Kedvesem and her LPUC scale

RiPS · 06-09-2016, 09:28 PM

For me, Sturgill Simpson is, I think, awesome. 'Voices' is one of my favourites by him.

Kedvesem · 06-10-2016, 08:15 AM

I am beginning to think my Sir is purposely doing this so that I will post things in this journal!

Tonight we listened to two Mumford and Sons albums:

Sigh No More

and

Babel

These two albums are two of my favourite albums in existence. They rate an L on the LPUC scale, without question. If they never made another album, for the sake of these two, I would always love them. In fact, their Wilder Mind album I don't even like. But yet I love Mumford and Sons because of these two albums.

Now, for why.

In one of the tracks on Sigh No More (itself a reference to a line from Much Ado About Nothing, which for a Shakespeare buff like me would be enough to draw my ear), there are two lines which go:

"In these bodies we will live; in these bodies we will die.
Where you invest your love, you invest your life."

Those two lines encapsulate the message of both these albums, and yes, there is indeed a message. It is one of the things I find most arresting about these albums, about the band itself, even.

It is as though Marcus Mumford is standing there saying, "This is my ass. This is a hole in the ground. They are not the same." He is making this statement very clearly and unequivocally.

Now, I am a sucker for an unequivocal statement. I love Rush and their A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres, and that despite the fact I find them terminally naive. They are making a statement and throwing all their philosophical weight behind it.

Mumford and Sons do the same thing. They have a clearly defined worldview, and they are not shy about putting it into their music. Add to this manly courage (I swoon over manliness.), a haunting Celtic cry, as in "White Blank Page" or a mournful violin and a pulsing banjo as in "Lover of the Light", and you have a recipe for the most perfectly appointed band for my ears.

Let me put it another way. I have been to fewer concerts than I have fingers. Rare is the time when I have actually been to see an artist live. For Mumford and Sons, I was willing to take time off work and travel just to see them. (As it happened, they ended up having a closer concert than Fuji Rock, but I was going to go to Fuji Rock just for them.)

There are other albums I love as much as these, but none I love more. A coherent philosophy, eloquently expounded, with Celtic wails and a sincerity that makes even Johnny Cash sound artificial?

Yes. Oh very yes.

Zhanteimi · 06-10-2016, 05:09 PM

I've read all over the internet how reviled Mumford & Sons are, and how if you want to listen to them, you should listen to The Frames or Of Monsters and Men instead. I don't get that. I don't understand the hatred so many people have for this band. I listen to them, and I also listen to The Frames and Of Monsters and Men.

I love them all!

kibbeh · 06-10-2016, 05:35 PM

i don't hate mumford and sons but i am not a fan either. they just don't do anything for me.

Kedvesem · 06-10-2016, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mordwyr

I've read all over the internet how reviled Mumford & Sons are, and how if you want to listen to them, you should listen to The Frames or Of Monsters and Men instead. I don't get that. I don't understand the hatred so many people have for this band. I listen to them, and I also listen to The Frames and Of Monsters and Men.

I love them all!

But ... neither The Frames nor Of Monsters and Men--and Of Monsters and Men is one of my favourite bands of ever--sound remotely like Mumford and Sons.

This has to do with those stupid genre labels, doesn't it? I bet they all share some stupid, meaningless genre label!

The Batlord · 06-10-2016, 06:33 PM

Oh **** you both. They are dull indie pop garbage with banjos.

**Frownland** · 06-10-2016, 06:46 PM

Mumford & Sons = REM + banjos

EDIT: I've been beat to it

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh **** you both. They are dull indie pop garbage with banjos.

Kedvesem · 06-10-2016, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Mumford & Sons = REM + banjos

EDIT: I've been beat to it

But ... I like REM. And banjos.

**Frownland** · 06-10-2016, 06:49 PM

I definitely like banjos.

The Batlord · 06-10-2016, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Mumford & Sons = REM + banjos

EDIT: I've been beat to it

That's bull****. REM are good indie pop. Mumford and Sons wish they could be REM with banjos.

06-10-2016, 05:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	I've read all over the internet how reviled Mumford & Sons are, and how if you want to listen to them, you should listen to The Frames or Of Monsters and Men instead. I don't get that. I don't understand the hatred so many people have for this band. I listen to them, and I also listen to The Frames and Of Monsters and Men. I love them all! __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

06-10-2016, 06:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I definitely like banjos. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-09-2016, 09:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
RiPS Nein, Danke. Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Japan Posts: 123	For me, Sturgill Simpson is, I think, awesome. 'Voices' is one of my favourites by him.

06-10-2016, 08:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kedvesem I like what I like Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 303	I am beginning to think my Sir is purposely doing this so that I will post things in this journal! Tonight we listened to two Mumford and Sons albums: Sigh No More and Babel These two albums are two of my favourite albums in existence. They rate an L on the LPUC scale, without question. If they never made another album, for the sake of these two, I would always love them. In fact, their Wilder Mind album I don't even like. But yet I love Mumford and Sons because of these two albums. Now, for why. In one of the tracks on Sigh No More (itself a reference to a line from Much Ado About Nothing, which for a Shakespeare buff like me would be enough to draw my ear), there are two lines which go: "In these bodies we will live; in these bodies we will die. Where you invest your love, you invest your life." Those two lines encapsulate the message of both these albums, and yes, there is indeed a message. It is one of the things I find most arresting about these albums, about the band itself, even. It is as though Marcus Mumford is standing there saying, "This is my ass. This is a hole in the ground. They are not the same." He is making this statement very clearly and unequivocally. Now, I am a sucker for an unequivocal statement. I love Rush and their A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres, and that despite the fact I find them terminally naive. They are making a statement and throwing all their philosophical weight behind it. Mumford and Sons do the same thing. They have a clearly defined worldview, and they are not shy about putting it into their music. Add to this manly courage (I swoon over manliness.), a haunting Celtic cry, as in "White Blank Page" or a mournful violin and a pulsing banjo as in "Lover of the Light", and you have a recipe for the most perfectly appointed band for my ears. Let me put it another way. I have been to fewer concerts than I have fingers. Rare is the time when I have actually been to see an artist live. For Mumford and Sons, I was willing to take time off work and travel just to see them. (As it happened, they ended up having a closer concert than Fuji Rock, but I was going to go to Fuji Rock just for them.) There are other albums I love as much as these, but none I love more. A coherent philosophy, eloquently expounded, with Celtic wails and a sincerity that makes even Johnny Cash sound artificial? Yes. Oh very yes.

06-10-2016, 05:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
kibbeh kibbeh Join Date: May 2016 Location: nowhere Posts: 648	i don't hate mumford and sons but i am not a fan either. they just don't do anything for me.