Panther Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 GIRLS - ALBUM Okay now , first of all have you listened to this record....... ? Okay jsut listen to it nothing I could say will say more than listening to it. The characters in this band have a intresting backstory involving millionaries and cults but who cares bout all that rubbish, ALBUM is a record about girlsand heartbreak , well thats what its aboput lyrically at least. Ive been intranced by the recent resurgance of rock n roll or garage or punk or w.e this past year but Girls blow most of those records away and fit into the scene at the same time , they might not be the new Pavement or Pixies but dangit there a great rock n roll band and dangit these songs simply rule for a while i thought i needed to move to brooklyn to get my music carreer going but now i wanna move to sanfansico. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Are you sure that wasn't just an ad for American Apparel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Is this what you're talking about? That Meredith Brooks is something else - she's like every woman all in one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I never thought I would ever type this: I completely agree with Panther. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 can't stand the singers voice for the most part. i've tried to get into it the last few months to no avail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I haven't heard the Girls, but the Women album is pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 I never thought I would ever type this: I completely agree with Panther. My Life and Existence ins finally Vindicated!!1 YES!! no sarcasm it felt good to read that, im not sure why though maybe its cause for the moment i feel like I am in this band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 but the Women album is pretty good. ditto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 www.spinner.comhas tons of full album streams including this one. i was wary of the voice at first, but i got used to it and really liked the album. I couldn't seem to find a real website with real bio info (the Myspace has little info) - The group is two guys and it's called "Girls" and he sings (or are there 2 singers?) from the female viewpoint sometimes. Do I got it right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 This album just got a 9.1 from Pitchfork today, so it's gonna blow up. The review has a good bit of bio-info in it. Never heard of them but I'm checking them out soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 can't stand the singers voice for the most part. i've tried to get into it the last few months to no avail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 This album just got a 9.1 from Pitchfork today, so it's gonna blow up. The review has a good bit of bio-info in it. Never heard of them but I'm checking them out soon. that's how i heard about them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 This album just got a 9.1 from Pitchfork today, so it's gonna blow up. The review has a good bit of bio-info in it. Never heard of them but I'm checking them out soon. More often than not, the higher an album ranks with Pitchfork, the less likely I am to enjoy it. I downloaded and listened to the Girls, and I’ll be damned if I know why they’ve reviewed it so highly. This review was pretty much the last straw. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/178-source-tags-and-codes/ I went out and purchased it based on the review, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm only a few spins through it and so far I like it quite a bit. There are some nice videos on pitchfork.tv to check out a few of the songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 More often than not, the higher an album ranks with Pitchfork, the less likely I am to enjoy it. I downloaded and listened to the Girls, and I’ll be damned if I know why they’ve reviewed it so highly. This review was pretty much the last straw. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/178-source-tags-and-codes/ I went out and purchased it based on the review, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. that's why it's better to go to Metacritic and see what the average is. if something gets a really high rating on Pitchfork i will usually try to find some tracks to stream. then if the general consensus overall is good, too, then i will look more in depth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 that's why it's better to go to Metacritic and see what the average is. if something gets a really high rating on Pitchfork i will usually try to find some tracks to stream. then if the general consensus overall is good, too, then i will look more in depth. its definetly not better to do that. I cry everytime I listen to this record and ive listrened to it from top to bottom endlessy since it came into my ars ALBUM OF THE YEAR, yes their are classic records in the land of Nod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 so everyone should blindly follow Pitchfork? also if you get an e-mail from an African prince offering you money it is true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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brownie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I love this album. I became interested in it because I repeatedly heard Hellhole Ratrace on the radio and it consistently caught my ear. I admit I was inspired to listen to the whole album after reading the Pitchfork review, and I love the whole thing. I've been listening to it nonstop since Saturday. No, I do not blindly follow Pitchfork, and I often hate things they rave about, but after falling in love with Album (dumb name), I read reviews on other sites that I hold in high regard and it seems to have received nearly universal acclaim. What do I love about it? I can't put my finger on it....it's like Elvis Costello meets Jesus and Mary Chain meets Phil Spector. Or something. Whatever it is, I love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 After several listens I am really liking this album a lot. And about the whole pitchfork thing, who cares? I generally like p-fork and have read it for years. Yes, there are some albums that are just plain bad that they hype, but more often than not they have introduced me to music that I would have never heard otherwise. I just don't have an abundance of time or money to go troll blogs, go to concerts of unknown bands just to find that one that is awesome, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 After several listens I am really liking this album a lot. And about the whole pitchfork thing, who cares? I generally like p-fork and have read it for years. Yes, there are some albums that are just plain bad that they hype, but more often than not they have introduced me to music that I would have never heard otherwise. I just don't have an abundance of time or money to go troll blogs, go to concerts of unknown bands just to find that one that is awesome, etc. Me too on both counts, I managed to find the album somewhere... P4K is a news resource to me, nothing more. I like to look at their lists and see how much I hate them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I found actual copies of the album all over Saturday (CD and LP). I even found a promo copy for $3. Every store I went to had it front and center of their recently released/new/or "hey buy this album" rack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I'm really interested in this album, but haven't heard a note of Girls. That some people don't like the singer's voice, because that kind of stuff can bug me. I'll probably try a song before checking out the album. And about the whole pitchfork thing, who cares? I generally like p-fork and have read it for years. The thing that kills me the most of about Pitchfork is their complete inability to describe the music they're reviewing. Pitchfork alone has used the phrase "Beatlesesque-pop," or variations on the same more than all other publications in the world have used the phrase "risen from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 yeah, my complaints about Pitchfork aren't usually because of what they champion, but mostly the very painful and sometimes impossible to read reviews, not to mention the smarmy attitude or the attitude that the review they are writing is as important as the music they're talking about. i recognize their impact and applaud Schreiber for creating something so widely regarded out of his basement in suburban Minneapolis, but i think far too many people take what they say as the gospel. but what bugs me more than them slapping a 9.x on the latest thing, is probably the so-so reviews and scores (between 6-7.9) that they give tons of really great records (especially from what i've been told by former staffers about how they come about their scores). i mean i honestly know a couple people who check Pitchfork and just glance at the scores, anything less than like an 8 they automatically stop reading and likely never check out the record. which i know is super lame, but if i know some people like that personally, clearly they're not the only ones. i guess i've never been one to have gotten into an album/band just from reading a text review really, even going back to before the internet. i prefer to listen to something first then read what others think about it and compare/contrast my thoughts. i'll take word of mouth recommendations or just taking a stab and downloading an album blindly over a written review any day, whether it's Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, or whoever. but i realize some people find reviews useful, so i definitely wouldn't say they're pointless or anything like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 i recognize their impact and applaud Schreiber for creating something so widely regarded out of his basement in suburban Minneapolis, but i think far too many people take what they say as the gospel. but what bugs me more than them slapping a 9.x on the latest thing, is probably the so-so reviews and scores (between 6-7.9) that they give tons of really great records. i mean i honestly know a couple people who check Pitchfork and just glance at the scores, anything less than like an 8 they automatically stop reading and likely never check out the record. And that, we know, is the definition of a scenester. That stuff doesn't bother me because it's just a symptom of the disease. I think everyone tends to have their "Pitchfork score," plus or minus a few deviations. I tend to love music they rank in the 6's, and very rarely a low 7. And don't get me started on the synthed, filtered crap they keep referring to as "rock." Call me old fashioned, but if I need to strain to hear a guitar in the mix (if it's there at all), it ain't rock. Plus or minus a few deviations. Quite possibly, it could be good, synthed, filtered crap. But when I open up my mouth expecting something to taste like donut and it tastes like hot dog instead, it can be jarring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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