Fleet Foxes : Helplessness Blues

Alfred · 05-08-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

NME did a hostile review

Fleet Foxes - Album Review: Fleet Foxes - 'Helplessness Blues' - Album Reviews - NME.COM

I lol'd. It doesn't even sound like the writer holds those opinions, it sounds like he's trying to write the most hostile review of all time and comes off as trying to hard.

Howard the Duck · 05-08-2011, 08:57 PM

the physical CD is already out

just a matter of time before I procure it

Howard the Duck · 05-27-2011, 01:47 AM

just got it

the tunes are hardly as good as the debut or the EP

still good, but not great

debaserr · 05-27-2011, 04:04 AM

meh/5

I've never really understood the praise this band has received.

starrynight · 05-27-2011, 10:41 AM

I've understood the praise, more than that of some other groups anyway.

As I said before I don't think they have done a classic album yet, but I think they could be capable of doing one. So they unlike nearly every other hyped group deserve a bit of hype.

duga · 05-27-2011, 10:46 AM

At first I didn't mind Fleet Foxes. I got that EP. It was decent. Now I freakin hate them. I got satellite radio in my car and usually stick to the XMU station where they play all the latest indie stuff...every other freaking song is the Fleet Foxes. I don't know why people have such a huge boner over them...they are nothing special at all.

Zer0 · 05-27-2011, 10:47 AM

The new album hasn't really grown on me the way I thought it would, it seems to fall short of my expectations. Although it is a good album for me it doesn't come close enough to the benchmark set by their debut and their Sun Giant EP. It's probably one of those albums that will take a long time to grow on you so I'll probably have a better view on it in a few months time.

starrynight · 05-27-2011, 10:50 AM

The first album might be slightly better, but even if you don't consider them 'special' perhaps you would consider them good at times at least. And if they have done some good songs that is a good thing, better than quite a few hyped groups.

duga · 05-27-2011, 12:22 PM

I did consider them to be at least good. The thing is, I don't like it when "just good" bands are shoved down my throat as if they were the next big thing. It just annoys me and then I can't listen to that band anymore.

starrynight · 05-27-2011, 12:34 PM

That's fanboyism, I did a thread on that somewhere. Yeh it can get annoying, I'm not sure Fleet Foxes fans are the worst at that though.

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05-27-2011, 04:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	meh/5 I've never really understood the praise this band has received. __________________ Last.FM

05-27-2011, 10:46 AM	#26 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	At first I didn't mind Fleet Foxes. I got that EP. It was decent. Now I freakin hate them. I got satellite radio in my car and usually stick to the XMU station where they play all the latest indie stuff...every other freaking song is the Fleet Foxes. I don't know why people have such a huge boner over them...they are nothing special at all. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

05-27-2011, 10:47 AM	#27 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	The new album hasn't really grown on me the way I thought it would, it seems to fall short of my expectations. Although it is a good album for me it doesn't come close enough to the benchmark set by their debut and their Sun Giant EP. It's probably one of those albums that will take a long time to grow on you so I'll probably have a better view on it in a few months time. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

05-27-2011, 12:22 PM	#29 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	I did consider them to be at least good. The thing is, I don't like it when "just good" bands are shoved down my throat as if they were the next big thing. It just annoys me and then I can't listen to that band anymore. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

05-27-2011, 10:41 AM	#25 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	I've understood the praise, more than that of some other groups anyway. As I said before I don't think they have done a classic album yet, but I think they could be capable of doing one. So they unlike nearly every other hyped group deserve a bit of hype.

05-27-2011, 10:50 AM	#28 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	The first album might be slightly better, but even if you don't consider them 'special' perhaps you would consider them good at times at least. And if they have done some good songs that is a good thing, better than quite a few hyped groups.

05-27-2011, 12:34 PM	#30 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	That's fanboyism, I did a thread on that somewhere. Yeh it can get annoying, I'm not sure Fleet Foxes fans are the worst at that though.