thebunk

For those of us not in the know, can we get a hint? I am seriously on the fence to going and need a bit of a nudge. And in terms of local acts I wish would play, I would love to see The Lemonheads or my favorite band, Buffalo Tom.

Hi fake "The Bunk"

You are right, my bad. Still, to brand them as a "nob-twiddling Beach Boys" is just so inaccurate on many levels. Have you actually heard Sung Tongs, Campfire Songs, Here Comes the Indian, or even Feels? I am not saying this to sound negative and it probably sounds that way, but you should really check out some of their older stuff or at least re-visit it if you already checked it out in the past. Yes it does.

I do not get the Beach Boys comparison at all. Is there an influence? Sure thing, but no more or less then there is an influence from other sources (Pink Floyd, solo Syd Barret, Grateful Dead, etc.) that is unless you are talking about Person Pitch only. Solace, if the apparent Beach Boys rip has been your biggest pet peeve then you should check out their earlier stuff, namely Sung Tongs, Here Comes the Indian and Campfire Songs. You can also check out Spirit . . . if you want but it might be pretty difficult to get through. It is essentially a love or hate it album.

Frightened Rabbit's "Midnight Organ Fight" REQUIRES more love!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!

I am VERY familiar with Portland as my wife and I go there about twice a year. You really want to check out Bull Moose Music. They are a large indie music chain in Maine and New Hampshire. They have two locations, one downtown (Middle Street location) and in South Portland which is near the malls (South Portland/Scarborough location). If you can only hit one, go with the South Portland/Scarborough location as it is quite big and they have a very good selection of CDs (new and used), boxed sets, vinyl and even video games and DVDs. The staff are top shelf as well. YOu can get more info he

I really do not get the Shins reference. MMJ, yes. The Shins, no.

Thanks a lot for posting that. Man that was a great performance.

I missed this and I cannot find it on Youtube or any torrent sites. Does anyone know where I can view this performance?

Awesome news! It is my favorite song on the album!

This is a very excellent disc. People should really check this out.

LOL. What did you expect? A blow job or something for giving a half-assed answer?!

Man I envy you!

Yeah you do. It been up on that pig site for about a month now.

Have you listened to their new album yet? It is to what Beyond is for Dinosaur Jr. Nothing ground breaking, but an amazingly consistant and great rock\pop album.

No, that would be Big Red Letter Day, then again, that is better then Let Me Come Over

BT are my favorite band of all time so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I personally think their best album is Big Red Letter Day, the follow-up to Let Me Come Over. I know LMCO gets all of the love and is lauded by most people as being their best album I disagree. There is not a poor song at all on BRLD and every song is filled with incredibile hooks and great lyrics. Sleepy Eyed and Smitten are both very good as well. I would rank the BT albums like this: Big Red Letter Day > Let Me Come Over > Sleepy Eyed > Three Easy Pieces (new album) > Smitten > self titled

Bump. You guys really need to check this out. It has become one of my top 3 fav albums of 2007 (below Boxer and on par with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga).

Buffalo Tom (I am sure many of the oldsters around here have heard of them) The Scrimshanders (great alt-country rock band that sound like a jacked up Uncle Tupelo) The National Lights (one of the best beautiful yet dark sounding singer-songwriter albums ever created . . . and it came out this year!!!)

Seasons change and I have found you Looks like you've been here a long time Looks like you're here to stay And I reason that that's ok When though, when will you be leaving You're way up in the trees Or afloat on the seas I can't afford your voice but I have no choice Your bird drizzles forth twice nightly And I once held on to you so tightly You were made of wood and cried that no one understood But I had splinters in my fingers Tears welled in my eyes no surprise Washed swiftly from the sands Into my hands Into my hands Treehouse, your mind is like a treehouse And I climb up the sh

You know, that is a very fair comment to make and I think you may be right. I find I myself call albums "great" only for their shine to wear off in a few months. I cannot see that happenig with Boxer but i think I agree with you.

So am I the only one who has downloaded this album and been loving it? It is not the same BT that put out Let Me Come Over and Big red Letter Day but is an excellent, mature rock record. I love Bill and Chris trading off vocals in songs (i.e. Three Easy Pieces, Bad Phone Call) and Chris has really improved his songwriting. Damn great album. While it will not top my fav album of year (Boxer) it will be in my top 5 for sure.

I agree with everything you have except I think Boxer is a 10/10. Really, what more could you want from a band that has already put out two 8 to 9/10 albums?

Thanks for the input Willy!