Fleet Foxes (house, albums, review, myspace, tracks)

adidasss · 03-28-2008, 02:32 AM

Seeing as how there's no actual thread about the band, I thought I'd start one and ask, after we've all heard Ragged wood, if anyone else thinks it doesn't really compare to the Sun giant EP? I've heard it a few times and there aren't any songs that jump out like the fantastic Drops in the river and Mykonos from the EP...:\

For those unfamiliar with the band:

MySpace.com - Fleet Foxes, Ruiner of Worlds - Xachua’Bsh, Washington - Zouk - www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

sleepy jack · 03-28-2008, 02:42 AM

I've been putting off listening to the album for that exact reason. It seems like everytime a band's debut EP receives so much acclaim (example: Voxtrot) the debut suffers. I will listen tomorrow though.

adidasss · 03-28-2008, 02:45 AM

It's not that it's a bad album, they have plenty of nice melodies in there, just none that get you hooked on the first listen. :\

Rainard Jalen · 03-28-2008, 03:30 AM

I had thought that they'd have difficulties getting as good as English House. Similar to Ethan I've been putting off listening to the album. Well, actually, to rephrase, I don't know where the album is. And hence I can't listen to it.

pheurton · 03-28-2008, 04:54 AM

I really enjoyed the album,
it's more mellow for me than the EP.

~~Farfisa~~ · 03-28-2008, 10:22 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed "Oliver James" and "White Winter Hymnal". It took a couple of listens though but enjoyed it nonetheless.

adidasss · 03-29-2008, 06:27 AM

Okokook. I've cut Red Squirrel/Sun rises, Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Meadowlark and Oliver James and combined it with the EP and now I'm seriously digging the shit out of it. Hellz yeah!

Rainard Jalen · 06-06-2008, 07:20 AM

The album itself as a whole is a complete overrated pile of piffle. Absolute piffle.

adidasss · 06-06-2008, 07:37 AM

I take it you've just read the pitchfork review...?

Crowe · 06-06-2008, 08:21 AM

You don't have to read pitchfork to realize something is overrated, imo. Just listen to all the hype on boards... word of mouth... and then you listen and you're like oh... oh so this is just more well put together harmonies and some tranquil sounding tracks? Oh... well that's neat I guess... I heard or read someone say that they thought this was a sequel to "Pet Sounds" - come on now...

03-28-2008, 02:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	Fleet Foxes Seeing as how there's no actual thread about the band, I thought I'd start one and ask, after we've all heard Ragged wood, if anyone else thinks it doesn't really compare to the Sun giant EP? I've heard it a few times and there aren't any songs that jump out like the fantastic Drops in the river and Mykonos from the EP...:\ For those unfamiliar with the band: MySpace.com - Fleet Foxes, Ruiner of Worlds - Xachua’Bsh, Washington - Zouk - www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-28-2008, 02:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	It's not that it's a bad album, they have plenty of nice melodies in there, just none that get you hooked on the first listen. :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-29-2008, 06:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	Okokook. I've cut Red Squirrel/Sun rises, Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Meadowlark and Oliver James and combined it with the EP and now I'm seriously digging the shit out of it. Hellz yeah! __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-06-2008, 07:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	I take it you've just read the pitchfork review...? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-06-2008, 08:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Crowe Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 690	You don't have to read pitchfork to realize something is overrated, imo. Just listen to all the hype on boards... word of mouth... and then you listen and you're like oh... oh so this is just more well put together harmonies and some tranquil sounding tracks? Oh... well that's neat I guess... I heard or read someone say that they thought this was a sequel to "Pet Sounds" - come on now... __________________

03-28-2008, 03:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,219	I had thought that they'd have difficulties getting as good as English House. Similar to Ethan I've been putting off listening to the album. Well, actually, to rephrase, I don't know where the album is. And hence I can't listen to it.

03-28-2008, 04:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	I really enjoyed the album, it's more mellow for me than the EP.

03-28-2008, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	I thoroughly enjoyed "Oliver James" and "White Winter Hymnal". It took a couple of listens though but enjoyed it nonetheless.

06-06-2008, 07:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,219	The album itself as a whole is a complete overrated pile of piffle. Absolute piffle.