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Strummer521 02-11-2007 09:52 PM
the element of surprise!

adidasss 02-11-2007 09:58 PM
I know. That b was a total shocker. :)

Strummer521 02-11-2007 10:01 PM
I was like...What the fuck? That little b-shaped creature is involved in a parasitic relationship with his name. Crazy.

adidasss 02-11-2007 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Strummer521 (Post 335432)
I was like...What the fuck?
It's happened!! You are now truly a musicbanterian, not only have you used the f word, you've avoided the censorship. Congratulations, you've been officially deflowered. :beer:

Strummer521 02-11-2007 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 335437)
It's happened!! You are now truly a musicbanterian, not only have you used the f word, you've avoided the censorship. Congratulations, you've been officially deflowered. :beer:

Cool. Toasted with the little beer mugs that are named after a Led Zeppelin album.







(it looks like it says II on them).

adidasss 02-11-2007 10:08 PM
And I do believe that was your first drunken post. My work here is done.:yeah:

Night everyone!

The Dave 04-27-2007 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow (Post 251884)
Black Sheep Boy is an amazing album. It's my new favorite.
I just got this thanks to Ethan's recommendation of them, and it is purely amazing and full of sex appeal.

sleepy jack 05-26-2007 03:44 PM
Happy Hearts is amazing, Daniel Johnston is the shit.

sleepy jack 06-04-2007 08:14 PM
Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe.mp3

New album is going to pwn.

Laces Out Dan! 06-04-2007 08:52 PM
I like this song a lot...but in the parts where there is no Piano etc...he sounds identical to ville valo, i swear.

The Dave 06-16-2007 02:01 PM
The Overboard and Down ep is okay, Love To A Monster reminds me a bunch of Stone from Black Sheep Boy. The Room I'm Hiding In is probably my favorite track on the whole thing.

sleepy jack 06-23-2007 10:01 PM
The new album leaked I would upload it but I have to split hopefully one of you can find it.

Laces Out Dan! 06-23-2007 10:13 PM
im uploading it right now.

EDIT: Done
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=6GII49EL

The Dave 06-24-2007 10:12 AM
^Have I ever told you how much I love you? I'm downloading it and then I'll listen to it while killing stuff on WoW.

The Dave 06-24-2007 12:24 PM
So yeah, the new`album is probably my favorite now, Girl In Port is absolutely beautiful.

sleepy jack 06-25-2007 04:44 PM
Savannah Smiles is so good, I wish there more songs like Song For Our So Called Friend but still my favorite release this year already next to New Moon and the Magic Position.

adidasss 06-25-2007 05:03 PM
Will I like it if I only liked one song from the previous album?

sleepy jack 06-25-2007 07:27 PM
No.

sleepy jack 06-25-2007 08:14 PM
The more I listen to this album, the more I think I like it just as much as Black Sheep Boy, its amazing all the way through it lacks the emotion? I guess but, I don't know theres a different element in there. Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See is still the best.

Laces Out Dan! 06-25-2007 08:15 PM
I dont like it as much as Black Sheep Boy or Don't Fall in Love with everyone you see..but ive only listened to it a couple times, im sure it'll grow on me.

Laces Out Dan! 06-26-2007 08:59 PM
So, i've taken the time to give it more listens and it has grown on me. My favourite tracks are John Allyn Smith Sails and Plus Ones. I like it a lot now and am glad i gave it another try.

The Dave 06-27-2007 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 376616)
The more I listen to this album, the more I think I like it just as much as Black Sheep Boy, its amazing all the way through it likes the emotion? I guess but, I don't know theres a different element in there. Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See is still the best.
It's a completely different direction than Black Sheep, I basically can't stop listening to this album.

sleepy jack 06-27-2007 12:36 PM
Yeah they'd said in an interview they didn't want it to be as emotional.

The Dave 06-27-2007 03:50 PM
^Which is good, I think the variations from album to album make them such an amazing band. Each album has a completely seperate feel.

sleepy jack 06-27-2007 05:56 PM
Agreed, which is why Okkervil River>Music.

The Dave 06-28-2007 05:31 PM
That is a very true statement. My new favorite track is A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene, it's so catchy.

adidasss 08-18-2007 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 376566)
Will I like it if I only liked one song from the previous album?
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Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 376583)
No.
Fucking dick. I do like it. >:[

I read the Pitchfork review and it said it was totally different from BSB, and lo and behold, it really is. It's much more upbeat.

sleepy jack 08-18-2007 08:12 PM
Well you said you liked For Real best, but the rest sucked and Black is upbeat but you said it sucked too so I didn't think you'd like it.

John Allyn Smith Sails destroys, its one of my favorite songs by them now. Savannah Smiles is just beautiful.

The Dave 11-27-2007 10:06 AM
The more I listen to The Stage Names the more I think that Unless It's Kicks is the best track on the album, and I'd even go so far as to say it's one of my top three favorite Okkervil River tracks. Not only that, but The Stage Names has passed Don't Fall In love..... for my spot for second favorite Okkervil River album, with Black Sheep Boy still holding down first :).
Musically, The Stage Names is above all of the other albums and it's such a fresh direction for them that I just can't stop listening to it.

"What brakes this heart the most is the ghost of some rock and roll fan, exploding up from the stands with her heart opened up. I want to tell her, "Your love isn't lost....""

That song is just so full of energy and passion, and musically it has to be my favorite Okkervil River track.

The Dave 12-11-2007 08:25 PM
Pitchfork: Okkervil River Drop Free Covers Mixtape, Add Gigs

A collection of covers, you can get it for free.

jackhammer 12-12-2007 01:40 PM
I am slowly being converted to liking this band.

British_pharaoh 12-12-2007 03:18 PM
they're alright nothing spectacular

jackhammer 12-12-2007 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by British_pharaoh (Post 421654)
they're alright nothing spectacular
Prepare for Crowquill wrath!

sleepy jack 12-12-2007 05:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by British_pharaoh (Post 421654)
they're alright nothing spectacular
Black Sheep Boy is one of the greatest albums of the past 10 years. I would go on some rant about it but if you think for real is nothing spectacular than it's your loss.

jackhammer 12-12-2007 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 421703)
Black Sheep Boy is one of the greatest albums of the past 10 years. I would go on some rant about it but if you think for real is nothing spectacular than it's your loss.
I do think we have to bring things into perspective here. OR have a distinctly American sound which has never set the scene alight over here in blighty. Add to that OR have a slight alternative edge means that exposure over here is minimal. HOWEVER they are a very competent band and I am liking them the more I play them. Their music is still a genre that a lot of people just don't like and that has to be accepted. There are many rock albums that deserve so much more credit but because of their genre they never will. That písses me off, but it's the way of the world.

adidasss 12-13-2007 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 421708)
I do think we have to bring things into perspective here. OR have a distinctly American sound which has never set the scene alight over here in blighty.
This isn't the first time you've mentioned a cultural barrier of sorts that prevents people from enjoying a certain type of music. And as I'm sure I've pointed it out earlier, it's a ridiculous claim. The great thing about music is that it's universal. If a boy from an island in the Mediterranean can enjoy Ryan Adams (whom may I remind you enjoys great success in "blighty") and his alt country wail without ever having experienced anything similar to the South or relate to the melancholy of Cesaria Evora's songs without actually understanding a single word she's saying , I'm sure English lads will have no problems relating to some American indie/folk band signing in his/her own language...

Also:
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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 421708)
Their music is still a genre that a lot of people just don't like and that has to be accepted. There are many rock albums that deserve so much more credit but because of their genre they never will. That písses me off, but it's the way of the world.
You seem to forget that not everyone is as enthusiastic about music as you, me or most other people on MB. Different strokes for different folks, what works for some people doesn't for others. The sooner you accept that not everyone likes (or should like) what you do the happier you'll be...;)

I agree with pharaoh, OR are a good but certainly not a spectacular band...

jackhammer 12-13-2007 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 421792)
This isn't the first time you've mentioned a cultural barrier of sorts that prevents people from enjoying a certain type of music. And as I'm sure I've pointed it out earlier, it's a ridiculous claim. The great thing about music is that it's universal. If a boy from an island in the Mediterranean can enjoy Ryan Adams (whom may I remind you enjoys great success in "blighty") and his alt country wail without ever having experienced anything similar to the South or relate to the melancholy of Cesaria Evora's songs without actually understanding a single word she's saying , I'm sure English lads will have no problems relating to some American indie/folk band signing in his/her own language...

Also:

You seem to forget that not everyone is as enthusiastic about music as you, me or most other people on MB. Different strokes for different folks, what works for some people doesn't for others. The sooner you accept that not everyone likes (or should like) what you do the happier you'll be...;)

I agree with pharaoh, OR are a good but certainly not a spectacular band...
A cultural barrier NEVER stops people listening to music but the sound of OR is not as popular as say guitar indie music in Britain, therefore they will have a lot less exposure or people will not neccessarily search for that sort of music. I was actually trying to placate Ethan and say that good music does'nt always get the exposure it deserves.

I have always accepted if people don't like my music. I don't get genuinely angry. Frustrated-yes, but then we all do if certain great albums get glossed over whether by the media or music fans in general.

adidasss 12-13-2007 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 421910)
A cultural barrier NEVER stops people listening to music but the sound of OR is not as popular as say guitar indie music in Britain, therefore they will have a lot less exposure or people will not neccessarily search for that sort of music. I was actually trying to placate Ethan and say that good music does'nt always get the exposure it deserves.
I saw the post as you trying to find excuses why pharaoh didn't find OR as good as Ethan did...which was unnecessary...it would have been a different matter had anyone complained that OR isn't as popular as they should be in Britain.

jackhammer 12-13-2007 02:10 PM
Because I alluded to the fact that an alt.country band is not as acknowledged over here whether they are deserving or not. A lot of great British bands never make it in America due to their Englishness. Oasis never really cracked America and if someone said it was because they have a very English sound and mentality I would agree.

adidasss 12-13-2007 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 421954)
Because I alluded to the fact that an alt.country band is not as acknowledged over here whether they are deserving or not.
So how do you explain Ryan Adams' success?
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A lot of great British bands never make it in America due to their Englishness. Oasis never really cracked America and if someone said it was because they have a very English sound and mentality I would agree.
Nobody raised that point so it's really quite moot. All that's going on here is that pharaoh and I don't find OR to be the best thing since sliced bread...has nothing to do with where we're from.;)


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