Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:42 am  

Meefy wrote:

You won't catch me disagreeing with this. Though the latest E.P. Long Live The King is a bit of a let down. May I suggest you try Tarkio or further back Happy Cactus for previous bands of lead singer Colin Meloy.

'Burying Davy' is excellent though.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:55 am  

Meefy wrote:

You won't catch me disagreeing with this. Though the latest E.P. Long Live The King is a bit of a let down. May I suggest you try Tarkio or further back Happy Cactus for previous bands of lead singer Colin Meloy.

IMO the Decemberists went off the boil after The Crane Wife. Hated Hazards, and The King Is Dead didn't really excite in the same way as their earlier records - too MOR Americana for me.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:03 pm  

dddooommm wrote:

If Mastodon, Refused, Glassjaw or Faith No More were to be added I'd seriously contemplate buying a weekend ticket for R & L.

Download confirm Refused as playing.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:53 pm  

Discovered a band called Letlive. Complete guilty pleasure.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:12 pm  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

IMO the Decemberists went off the boil after The Crane Wife. Hated Hazards, and The King Is Dead didn't really excite in the same way as their earlier records - too MOR Americana for me.

I liked Hazards, it was something he's always wanted to do so he did it. Yes it wasn't 'mainstream' a la Picaresque but he wasn't trying to so anything other than what he wanted to. I have to agree with you on The King Is Dead though, there was something missing there.
What is your take on the 'Always The Bridesmaid' series of songs? They were released in 2008 and in my opinion they are very good and traditional decemberists in my eyes. Valerie Plame being my personal favourite.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:53 pm  

So band I manage '7 Day Weekend', will be playing with FEEDER at the Parr Hall, looking to be a sellout at 1100! not bad I suppose, show them some love http://www.facebook.com/7dayweekenduk

So band I manage '7 Day Weekend', will be playing with FEEDER at the Parr Hall, looking to be a sellout at 1100! not bad I suppose, show them some love http://www.facebook.com/7dayweekenduk

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:09 am  

Excellent news on Seven Day Weekend, they seem to be gathering a bit of a fan base on the quiet?


Roll on next Friday, off to see Jim Jones Revue in York, at last... Is anyone else going?

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:59 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Roll on next Friday, off to see Jim Jones Revue in York, at last... Is anyone else going?

You're in for a treat!

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:01 pm  

Meefy wrote:

I liked Hazards, it was something he's always wanted to do so he did it. Yes it wasn't 'mainstream' a la Picaresque but he wasn't trying to so anything other than what he wanted to. I have to agree with you on The King Is Dead though, there was something missing there.
What is your take on the 'Always The Bridesmaid' series of songs? They were released in 2008 and in my opinion they are very good and traditional decemberists in my eyes. Valerie Plame being my personal favourite.

Never got around to 'Always The Bridesmaid'... Will have to check out.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:54 pm  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

Never got around to 'Always The Bridesmaid'... Will have to check out.

Also as I suggested previously, check out Tarkio. They are a bit more twee and folky I would suggest, but he brought 'My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist' across from Tarkio to The Decemberists and it appeared on their 5 Songs EP and in my eyes, or should that be ears, Tarkio's version is ever so slightly better.