen on May 26, 2008 17:43:08 GMT -5
You have to know all that to enjoy a song? No wonder I don't like it.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on May 26, 2008 18:15:57 GMT -5
I'm gonna make popcorn and pull up a comfy chair before I read comments in this thread anymore......thoroughly entertaining.
For the record, i do feel like I'm "forcing" myself to like this song, or its just that I like it better than A -Punk. If it was the first song I'd heard by them, I dont think I would have even listened to it as much as I have.....
Dammit.....I've been brainwashed by hype and publicity!!
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Post by jazklash on May 26, 2008 18:40:16 GMT -5
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Post by pen on May 27, 2008 1:18:16 GMT -5
I don't know about you guys but I love a good bagel.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 27, 2008 3:28:33 GMT -5
Girl sheep make music?? How awesome is that!!! :)
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