Animal Collective

dallasrockscene · 10-20-2008, 11:54 AM

have to say - not a fan. given them a try a few times, just can't get into it yet. maybe i'll come around one of these days.

adidasss · 10-20-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spencermang

it's a lot less accessible, but i enjoy the earlier stuff more because of that. prospect hummer is excellent. i think it's by far their best work, thanks a lot to vashti bunyan.

i think it's maybe all similar enough that if you like strawberry jam a lot, you'd probably dig all of their older stuff with some effort. you'll get a lot more of the hypnotic droning repititions than in the newer stuff, and even in songs like "#1", where this beautiful melody just comes running out of the monotonous intro, you won't find that a lot in the older stuff. instead it just keeps moaning and moaning and then before you know it you're listening to something that sounds completely different than you were five minutes ago, but you have no idea when anything changed.

Thanks man, that's pretty helpful...

I'll check out Prospect Hummer and try to move on from there...

Malicious Wakizashi · 10-20-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by enemyat_thesix

I generally enjoy noiserock. However, Animal Collective is one of the genre's weaker acts, in my opinion.

I wouldn't go so far as to say they are a noise rock band. They cover many genres and styles I would say creating a unique sounding indie rock band. Recently, I can't get enough of Strawberry Jam. Its one of my favorite albums to listen to when I'm tripping.

debaserr · 10-20-2008, 11:10 PM

yea its great.
my faves off it are for reverend green and peacebone

Roygbiv · 10-30-2008, 10:45 PM

Did somebody say noise rock?

What??

That boggles my mind.

~~Farfisa~~ · 10-31-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Roygbiv

Did somebody say noise rock?

What??

That boggles my mind.

Haha yeah, when I think of noise rock Jesus Lizard and Lighting Bolt pop into my head.

Piss Me Off · 10-31-2008, 12:26 PM

When the singer occasionally gets his scream on then maaaaaybe.. but not really.

kida · 10-31-2008, 12:38 PM

What album should I start with having never heard them before

Roygbiv · 10-31-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

When the singer occasionally gets his scream on then maaaaaybe.. but not really.

This is noise rock:

This is also noise rock (especially at 1:39)

This is not noise rock

KIDA: you should start with Strawberry Jam.

debaserr · 10-31-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kida

What album should I start with having never heard them before

strawberry jam

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