PopTodd Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 NP:"Stacks" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 This album seriously does get better with each listen, so Solace you're totally right. It sort of demands repeated listening because there's so much going on musically that becomes really intriguing over time. I still can't handle the odd synth sound on the record, but you really have to hand it to Justin that he's been able to bring together all of these different sounds and create a record that is pretty unique. Ye! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Lengthy - and I thought pretty good - article in today's New York Times Magazine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Lengthy - and I thought pretty good - article in today's New York Times Magazine. Great article thanks for posting. Interesting how we were just talking about how it's hard to understand his lyrics, and when you do understand them, they don't make much sense.. “You can place yourself inside his songs and his music, because he leaves space for you,” said the alt-country singer Kathleen Edwards, who is Vernon’s girlfriend. “I mean this respectfully, but most of the time I have no idea what Justin’s songs are about.” “I’m not really asking you to hear what I’m saying too much,” he said, “because I would have spoken the words harder.” “It was important for me to discard the storytelling aspect of it,” he said. “It’s such a weird thing: People sing sad songs and then they have to sing them all the time.” His solution was to create songs “so unspecific that I’m not actually going to use words that have specific meanings.” But that vagueness has the effect of inviting people in. Very interesting.. And very inspiring for a songwriter like myself.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 This album seriously does get better with each listen, so Solace you're totally right. It sort of demands repeated listening because there's so much going on musically that becomes really intriguing over time. I still can't handle the odd synth sound on the record, but you really have to hand it to Justin that he's been able to bring together all of these different sounds and create a record that is pretty unique. Ye! i currently am stuck on 5-8. beautiful songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martynep Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I started listening to it on NPR last night and I was hooked from the first chords. He manages the neat trick of sounding 'epic', without ever getting into Snowplay territory. It reminds me of Jim O'Rourke in places - albeit a 'mainstream' Jim O'Rourke. It's a totally beautiful album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Great article thanks for posting. Interesting how we were just talking about how it's hard to understand his lyrics, and when you do understand them, they don't make much sense.. Very interesting.. And very inspiring for a songwriter like myself.. Check out Talking Heads - Remain in Light, or Kid A, whose lyrics were inspired by that. I streamed it from NPR the other day and I think I'll be able to get into this one a lot more than Emma. I just can't make it through that whole album. On the new one his voice goes a lot deeper than he did on the first I think. I'm not too familiar with it, just 1 listen. I will probably pick it up when it comes out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Check out Talking Heads - Remain in Light, or Kid A, whose lyrics were inspired by that. I streamed it from NPR the other day and I think I'll be able to get into this one a lot more than Emma. I just can't make it through that whole album. On the new one his voice goes a lot deeper than he did on the first I think. I'm not too familiar with it, just 1 listen. I will probably pick it up when it comes out. amusingly enough... his falsetto is the new voice... his voice in Deyarmond Edison and previous bands is much deeper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 9.5 + BNM from Pfork http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15551-bon-iver/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Greg Kot 2.5 stars. For a slightly different perspective.LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 2nd leg Midwest + West Coast dates: 09/07/11 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre w/ Kathleen Edwards09/08/11 Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove w/ Kathleen Edwards 09/09/11 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater w/ Kathleen Edwards09/11/11 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant w/ Kathleen Edwards09/12/11 Dallas, TX - Winspear Opera House w/ Kathleen Edwards09/13/11 Austin, TX - The Long Center for the Performing Arts w/ Kathleen Edwards09/15/11 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre w/ The Walkmen, Fleet Foxes 09/16/11 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre w/ Other Lives09/19/11 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium w/ Other Lives 09/22/11 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre Berkeley w/ Other Lives09/24/11 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Ampitheater w/ Other Lives 09/25/11 Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre w/ Other Lives 09/26/11 Seattle, WA - The Paramount Theatre w/ Other Lives that show in Phoenix with Fleet Foxes + The Walkmen is going to be amazing. dang. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Allmusic = 2.5 Another non-stroking review. The album is pretty good, but not as good as For emma...still doesn't diminish the fact that it's a good album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 i think i like it more than for emma. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 It is the kind of record that is going to get reviews from the extreme ends of the spectrum, by reviewers trying to show they know what they are talking about. I love the album but it does seem a bit marmite. mmmm marmite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I love it. It picks up right where the Blood Bank EP left off. I've liked each release of his more than the previous one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 oh jeez. Derogatis' .5 stars out of 4 review is just ridiculous. i'm not even gonna give him the dignity of linking to it. i'm fine with differing opinions and all, but his "review" is just basically him saying that anyone who loves this album (or Bon Iver) are dumb. that and he singles out 2 of the albums best songs (Perth & Holocene) as being awful. at least Kot's 2.5 star review was well written/thought out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Ridiculous review. Especially in light of his praise for the hookless and tuneless Fleet Foxes album. I'm a little surprised that this album is garnering some backlash. I guess it's inevitable, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Ridiculous review. Especially in light of his praise for the hookless and tuneless Fleet Foxes album. I'm a little surprised that this album is garnering some backlash. I guess it's inevitable, though. i've tried to listen to fleet floxes so many times. bores the hell out of me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 i love both albums personally :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Sorry, I don't mean to tear one album down in order to build up another. I just thought the comparison was apt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver records are my two favs this year I think. That Derogatis is ridiculous though. I can see how some people could be put off by the record at first, I'm an example of it, but the tunes were there from the start and with each listen I've just loved it more and more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooperissup3r Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Ridiculous review. Especially in light of his praise for the hookless and tuneless Fleet Foxes album. I'm a little surprised that this album is garnering some backlash. I guess it's inevitable, though. it is inevitable. the record is miles better than the Fleet Foxes record, though. the derogatis review doesn't really provide any kind of reason why he doesn't like it. it's just him bitching. whatever. the record is a major grower, but it gets there (for me, anyway...i've been listening to it non-stop for about two weeks now). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blindgonzo Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Super excited!!! I just bought tickets to the show in Vancouver So far I'm really liking the new album...it's getting better and better with each listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welch79 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 the record is miles better than the Fleet Foxes record, though.couldn't disagree more. it took me until today to finally like the new Bon Iver after getting it and listening to it first on tues (and many, many, many times after) whereas the fleet foxes was more immediate for me (if we are to continue, for some reason, comparing these two bands). where is the basis of this comparison? they are two indie bands with new lps out this year, but that is where the comparisons, in my mind, stop, so I don't get why some here are saying this album is better than that album or vice versa. but whatever. I'm leaving it as "I like the new album" (of both well-respected, sincere and hard-working bands). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 couldn't disagree more. it took me until today to finally like the new Bon Iver after getting it and listening to it first on tues (and many, many, many times after) whereas the fleet foxes was more immediate for me (if we are to continue, for some reason, comparing these two bands). where is the basis of this comparison? they are two indie bands with new lps out this year, but that is where the comparisons, in my mind, stop, so I don't get why some here are saying this album is better than that album or vice versa. but whatever. I'm leaving it as "I like the new album" (of both well-respected, sincere and hard-working bands). Two highly-anticipated albums from artists coming off stellar debut albums, released within a few weeks of each other, and both incorporating similar styles (of course, there are obvious differences). I think the comparison is warranted. Especially since I found the Fleet Foxes album to be a supreme disappointment, and Bon Iver to be better than For Emma. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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