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Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:50 am
by Arson Smith_Archive
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it:
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:42 am
by Bernardo_Archive
Just watched this on youtube.
otisroom wrote:All I was hearing was bad mellotron samples. Or they were playing and were taken out of the mix because of intonation problems or poor mixing.
Didn´t sound like mellotron to me. And I thnk it sounded live, the whole band seemed to speed up at one point, and there´s a little interlude where the drummer plays these really ugly, almost out of tempo tom hits (an acquired taste, perhaps?).
I think it was live. Just not any good. Now I know my vote.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:06 pm
by otisroom_Archive
Bernardo wrote:Just watched this on youtube.
otisroom wrote:All I was hearing was bad mellotron samples. Or they were playing and were taken out of the mix because of intonation problems or poor mixing.
Didn´t sound like mellotron to me. And I thnk it sounded live, the whole band seemed to speed up at one point, and there´s a little interlude where the drummer plays these really ugly, almost out of tempo tom hits (an acquired taste, perhaps?).
I think it was live. Just not any good. Now I know my vote.
Well on my TV speakers I couldn't hear the string section. And I've seen many bands hire string sections as window dressing.
But my TV speakers are shitty so I could be wrong.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:18 pm
by steve_Archive
Arson Smith wrote:Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it:
Well bowled.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:56 pm
by lemur68_Archive
ERawk wrote:Ace wrote:Saw them on SNL last night. They're the most Columbia University band I've ever seen, which make sense because they're from there.
So they've graduated from producing second-rate jam bands to second-rate afro beat over there?
It
is a step up, I will grant them that.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:00 pm
by Ace_Archive
Did any of you guys ever see the show "Rich Girls"? I'm going to guess most of you said no since most of you would never stoop so low (if you don't know what it is here's the wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Girls. There are also some videos of them on youtube).
Vampire Weekend is music for those girls.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:50 pm
by Jeremy_Archive
They are so fin.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:46 pm
by UncleLed&theZepTwins_Archive
"vampire weekend" is a great name, title, energy drink, whatever.
the band is crap.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:58 am
by scott_Archive
mattw wrote:I sat in horror whilst watching this band on SNL. Is it Ska? Punk? Skunk? That shit died a long time ago and it shoulda stayed dead. I'll take any of that post-punk revival crap instead of this.
There was a point during one of their songs that reminded me of Operation Ivy, for a few seconds, in a way that made me remember Op Ivy fondly.
That's how terrible this band is.
Band: Vampire Weekend
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:43 am
by piut__Archive
scott wrote:Seen em on SNL. It was inspiring, in the sense that this is what's become of the Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, GO4-Joy-Division-Revival scene. It's totally toast. It's gone so far as to produce this band, this perfect mess of useless songsmithing maneuvers. No point to their music. Nothing remotely interesting. No edge, no balls, just a series of wimpy, douchebag cliches that are perfectly in line with what's become of popular music in the past few years. They are the Stone Temples Pilot of this crappy genre. It's dying, if not already dead. Therefore, HOORAY!!!!
CRAP.
Interpol is fine with me. And i still adore STP's Tiny Music
Though I'd have to agree, Vampire Weekend = Crap.
