I usually can't stand pop punk, but I wiki'd it.. I liked the album length and the album art. I'm into it, I really like it. No problem with the vocals either, and a lot of the times for me that can be a bands down fall, if I can't stand their voice/believe what they're singing I'll shy away. I'm also more into Modest Mouse as well. Dug out Good News For People Who Love Bad News for the first time in a while, can't stop listening to it. So I decided to get The Moon & Antarctica.. Dunno how that'll measure up but I hope it'll be as good as/better. Fingers crossed :D

Well, if you haven't already checked it out you should let Lonesome Crowded West sink in... ;)

I was either gonna get The Moon & Antarctica or that one. I opted for The Moon & Antarctica. More appealing album length I think was my reason. I checked the ratings on RYM and I think The Moon was slightly better than Lonesome Crowded West..

You and your album length. :laughing:

Give BOTH of them a chance and let me know which one you like better. Then we will know just how similar our tastes are...

your album length**

Biggest pet peeve, your and you're being mixed up. :(

I will definitely give them both a listen, I might dislike both initially. It takes a while for an album to sink in :laughing:

Well that sucks to hear. Like you, I don't like overly long albums. Even if they just feel long but aren't.

I had a bit of a problem with the vocals when I first heard them. A bit nasally, and a style more associated with indie than pop punk (I feel the music is where pop punk comes in). But I really like their last one and this one. I've tried Fuckin-A but haven't gotten into it. I think part of it is that he never seems to shut up, which can get old. The last album was a good length though, at about 35 minutes. For an album with a steady pace and a band with nearly constant vocals, that's about perfect.

I think Farms was quite long for an album, bit of a shame because they do have some good songs there. They're just overdone.


I didn't know about this band until recently, Violent & Funky mentioned the album and I decided to give it a try, not really heard the others to cast a vote. Only heard Fuckin-A once. But The Body.. was instant with me, really liked it. I thought the vocals fit the music really well but that's just me. I do agree with the 'Indie' voice, but I felt it mixed the pop punk and Indie well.. Albums between 30 and 40 minutes are what I look for. Vampire Weekend's debut was like 30 minutes, straight to the point and I like that. :D

Dirty Projectors.

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Good garage rock. Seems as if I can relate this album to a handful of similar artists. Definitely not something I haven't heard before.
Edit: .... Oh wow, just gazed at his bio on wikipedia.... I did not know he passed away earlier this year.:(

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Good all around album. Pike's gnarled vocals, and his phenomenal guitar work are greatly enhanced by the drummer and the bassist throughout the album.
High on fire proves once again that combining various stratospheres of the metal world into one album, and even one song, proves that they can appeal to multiple genres. 4/5 in my opinion.

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Sad Lovers and Giants - Feeding The Flame

One of my favourite Post Punk bands but these have a much more melodic edge than many of their U.K counterparts. If you like The Chameleons then you would certainly like these.

Some very intriguing cover artwork all 'round there... maybe not beautiful, but quite interesting visually...

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Their first album was great, this one is better.

I'll take ****in A or More Parts per Million over Now We Can See. The latter demonstrated a major shift in their sound and it was way too slow and mellow for my tastes...

Fuckin A sounded more to my taste as well. Quick fast paced rock. No bollocks. Listening to it for the second time today.

Also how come you like Farm if you're not keen on overly long albums?

Unsane-Lambhouse
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been searching for this cd for the longest time, now i finally have it.

Great band! Isn't that album just a "best of" though?

well i just looked it up and you're right, didn't know that.

also

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Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin, gonna give this a whirl. :D

And... you may be interested in this thread by yours truly. :)

argh, amazing album. my favourite album of 2007, it's just so good.

oh and i recently bought these:

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Shootenanny is kinda cool!!! Not my favorite Eels album by a long shot, but it's a solid fun rock album, a little different to other Eels albums in that it's generally a little more upbeat...

I like Farm? I haven't listened to it yet. ;)

But while I may not like the fact that some albums are overly long, if the material is good it won't keep me from liking the album. It'll just knock a point or two off the score.

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Quite decent. "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To the Rhythm of the War Drums" - good song. kinda creepy. Can't compare to Tool however.

Ah yeah, I sometimes forget this is the 'last album you bought or downloaded thread' and not the 'Albums you're digging thread'

Let me know what you thought of it. :thumb:

I thought they had some good songs there, they should've just been cut shorter..

this album is SO good. probably my favourite album of last year, and i most definitely think it's Dinosaur Jr. at their best (atleast as the original line up anyway). the sound is a lot more polished but they pull it off so well because it isn't over produced in any way.

sure the album is kinda long, but the best track on the album is I Dont Wanna Go There, which is incidentally the longest track on the album of almost 9 minutes. that ****ing guitar solo..

Does that keep you guys from liking double albums too?

Dinosaur Jr. at their best was in the 1980s... sorry, man. And Dino Jr. from the 90s doesn't even enter the discussion...

Most of the time yes. Not dislike, but I tend to listen to favourite tracks off double albums rather than listen from back to front.. Which kind of sucks.

Even MCATIS - Smashing Pumpkins can sometimes drag and I love that album.

all Dinosaur Jr. is good. but this album just clicks with me so much, i absolutely adore it. i've not disliked anything they've ever produced.

Great album (in fact, I think all his solo work is). If you like this, you should definitely look into one of his bands called Lost Sounds. It's a similar garage rock style with synthesizers and male/female vocals.

Will do. Thanks for the heads up.

As TheCunningStunt said, most of the time yes...but not dislike...just wish it was shorter. Double albums tend to have too much filler. Individual disks might do well on their own, but when considering the whole package, I think 95% or more of double albums would be stronger if they trimmed the fat.

No problem. Let me know what you think.

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We Are Not Devo
Just a fun little punk tribute to Devo. Nothing amazing but it's hard to top those spuds.

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You Say Party! We Say Die! - Remik's Cube
I'd been wanting to hear this for a while. A collection of remixes of songs from the bands second full-length Lose All Time. I picked it up at their show the other night which was great. Third time seeing them. I guess it's quite a limited release, I got 162/500 copies.

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Sam Baker - Mercy
This was recommended to me by friend. I've yet to listen to it.

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Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Incredibly amazing. I'm in love with Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

You may want to choose smaller pics before you annoy people, and get rid of the dead link in your sig as well.

:p:

Cujo - Adventures in Foam
Aka Amon Tobin, this was his first official release.

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Blonde Redhead - Fake Can Be Just as Good

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Propagandhi - Less Talk, More Rock
Finally! The only album of theirs I've never heard.

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Is that any good? I've been meaning to check it out for ages.

Likewise...haven't heard it yet.

It really is. On my 5th or so listen and it is so good. I liked it after my second listen.. Great album. :)