The Decemberists (cd, fan, American, solo, show)

**cardboard adolescent** · 11-10-2007, 08:15 PM

Yeah it is. If all their songs were that good I'd love them.

CityLightsLikeRain · 11-11-2007, 12:44 AM

I first saw them on SNL and although I have no complete albums, I like a few songs and i enjoy their sound.

djchameleon · 11-11-2007, 06:38 AM

they annoy me for some reason....I've only liked one or two songs I have heard from them

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 11-11-2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

Yeah it is. If all their songs were that good I'd love them.

One thing that does bother me about this song though is that it has the stench of a late 90's weepy band. If the lyrics were more laconic and more woe is me, and there were longer pauses after "I guess its better to turn this way" when they could affect a moment of silence for their lives I feel like it could have been done by and pop-rock outfit. I can't shake it, and it bothers me slightly.

Have you noticed that?

~~Civic Depreciator~~ · 06-02-2008, 11:13 AM

The Decemberists are great. I don't think I need to say much more.

phallpdx · 06-06-2008, 01:06 AM

I am from Portland -- where they are from, and I recorded a record in one of the studios they recorded in. It was pretty cool, very Indie Rock.

Also, I really like them.

the_dp · 06-08-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

they annoy me for some reason....I've only liked one or two songs I have heard from them

I think they are wretched. I put them into that same Death Cab for Cutie/The Fray label, of trying to make music that will appeal to hormonal women. While I don't think that any of those bands including the Decemberists are talentless or anything like that, I think they are pretty pussified, at least too pussified for my tastes.

dac · 06-08-2008, 11:57 PM

i think lyrically and stylistically they are in a whole different league from Death Cab and Fray

they employ more instruments and sounds than either of those two bands could ever hope for and Collin Meloy writes some wierd, but interesting stuff. you have to listen to them as almost a story that is being sung to you at times, then you will appreciate The Decemberists

and by using the word "pussified" you sound incredibly dumb fyi

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11-10-2007, 08:15 PM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,577	Yeah it is. If all their songs were that good I'd love them. __________________ Free Music! Free Art! Free Prose! The Ocean Will Have Us All

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~~Civic Depreciator~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 198	The Decemberists are great. I don't think I need to say much more.

06-06-2008, 01:06 AM
phallpdx Groupie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon. Posts: 18	I am from Portland -- where they are from, and I recorded a record in one of the studios they recorded in. It was pretty cool, very Indie Rock. Also, I really like them.