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dad wrote:
washing machine wrote:
Kicking myself for not bringing my earbuds with me to work. I'd listen with that in mind tonight if I had them. I'm just really getting around to exploring Big Thief's catalog. The latest one kind of spoiling me for their other albums. I've been spending a lot of time with it at the expense of the others.
by all means, stay with it you're enjoying. Masterpiece - U.F.O.F. is worth the time. i'd also throw in a nod for Live at the Bunker Studio. The version of "Not" from that...wooo boy.
So...pretty much their whole recorded career minus Two Hands is what you're recommending?
I love "Shark Smile".
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
Kicking myself for not bringing my earbuds with me to work. I'd listen with that in mind tonight if I had them. I'm just really getting around to exploring Big Thief's catalog. The latest one kind of spoiling me for their other albums. I've been spending a lot of time with it at the expense of the others.
by all means, stay with it you're enjoying. Masterpiece - U.F.O.F. is worth the time. i'd also throw in a nod for Live at the Bunker Studio. The version of "Not" from that...wooo boy.
So...pretty much their whole recorded career minus Two Hands is what you're recommending?
I love "Shark Smile".
ah, crap...Two Hands is included (forgot it came after U.F.O.F.), but yeah...they really haven't made a dud.
yes, Shark Smile is great. I love the title track on Masterpiece as well as Vegas. the opening chords to Vegas remind of a Beach House song...Zebra, I think.
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Guys I was baked out of my mind, I was just grooving
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14497 Location: Space City
I'm trying to wrap my brain around their discography after all of the reviews for the new one describe it as kind of their spontaneous Wowee Zowee moment, diverse and sprawling but oozing with good stuff. Getting a better idea of their whole "sound" after hearing so many different kinds of songs on this one is a challenge.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14497 Location: Space City
I love how the intro to anti-Glory kicks the whole shindig off, like an update of Sonic Youth's Schizophrenia. It's all rolling toms and guitar dissonance.
Listening further, the Sonic Youth influence is there, but I'm picking up a whole hell of a lot of mid 90's era Yo La Tengo as well. The three ambient instrumentals on this album break up what otherwise risks being a one-trick pony. I think I'm going to play this album all summer long. Fuzzed out noise pop bliss.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
I love how the intro to anti-Glory kicks the whole shindig off, like an update of Sonic Youth's Schizophrenia. It's all rolling toms and guitar dissonance.
Listening further, the Sonic Youth influence is there, but I'm picking up a whole hell of a lot of mid 90's era Yo La Tengo as well. The three ambient instrumentals on this album break up what otherwise risks being a one-trick pony. I think I'm going to play this album all summer long. Fuzzed out noise pop bliss.
yeah, you can tell they've definitely done their homework on those influences.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Guys I was baked out of my mind, I was just grooving
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14497 Location: Space City
dad wrote:
washing machine wrote:
I love how the intro to anti-Glory kicks the whole shindig off, like an update of Sonic Youth's Schizophrenia. It's all rolling toms and guitar dissonance.
Listening further, the Sonic Youth influence is there, but I'm picking up a whole hell of a lot of mid 90's era Yo La Tengo as well. The three ambient instrumentals on this album break up what otherwise risks being a one-trick pony. I think I'm going to play this album all summer long. Fuzzed out noise pop bliss.
yeah, you can tell they've definitely done their homework on those influences.
Thing is, it all sounds so organic. Some bands just sound that way, I think. Nothing on here feels like gimmicky nostalgia.
Though I did hear the phrase "nu-gaze" recently to describe them and I grimaced.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
dad wrote:
washing machine wrote:
dad wrote:
washing machine wrote:
Kicking myself for not bringing my earbuds with me to work. I'd listen with that in mind tonight if I had them. I'm just really getting around to exploring Big Thief's catalog. The latest one kind of spoiling me for their other albums. I've been spending a lot of time with it at the expense of the others.
by all means, stay with it you're enjoying. Masterpiece - U.F.O.F. is worth the time. i'd also throw in a nod for Live at the Bunker Studio. The version of "Not" from that...wooo boy.
So...pretty much their whole recorded career minus Two Hands is what you're recommending?
I love "Shark Smile".
ah, crap...Two Hands is included (forgot it came after U.F.O.F.), but yeah...they really haven't made a dud.
yes, Shark Smile is great. I love the title track on Masterpiece as well as Vegas. the opening chords to Vegas remind of a Beach House song...Zebra, I think.
Echoing this--there's not a dud album in the Big Thief catalog. Capacity took a little longer for me to get into than the other four but I think they're really one of the best bands working today.
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
Btw just want to register that this morning Reid texted me a link to a Kid Rock song, so he's "now playing" some stuff in secret.
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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