Pedram
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Sometimes human beings get inspired. They are human beings. Da Vinci had inspirations.
I'm sure if Chris Martin never started blathering on pilfering Kate Bush and Travis and this and that, there wouldn't be all this nonsense on who's better and who's being who!
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i could never really get myself into Vampire Weekend. Their music sounds good but not original. Here's a short review I've written about them in my blog:
You can almost hear anything on Vampire Weekends self-titled after Mansard Roof EP (their debut), but in a mediocre level. It’s a weird fake feeling I get and I’m not sure if it’s right or not. But many melodies do not sound original to me e.g. the violin on “M79”. The band has mixed some pop-rock with afro-pop melodies; they (the afro-pops) keep themselves way apart from what Ezra Koenig is doing. He has a voice between The Shins’ James Mercer when he’s singing normally and Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell when he sings on a higher note but either way fails to escape from a teenager level and the lyrics barely climb up that ladder. It’s a bit too optimistic to compare Vampire Weekend with Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads, maybe they are too inexperienced for that. All I can point out from their self-titled is a guitarless Sublime in their self-titled (only listen to “A Punk” to figure out the resemblance). Sublime’s late Brad Nowell used to employ the same tricks pretty much. Of course it’s always pleasant to listen to what Vampire Weekend has made but I still doubt on the originality factor. And if all I’ve uttered so far is nothing but nonsense, the albums’ most influential material has been put on the first half of the disk. But comparing to pretentious colleagues like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco who simply make songs for girls under 12, Vampire Weekend is second to none and things I just threw out does not mean the album is not fun at all! Not every album sounds like Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. And I have to add the album art from now on to the list of worst album covers of the 2008. Take a look at it for God’s sake!
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I don't see the point to comparing Coldplay to Radiohead.
I saw a sick loser last night at a party and he went: "I'm not a Manic Street Preachers fan and I think Starsailor is much better!" WTF?
And for the video, I think it was better for the band NOT to appear to the camera at all, not because they can't act, but because "violet hill" could be shown better in a more cinematographic approach.
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Nick rules!
Scribbled some lines on Dig Lazarus Dig here:
http://thiswinkis.blogspot.com/2008/04/nick-cave-bad-seeds-dig-lazarus-dig.html
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I honestly don't have a clue what all this hype is about!
Weezer has always been super-overrated! And I see them everywhere!
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Dude!
I have just become a member, when I try to download this, it requires user name and pass but nothing happens when i enter them.
Help! I need somebody!
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superb mix!
on Stereogum Presents... RAC Vol. 1 at June 28, 2008 2:01 AMthank you André and thank you Stereogum.
For vol.2 please consider Arcade Fire.
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