Author Topic: The Decemberists (Read 28964 times)

orcus116 · « **Reply #70 on:** March 20, 2011, 01:40:31 AM »

Definitely. Musically amazing.

KevShmev · « **Reply #71 on:** March 20, 2011, 10:17:11 PM »

After listening to The Crane Wife and Picaresque all week, I can safely say that I totally dig both of 'em. This is great stuff. "16 Military Wives" really grabbed me today; what an infectiously catchy tune!

Now, how good is Castaways and Cutouts? I am gonna dig into that hopefully tomorrow. And I ordered The Hazards of Love from amazon this weekend; it should be here on Wednesday. wOOt!

Sigz · « **Reply #72 on:** March 21, 2011, 10:12:28 AM »

It's quite good. 'Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect' is one of their best songs.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #73 on:** March 21, 2011, 10:31:53 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 20, 2011, 10:17:11 PM

After listening to The Crane Wife and Picaresque all week, I can safely say that I totally dig both of 'em. This is great stuff. "16 Military Wives" really grabbed me today; what an infectiously catchy tune!

Now, how good is Castaways and Cutouts? I am gonna dig into that hopefully tomorrow. And I ordered The Hazards of Love from amazon this weekend; it should be here on Wednesday. wOOt!

CaC is good. Her Majesty, The Decemberists is probably their best or second best.

KevShmev · « **Reply #74 on:** March 21, 2011, 12:55:31 PM »

Sweet. If it is close to as good as these other two, I will be satisfied.

KevShmev · « **Reply #75 on:** March 22, 2011, 10:53:06 PM »

Got tickets for the show here at the end of next month. My brother was shocked when I suggested we go, considering he knows I just started listening to them literally over a week ago. But I am loving this stuff, and the idea of seeing a band again while in the honeymoon phase is exciting, so I bought us tickets yesterday. And then it sold out this morning! Good thing I didn't wait another day.

antigoon · « **Reply #76 on:** March 22, 2011, 11:05:41 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 22, 2011, 10:53:06 PM

Got tickets for the show here at the end of next month. My brother was shocked when I suggested we go, considering he knows I just started listening to them literally over a week ago. But I am loving this stuff, and the idea of seeing a band again while in the honeymoon phase is exciting, so I bought us tickets yesterday. And then it sold out this morning! Good thing I didn't wait another day.

It's amazing; enjoy it!

KevShmev · « **Reply #77 on:** March 24, 2011, 09:11:24 AM »

I plan on it. I guess I'll have to get the newest album since it looks most of their recent set lists have quite a bit from it.

In the meantime, I am about halfway through my first listen of The Hazards of Love. So far, so really good.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #78 on:** March 24, 2011, 12:28:09 PM »

Hey guys I want to get into this band, which album do you recommend I start with?

skydivingninja · « **Reply #79 on:** March 24, 2011, 01:19:04 PM »

Crane Wife or Hazards of Love.

antigoon · « **Reply #80 on:** March 24, 2011, 03:49:00 PM »

It's all garbage except for The King is Dead.

Not really, but it's still my favorite. It's a lot less pretentious than their other records.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #81 on:** March 24, 2011, 04:53:50 PM »

But just the right amount of pretentiousness makes for some amazing music! Just ask Yes!

KevShmev · « **Reply #82 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:07:52 PM »

I listened to most of The King Is Dead on youtube earlier, and I definitely ain't gonna be buying that one. It is waaaaaay too country rockish for me. But I'll listen to the songs enough to know them since I know I will hear a bunch of them next month at the concert.

Even the last song on The Hazards of Love gets a bit too country rockish for me at times, most notably, the guitar solo. But stuff like "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid," "Annan Water," "The Hazards of Love 1" and "Isn't It a Lovely Night?" is all terrific. In particular, those background vocals during the chorus of "The Wanting..." are just incredible.

glaurung · « **Reply #83 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:09:45 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on March 24, 2011, 04:53:50 PM

But just the right amount of pretentiousness makes for some amazing music! Just ask Yes!

Or Steven Wilson.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #84 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:00:19 PM »

Like I said earlier, I think the King is Dead is much more jangly-folk kind of music compared to their more indie rock stuff. Kind of like Springsteen. The songs are all good, so it doesn't matter much to me.

Sigz · « **Reply #85 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:51:15 PM »

King is Dead is definitely more country than I normally listen to (that is to say it's even just a little country), but it's an album chock full of damn good songs, slide guitar and harmonica or not.

KevShmev · « **Reply #86 on:** March 24, 2011, 10:22:54 PM »

I can dig folksy, Springsteen-like material, but when it sounds too country, with the twangy guitars and all, that is when I cringe. And the harmonica is very hit or miss for me.

KevShmev · « **Reply #87 on:** March 27, 2011, 11:27:38 PM »

Okay, of the four whole albums I have heard thus far, Picaresque is definitely the best. That record is rock solid from start to finish - every song is really good at worst - and many of the songs are among my favorites so far.

I am definitely liking Castaways and Cutouts. It has a few songs I don't think much of so far, but the first four songs, "Cocoon" and especially "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade" are all major winners.

Mladen · « **Reply #88 on:** March 28, 2011, 12:05:42 PM »

This is the number one band that I'm planing on getting into this summer, and I just can't wait. So far I've only heard two songs - Down by the water and Engine driver. Most people tell me I'll love the rest as well, and I'm sure I will.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #89 on:** March 28, 2011, 02:27:24 PM »

I got Castaways and Cutouts and Picaresque the other day. Shall report back after listening.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #90 on:** March 28, 2011, 10:53:34 PM »

Picaresque was absolutely phenomenal. LOVED every second of it. I think my three favorites were "Eli, the Barrow Boy", "On the Bus Mall" and "The Mariner's Revenge Song"

KevShmev · « **Reply #91 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:01:20 AM »

Quote from: Mladen on March 28, 2011, 12:05:42 PM

This is the number one band that I'm planing on getting into this summer, and I just can't wait. So far I've only heard two songs - Down by the water and Engine driver. Most people tell me I'll love the rest as well, and I'm sure I will.

Cool. Keep us updated.

Quote from: Quadrochosis on March 28, 2011, 10:53:34 PM

Picaresque was absolutely phenomenal. LOVED every second of it. I think my three favorites were "Eli, the Barrow Boy", "On the Bus Mall" and "The Mariner's Revenge Song"

I particularly love how much acoustic guitar they use, especially on that record.

glaurung · « **Reply #92 on:** March 31, 2011, 09:12:08 PM »

The Hazards of Love is so amazing.

KevShmev · « **Reply #93 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:25:07 PM »

Quote from: glaurung on March 31, 2011, 09:12:08 PM

The Hazards of Love is so amazing.

I like it a lot. I can't decide how good it is, but I just know that I like it a lot.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #94 on:** April 01, 2011, 08:36:16 AM »

Quote from: glaurung on March 31, 2011, 09:12:08 PM

The Hazards of Love is so amazing.

I actually don't like it that much. And when I say "that much", I mean that I only smile my pants 25% of the time I listen to it vs. 100% for the other albums.

KevShmev · « **Reply #95 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:58:50 AM »

Got Her Majesty now.

The concert's in ten days.

But first things first: Arcade Fire is in four days.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #96 on:** April 17, 2011, 02:24:27 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on April 17, 2011, 09:58:50 AM

Got Her Majesty now.

The concert's in ten days.

But first things first: Arcade Fire is in four days.

I'm so jealous of you right now.

KevShmev · « **Reply #97 on:** April 17, 2011, 11:31:36 PM »

dredg is two weeks after that, too.

And U2 is now less than three months away.

Gonna be a good season for concerts.

KevShmev · « **Reply #98 on:** April 27, 2011, 11:05:01 PM »

Tonight's concert:

Awesome. In every way possible. Colin Meloy is one awesome frontman.

And this is where I make you all jealous by posting the set list...

Set:

The Infanta
Down by the Water
Calamity Song
Rox in the Box
The Engine Driver
The Bagman's Gambit
Won't Want for Love
The Crane Wife 3
January Hymn
The Sporting Life
The Rake's Song
Don't Carry It All
Sixteen Military Wives
This is Why We Fight
The Chimbley Sweep

Encore 1:

My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist
The Mariner's Revenge Song

Encore 2:

June Hymn

Zantera · « **Reply #99 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:29:45 AM »

The King is Dead is great, haven't heard anything else by the band though.

Sigz · « **Reply #100 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:59:26 AM »

The Mariner's Revenge Song is so much fun live.

KevShmev · « **Reply #101 on:** April 28, 2011, 08:37:18 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on April 28, 2011, 03:29:45 AM

The King is Dead is great, haven't heard anything else by the band though.

You should get on that ASAP. If you like that one a lot, the others will really knock your socks off!

Quote from: Sigz on April 28, 2011, 03:59:26 AM

The Mariner's Revenge Song is so much fun live.

Man, if that ain't the truth. And you can tell the band has an absolute blast performing it. The crowd, of course, doing the whale sound was awesome. Other great moments that I am remembering:

-The climax in "The Bagman's Gambit" was beyond great. Meloy loudly singing over that climax is easily one of the biggest highlights in their discography, and it slayed last night.
-The "La de da..." part of "Sixteen Military Wives" was cool as hell, especially at the end when Meloy constantly was going back and forth between him doing it, us doing it, and then him having us to get louder and louder. Great stuff. And at one point when he sang it, he caught someone in the front doing it, too, and he joked, "Hey, why are you singing now? It's my turn. I didn't sing when it was your turn."

-They expanded "The Chimbley Sweep" like crazy, it being a long jam where they all switched instruments and eventually pulled two people from the front of the crowd on to the stage, and let them play acoustic and electric guitar. The girl doing acoustic couldn't do much more than strumming, and the guy doing electric guitar was decent, but it was a neat moment.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #102 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:34:12 AM »

Every Decemberists show is an extremely unique experience. I remember one time when I saw them, during "The Perfect Crime #2" Colin saw somebody in the crowd holding up their cell phone (as in, she had a friend on the other line and was holding up the phone so her friend could hear the song being played live), so Colin takes the girl's cell phone and puts it right up next to the mic so that he's basically singing directly to the person on the other line.

And of course The Lottery Show was one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed, filled with all kinds of unique off-the-wall moments (including forcing their sound guy to crowd surf from the sound board to the stage then back again while the band played a waltz; Nate and John making out and Colin writing/performing a song off the top of his head, which ended up being something about that pilot guy who landed a plane in the Hudson River).

skydivingninja · « **Reply #103 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:36:47 AM »

OH GOD I WANT TO SEE THEM SO BADLY

antigoon · « **Reply #104 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:48:40 AM »

I'm not a huge fan but I feel like I would appreciate them live.

News: Track-by-track video for Fall Into the Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezfzdMpRc0

Author Topic: The Decemberists (Read 28964 times)