Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Marilyn Roxie · 05-05-2009, 03:14 AM

After all these months of listening...I just don't know what to make of the thing. I only heard Panda Bear's Person Pitch, which I like much, much better than this, after Merriweather Post Pavillion...hmm..."My Girls" is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of my life, though.

FireInCairo · 05-05-2009, 04:10 AM

I think it's great, my girls is a complete stand out but the rest of the albums is solid.

adidasss · 05-05-2009, 04:44 AM

Still album of the year for me...

simplephysics · 05-05-2009, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Still album of the year for me...

Same here. MPP is Animal Collective's most polished album to date. It ought to set a new standard for modern pop music if you ask me.

WWWP · 05-05-2009, 01:59 PM

I downloaded this last week and I can't stop listening to it. Excellent rating from me.

Rage Against the Machine · 05-05-2009, 10:02 PM

This album totally changed my opinion on these guys. Before I thought they were alright and had a couple albums by them (Feels, SJ, and WC), but MPP is just....wow. Definitely turned them into one of my favorite bands ever.

lavitabassa · 05-06-2009, 06:11 PM

genius! much easier to listen to than their other albums.

sidewinder · 05-14-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rage Against the Machine

This album totally changed my opinion on these guys. Before I thought they were alright and had a couple albums by them (Feels, SJ, and WC), but MPP is just....wow. Definitely turned them into one of my favorite bands ever.

I never had a high opinion of them either. What I heard made them sound like they were trying too hard, so I just dismissed them. Yet something made me want to check out MPP, maybe the fact that I heard it was more accessible and had nice Beach Boys harmonizing or something. I don't even consider myself a Beach Boys fan or anything. Maybe it's because last year I'd heard Panda Bear's album and thought it was better than any Animal Collective stuff I'd heard, so my hopes were higher. So it turns out MPP completely changed my opinion on these guys too. What a great album! I've played it probably 6 times since earlier this year (that's a lot of plays for me). I gave it a "very good" score. It takes a lot for me to call something excellent. Being that I like it so much it would normally inspire me to check out the band's past work...but I honestly don't think I'll like it as much as this. So it's low on my list of priorities.

Rage Against the Machine · 05-14-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Being that I like it so much it would normally inspire me to check out the band's past work...but I honestly don't think I'll like it as much as this. So it's low on my list of priorities.

The opposite happened to me, MPP kinda opened the doors to a lot of other stuff they've done. For example I absolutely love Strawberry Jam now.

Everything before Feels is still a bit hard for me to get into though.

jacklovezhimself · 06-01-2009, 10:45 AM

I never realized the album art was an illusion. WTF?

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05-05-2009, 03:14 AM	#51 (permalink)
Marilyn Roxie Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California Posts: 8	After all these months of listening...I just don't know what to make of the thing. I only heard Panda Bear's Person Pitch, which I like much, much better than this, after Merriweather Post Pavillion...hmm..."My Girls" is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of my life, though. __________________ A Future in Noise \| on Last.fm

05-05-2009, 04:10 AM	#52 (permalink)
FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	I think it's great, my girls is a complete stand out but the rest of the albums is solid. __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

05-05-2009, 04:44 AM	#53 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Still album of the year for me... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-05-2009, 10:02 PM	#56 (permalink)
Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	This album totally changed my opinion on these guys. Before I thought they were alright and had a couple albums by them (Feels, SJ, and WC), but MPP is just....wow. Definitely turned them into one of my favorite bands ever. __________________

05-06-2009, 06:11 PM	#57 (permalink)
lavitabassa Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Location: miami, fl Posts: 18	genius! much easier to listen to than their other albums.

06-01-2009, 10:45 AM	#60 (permalink)
jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	I never realized the album art was an illusion. WTF? __________________