tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post3730612591653109453..comments2023-10-26T04:44:46.952-07:00Comments on 1, 2, 3 ... Jamboree!: Favorite Albums of 2008Best-Of Friendshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644459111379895151noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-56842894481336207972009-01-08T16:52:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:52:00.000-08:00FEMALE BOB DYLAN!FEMALE BOB DYLAN!Adam W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05542990263361473650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-31136256967558921752009-01-05T13:30:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:30:00.000-08:00You know what - I had to leave a little early, so ...You know what - I had to leave a little early, so maybe I missed her new stuff. I do think Godspeed is a beautiful song. And yes, I caught the opening acts. The first one was hilariously bad!Sarah Luppenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724989180331458767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-48800504661103451152009-01-05T12:53:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:53:00.000-08:00Re Love is All: They released an ep of covers that...Re Love is All: They released an ep of covers that, I think, is available on emusic. It was originally a tour only release.<BR/><BR/>I was at that Jenny Lewis show, too. Did you see the dude from Mad Men? I thought she played a fair amount from the new record, including "Acid Tongue," "Godspeed," and "Sing a Song for Them" which are all gorgeous. However, I agree that the album is not nearly as good as her debut. That's a very special record to me (in fact, it earned my #2 spot in 2006).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468100826003845143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-4609551013432852932009-01-05T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:34:00.000-08:00I'm gonna have to check out a lot of the "also-ran...I'm gonna have to check out a lot of the "also-rans." Haven't heard Douglas Armour, Thomas Function (great name) or White Hills, among others. <BR/><BR/>Is there a cover of a well-known song on the Love Is All album? I heard their version of something on KXLU recently, but now I can't remember what it was.Thomas McMahon IVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094929044988435976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-23005571887199318872009-01-05T11:37:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:37:00.000-08:00Also, Paul - I wasn't that impressed with Jenny Le...Also, Paul - I wasn't that impressed with Jenny Lewis' new album. The songs weren't as ... well ... beautiful as her first. That's not to say I'm not still a huge fan. I went to see her at the Orpheum and it was an amazing show. Of course, she didn't play any of her new songs, which pleased me.Sarah Luppenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724989180331458767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-51205614042426348362009-01-05T11:32:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:32:00.000-08:00I'm with Cary - a big ol' hulking Fleet Foxes fan....I'm with Cary - a big ol' hulking Fleet Foxes fan. I'm not great at describing why I like an album or band, but here's my shot at it: Fleet Foxes simultaneously calms me down and wakes me up. That's exactly the way I want to walk around my life: calm and awake.Sarah Luppenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724989180331458767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-58145378088172335002009-01-05T08:26:00.000-08:002009-01-05T08:26:00.000-08:00I certainly like Fleet Foxes; I'm just not taken w...I certainly like Fleet Foxes; I'm just not taken w/ the album as a whole, and something in some interview along the way irked me. Again, though, good band, and I look forward to their future output. They served as a perfect soundtrack to a walk around windy Santa Monica yesterday.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468100826003845143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-30438351307000566692009-01-04T02:28:00.000-08:002009-01-04T02:28:00.000-08:00I left out the word "mediocre" by accident from th...I left out the word "mediocre" by accident from the intended phrase "mediocre indie rock band" in talking about Deerhunter. I just don't see them as contributing anything unique to the "discourse" nor do I find their songs particularly catchy or moving. I guess I just am surprised by that, because I am a pretty pro-indie rock kind of dude.<BR/><BR/>Pretension is not something that bothers me in music, I don't think. I think I like it even, as long as the songs are there to back it up.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639828331706816413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-70955888929501453482009-01-03T10:37:00.000-08:002009-01-03T10:37:00.000-08:00Yeah, VW is definitely like the Strokes in terms o...Yeah, VW is definitely like the Strokes in terms of critical ambivalence. However, I think VW's sound is a bit more unprecedented than the Strokes', and as far as I can tell, they're not the lead dog in a pack of imitators.<BR/><BR/>You say "indie rock band" like that's a bad thing. I mean, I agree: Deerhunter is an indie rock band and, apart from some tape experiments on Weird Era Cont., they don't really deviate from that sonic pallete. The thing is, I like those sounds, and I feel when combined with Bradford Cox's songs, the result is something immediate and touching. The appeal is not really something I can explain; I just know that Microcastles is the first album in a long time that I've been continually draw.<BR/><BR/>I definitely like Fleet Foxes but some of the songs have just not clicked with me. Admittedly, I think they are a bit pretentious (the Bruegel cover art and the disdain for music post-laurel canyon), so perhaps that figures into it. I know that's not fair to them; I'm trying to let it go.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468100826003845143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148797616690196169.post-19991886867048688732009-01-01T21:18:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:18:00.000-08:00Nice to see your list, Paul. I respect your willi...Nice to see your list, Paul. I respect your willingness to support VW. There are so many reasons to be inclined against them - mostly extrinsic to the music - but they do write very good, catchy songs. Sort of The Strokes of 2008, I think, in terms of their place in the culture.<BR/><BR/>As for Deerhunter, can you explain the appeal? I have listened to their records and seen them live repeatedly, and I just can't see them as anything other than an indie rock band. I know I'm in the minority on this, and I'd love to hear what generates such ardor in you.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm semi-surprised you're not a big ol' hulking Fleet Foxes fan. (I am). What's your feeling about them?Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639828331706816413noreply@blogger.com