Godspeed You! Black Emperor
 

Hailing from Canada they are one of the more popular post-rock bands. They commonly have 20 or so minute tracks. Members from GYBE are found A Silver Mount Zion, 1-Speed Bike (which are both also pretty awesome) and atleast 10 other projects that I’m honestly not fimalir with. There’s not much for me to say about post-rock bands other than they have good builds and really nice when you’re sleepy or stoned. Um, if you want an upload just ask and I’ll to find a link for you. I’m not sure if they ever officially broke up but I think it’s safe to say they’re not going to release anything else.

Contender for worst band ever.

I guess it's an acquired taste....but I find them dreadfully boring.

I completely agree with spinning, and it puzzles me as to why so many people find them facinating. Different strokes I suppose.

I fucking love Godspeed.
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven is such an amazing album.

Nah, they are just horrible modern post rock that is the in thing to like these days.

Obviously you cant accept that some people have a different taste in music than you.

Shutup and go and listen to At The Drive In and Mars Volta.

You too can be a genius by playing the same 4 notes for half an hour.

You're pretty stupid arent you?

Not stupid enough to spend 40 minutes listening to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor song.

Good One O_o

it's a band you have to LISTEN to.. not just check out. I'm rarely in the mood for them myself, but the critisism on this thread I find a bit naive...

same..

Im a big fan of post-rock, and although Godspeed aren't nearly one of my favourites (i find they spend far too long messing around and not going anywhere) its pretty obvious why they are one of the leading bands of the genre.

I never gave them a chance, does anyone happen to have an upload so I can check them out?

(Don't bother with megaupload, it doesn't let me download...)

i can find lots of megaupload links but no others.

Why?

Not like they were around at the earlier parts of scene or that they make music any more.

Anyway I don't think they're the greatest I'm just kind of tired of making threads with 2 responses and so instead of making a Sparrows Swarm and Sing thread I made this. GYBE, does deserve some credit.

They do... though i do prefer Sparrows..

I tried getting into them, I honestly did, but I gave up - it was too much hard work. And the way they changed their exclamation mark in their band name was just horribly pretentious.

everything about them is horribly pretentious tbh... their songs, their releases... constellation records and it's roster. They get away with it though.

The ignorance in this thread is astounding.

One of the best bands ever.

Why?

Because people don`t 'get it'?

I`ve listened to them on a number of occasions with an open mind ,and I just find them extremely boring.

If the message you want to get over with your music is to make overlong directionless songs to show how anti mainstream you are then I have to admit they did a damn good job of it.

Skinny Fists had it`s moments i`ll give them that but they`re few & far between and there`s nothing on there that makes me think they`re one of the best bands ever. And that was a high point anyway , the stuff they did after that was just the same stuff over again with nothing new.

By you, yes indeed.

ok we understand you don't like them and have your reasons. maybe some people enjoy the music. let it be

Blaise Bailey Finnegan III is such a sick song.

god speed still exist ?

No they broke up, but that doesn't mean they can't be discussed. Why do you keep asking that?

I have TINY FISTS and I really like it, HOWEVER I would'nt say that their music is particulary experimental. It is not mainstream but it takes a lot of cues from film/T.V soundtracks.

I love GY!BE. Great stuff that has a lot of soul in it. This is probably one of the best bands to meditate to because it leads your mind to follow your thoughts much easier. This is powerful music.

agreed

They're a pretty good band, I like Skinny Fists. They are a bit slow so I can see why some people don't like this band but by saying **** like "Not stupid enough to spend 40 minutes listening to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor song" you're just bringing yourself down.

I'm about to d/l some Silver Mt Zion and I was wondering which albums you all thought are the best.

I just got my first Godspeed! album last night - Lift your skinny fists..
WOW

May I suggest Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada? I think it is their best work.

never really checked them out for, no real reason.

is it intriguing or more typical post-rock? not that I don't like typical post-rock, but still

Well, what bands are you referring to as typical post-rock?

like explosions in the sky

maybe i'm generalizing it too much, but you might get what i mean

Well, I honestly haven't listened to them that much. I am more into Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Red Sparowes, GY!BE, A Silver Mount Zion, etc.

I personally find Godspeed's music much more "active" I guess. Like sometime post-rock will tend to, in the case of Sigur Ros, not really climax well whereas there may be more than 5 times in a Godspeed song where there is epic drum-pounding. I find the cello to be the most powerful instrument in their music. I personally find their music very "philosophically heavy" in that it is great music to ponder a thought to. Even when they are pretty much doing nothing I still feel like there music is knocking on my soul the whole time to open up. Like I said earlier, GREAT music to meditate to. That reminds me, I haven't meditated in a long while...

wanna send an album my way, maybe? :)