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I once snuck into a venue early and watched them soundcheck The Tain in full. This was about three hours before the concert started. I met up with friends in between, we all had tickets to see the show, and told them, "Y'all are gonna love the show tonight." But I didn't spoil the surprise.
The Tain was the closer and it was epic. I've since seen it another three times live and in just never get tired.
Post subject: Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Posted: Mon March 25, 2024 9:57 pm
She / Her
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm Posts: 12134 Location: Warwickshire, UK
I just read the lyrics but I'm gonna save the full listen for tomorrow so that I can take it all in properly; it's an interesting not exactly straight chronological retelling; it seems more interested in the character voices, the metaphors, the emotions of it; there are references I recognise kind of scattered throughout; the story begins as we know, with the "pillow talk" between Medb and Ailill, then the battle breaks out for the Brown Bull of Cooley; after that, it becomes increasingly modern, scattered and interpretive, but I can see The Morrigan in a couple of the references (the woman at the river)
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World The Crane Wife Her Majesty, The Decemberists The Hazards of Love Picaresque Castaways and Cutouts The King is Dead I'll Be Your Girl
The top three are interchangeable. On any given day either of those could be my #1.
It also hurts to see I'll Be Your Girl at the bottom. I really love that record. But I guess something has to be in last place?
Post subject: Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Posted: Wed March 27, 2024 3:16 pm
A Return To Form
Joined: Sat February 01, 2020 11:57 pm Posts: 190
Everyone seems to love 'Hazards of Love' but that's the one album I've never been able to get into. Just not the version of Decemberists I like I guess.
Post subject: Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Posted: Wed March 27, 2024 4:23 pm
She / Her
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm Posts: 12134 Location: Warwickshire, UK
I'm enjoying that one so far, Won't Want For Love is divine
I like how they go from indie folk / "Americana" to almost 70's prog rock; so far there aren't any flights of fancy they've taken that I haven't enjoyed
Post subject: Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Posted: Thu March 28, 2024 12:38 pm
A Return To Form
Joined: Sat February 01, 2020 11:57 pm Posts: 190
oftheearth wrote:
Everyone seems to love 'Hazards of Love' but that's the one album I've never been able to get into. Just not the version of Decemberists I like I guess.
I have to admit I haven’t listened since it came out around 2009 or so. I need to revisit, maybe it will click this time. It was just so different at the time and I was into different music.
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