Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (pop, favorite song, great songs, album)

debaserr · 01-08-2009, 05:03 PM

been listening to it a lot. time well spent. voted excellent.

Piss Me Off · 01-09-2009, 04:47 AM

It's a grower definitely, i've given it about 5 listens now and i'm still not sure on calling it excellent but there's some beautiful moments on it as well as some great poppy elements so i'll go very good.

Brad Stengel · 01-09-2009, 12:40 PM

I just got it on vinyl. Im voting excellent based solely on the fact that AC albums take a couple weeks to grow on me, and I already like this more than I did their other stuff on the first listen.

lucifer_sam · 01-12-2009, 09:06 PM

As an outsider to the Animal Collective fanbase I'd like to remark that this record didn't seem that spectacular. Admittedly I never liked Strawberry Jam but this just seemed to reinforce my original thoughts about the band.

Is there something I'm not getting?

GravitySlips · 01-13-2009, 04:19 AM

absolutely excellent record, this band are incredible.
Their progression is fascinating and excellent, although I like their early noisier music just as much as the stuff they're releasing now.

There's no band like them just now, one of the most interesting acts around for me. The fact they've caught on with such a large audience is brilliant as well.

adidasss · 01-13-2009, 08:09 AM

I've just listened to this for the first time and the first impressions are fantastic. I can't remember the last time an album gave me goosebumps on the first listen. Also frightened almost made me cry. The only down side is that I've heard a lot of it live so it all sounds a lot less epic on the computer/earphones (especially My girls which sort of crushes you with its booming drum bass live). I need to invest in a better sound system. And I definitely need to hear all this high and have multiple eargasms.
I vote excellent. Possibly album of the year.

JJJ567 · 01-13-2009, 12:11 PM

Sounds like another album to get. Feels is probably my favorite, but Strawberry Jam also got heavily played.

Piss Me Off · 01-14-2009, 07:09 AM

Flippin' hell Bluish really sneaks up on you!

adidasss · 01-18-2009, 07:28 AM

Each day I have a new favorite song. That's a mark of a great album. It's certainly their most immediate and most accessible. I'm not sure how that'll pan out in the long run but for now I can't get enough of it. Even when I'm not listening to it it spins in a continual loop in my head. Insanely catchy stuff...The only song that does nothing for me is Taste. In the flowers has to be one of the best opening songs ever.

Brad Stengel · 01-18-2009, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

Each day I have a new favorite song. That's a mark of a great album. It's certainly their most immediate and most accessible. I'm not sure how that'll pan out in the long run but for now I can't get enough of it. Even when I'm not listening to it it spins in a continual loop in my head. Insanely catchy stuff...The only song that does nothing for me is Taste. In the flowers has to be one of the best opening songs ever.

Another mark of a great album...the one song that does nothing for you happens to be my favorite.

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01-08-2009, 05:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	been listening to it a lot. time well spent. voted excellent. __________________ Last.FM

01-09-2009, 04:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	It's a grower definitely, i've given it about 5 listens now and i'm still not sure on calling it excellent but there's some beautiful moments on it as well as some great poppy elements so i'll go very good. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-09-2009, 12:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Brad Stengel This Space for Rent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 815	I just got it on vinyl. Im voting excellent based solely on the fact that AC albums take a couple weeks to grow on me, and I already like this more than I did their other stuff on the first listen. __________________ These is the musics I own: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/BradStengel/oo

01-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	As an outsider to the Animal Collective fanbase I'd like to remark that this record didn't seem that spectacular. Admittedly I never liked Strawberry Jam but this just seemed to reinforce my original thoughts about the band. Is there something I'm not getting? __________________ first.am

01-13-2009, 04:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	absolutely excellent record, this band are incredible. Their progression is fascinating and excellent, although I like their early noisier music just as much as the stuff they're releasing now. There's no band like them just now, one of the most interesting acts around for me. The fact they've caught on with such a large audience is brilliant as well.

01-13-2009, 08:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I've just listened to this for the first time and the first impressions are fantastic. I can't remember the last time an album gave me goosebumps on the first listen. Also frightened almost made me cry. The only down side is that I've heard a lot of it live so it all sounds a lot less epic on the computer/earphones (especially My girls which sort of crushes you with its booming drum bass live). I need to invest in a better sound system. And I definitely need to hear all this high and have multiple eargasms. I vote excellent. Possibly album of the year. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

01-13-2009, 12:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
JJJ567 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 120	Sounds like another album to get. Feels is probably my favorite, but Strawberry Jam also got heavily played.

01-14-2009, 07:09 AM	#18 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Flippin' hell Bluish really sneaks up on you! __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-18-2009, 07:28 AM	#19 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Each day I have a new favorite song. That's a mark of a great album. It's certainly their most immediate and most accessible. I'm not sure how that'll pan out in the long run but for now I can't get enough of it. Even when I'm not listening to it it spins in a continual loop in my head. Insanely catchy stuff...The only song that does nothing for me is Taste. In the flowers has to be one of the best opening songs ever. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm