Silversun Pickups

bigbadbill
bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
edited October 2012 in Other Music
Anyone here like this L.A. based band? I just started listening to them, and they're not all that bad. I actually live about ten or so miles from where they're from - Silverlake, CA (near downtown L.A.).
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  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,735
    Great band.... Swoon is cool but Carnavas is better IMO.
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  • BeeGirl86
    BeeGirl86 Pittsburgh Posts: 172
    love love LOVE them.
    I miss you alreddie.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,071
    Pikul is on my top 5 EPs list
  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    I'll be seeing them open for muse in march. Not very familiar with them, but I've heard good things.
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  • pirlo21
    pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Yeah, I like em! Kinda got the first album by mistake, but absolutely love Swoon.

    Really interesting band. They've got obvious influences that come out in their music, but they still maintain some individuality somehow.

    Saw them play last July in a tiny venue, sounded great.

    I'll always keep an eye on what they're up to.
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    I don't have any of their albums so I've only heard whats played on the radio. I like what I've heard...plus I'll be seeing them open for Muse
  • PJGARDEN
    PJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    I saw them open for Wolfmother a few years back and I've been a fan ever since. They're a really good band.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    FUCKING A!
  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i think i got Brisk into them :lol:
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    vedder_soup wrote:
    i think i got Brisk into them :lol:

    dont think so, i remember reading around here and seeing they were being compared to the pumpkins, firstly this is interesting as no other band sounds like them and secondly they are my joint favourite band with pj so yeah hm..
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    They've got some really awesome stuff!
    Can't wait to see them open up for Muse in just about a month!
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  • eeriepadave
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    viewtopic.php?f=9&t=121141 ;)
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  • he.who.forgets
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    saw them at OSL while waiting for PJ and couldnt take by eyes off their drummer. Its like he's in a complete trance. They really put on a good show...check it
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaBjXGKC ... re=related
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  • bigbadbill
    bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    saw them at OSL while waiting for PJ and couldnt take by eyes off their drummer. Its like he's in a complete trance. They really put on a good show...check it
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaBjXGKC ... re=related

    I never knew him then but I did go to the same high school as the drummer for 10th grade back in the 1990-1991 school year in Pasadena, CA (La Salle HS). Small world.
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  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    Wow!

    Was pretty impressed with Silversun Pickups during my nap at Outside Lands last August, just kickin' it behind the production tent pacing myself for the rest of the night .... I finally picked up Swoon yesterday and have been listening to it in the car. First off, again, WOW! Amazing production -- amazing -- big rich thick soundscape, awesome bass and synth sounds, drums have a nice voice, guitar is kinda funny, not my fav guitar sound (swear I can make the same noises outta my Digitech RP7 Valve unit direct in!) But his voice is really amazing, very hypnotic.

    I just can't believe my ears, this mix is so awesome! Can't think of another album right now with the lushness of mix this bad boy has.

    So I've just kept listening to it over and over -- no clue what track I'm listening to, but the whole thing is just rockin', even the softer stuff. That's the stamp of approval, that I just keep listening to the whole CD over and over and over! Very melodic, even though the guitar sound is not my fav, the playin and the fullness of the guitar at times is killer.

    Man, makes me just reflect on how awesome Day 1 of Outside Lands really was -- been hooked on Built to Spill since that day, knew I'd pick up Swoon eventually, Incubus was fun to finally see live, and a great compact but full-throttled PJ set -- a fine final show for the ol' Waves backdrop?
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  • SnurpyMooks
    SnurpyMooks Posts: 90
    sorry can't stand the vocals
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  • tightrope high
    tightrope high Posts: 137
    Yeah love them. saw them open for Placebo in December and they blew me away
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  • glorified G is here
    glorified G is here Posts: 419
    edited February 2010
    Picked up the Pikul EP, the limited hand numbered one. Gonna give that bad boy a spin. They're pretty darn good!
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  • yellowporch
    yellowporch Posts: 510
    This band is simply amazing. Brian's vocals are so unique! Chris is crazy to watch on drums as well...Can't wait for them to announce some new stuff-
  • jamesmonzo1
    jamesmonzo1 Posts: 40
    yellowporch wrote:
    This band is simply amazing. Brian's vocals are so unique! Chris is crazy to watch on drums as well...Can't wait for them to announce some new stuff-
    And you can't forget Nikki- the happiest bassist alive! :lol:
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