Comments on: The end of the road for me and The Decemberists http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/2007/02/09/the-end-of-the-road-for-me-and-the-decemberists/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Just dug this one out #34: Moss Elixir by Robyn Hitchcock | Everything’s Swirling http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/2007/02/09/the-end-of-the-road-for-me-and-the-decemberists/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Just dug this one out #34: Moss Elixir by Robyn Hitchcock | Everything’s Swirling Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:39:38 +0000 http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/?p=159#comment-957 [...] seen Robyn Hitchcock quite a few times over the years – never as a headliner (last time with The Decemberists a couple of years back); I've listened to albums (and Soft Boys albums); I've listened to friends express their [...] [...] seen Robyn Hitchcock quite a few times over the years – never as a headliner (last time with The Decemberists a couple of years back); I've listened to albums (and Soft Boys albums); I've listened to friends express their [...]

]]> By: tjd9 http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/2007/02/09/the-end-of-the-road-for-me-and-the-decemberists/comment-page-1/#comment-138 tjd9 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:01:27 +0000 http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/?p=159#comment-138 I'm not sure how I feel about the Decemberists. When they're on, they're on. Some of their songs blow me away - July, July, Song for Myla Goldaberg, Sunshine, most of the track on Picaresque. The new album hasn't done a thing for me. I had a leaked copy, listened to it once, and when tha album actually came out I purchased it and heard half on the way home, but I haven't listened to it since... I’m not sure how I feel about the Decemberists. When they’re on, they’re on. Some of their songs blow me away – July, July, Song for Myla Goldaberg, Sunshine, most of the track on Picaresque. The new album hasn’t done a thing for me. I had a leaked copy, listened to it once, and when tha album actually came out I purchased it and heard half on the way home, but I haven’t listened to it since…

]]> By: Scott http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/2007/02/09/the-end-of-the-road-for-me-and-the-decemberists/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Scott Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.grange85.co.uk/swirling/?p=159#comment-139 I feel like everyone I know has had this same feeling... except me. The descriptions feel, a lot of the time, like how *I* feel about Death Cab For Cutie - they found an audience that wasn't me... but The Decemberists are still, to my ear, much the same band they were. Sure their fanbase annoys me now, but I try never to let a band's fans stop me from enjoying their music... it's not the band's fault everyone came around to the joys of over-educated nerd pop [smirk]. Anyways - not saying you're wrong (it's an opinion, obviously) - but I just don't see/hear it in their music (and The Crane Wife is awesome... [GRIN]) My 2¢ anyways... I feel like everyone I know has had this same feeling… except me. The descriptions feel, a lot of the time, like how *I* feel about Death Cab For Cutie – they found an audience that wasn’t me… but The Decemberists are still, to my ear, much the same band they were. Sure their fanbase annoys me now, but I try never to let a band’s fans stop me from enjoying their music… it’s not the band’s fault everyone came around to the joys of over-educated nerd pop [smirk].

Anyways – not saying you’re wrong (it’s an opinion, obviously) – but I just don’t see/hear it in their music (and The Crane Wife is awesome… [GRIN])

My 2¢ anyways…

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