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samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
edited September 2013 in Other Music
Amazing, amazing band!
I recently got into them and have had them on repeat for the past few days!!
The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid and O Valencia! and Hazards of Love 1 are my favorites so far.
Any other fans?
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    mavimavi Posts: 941
    I like them, the Crane Wife especially.

    Nice band!
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    musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,117
    one of my favorite bands. you can tell colin meloy is an english major. i love the literary nature of their lyrics and the fact colin squeezes in words like parapet and taiga into the lyrical fray. Definitely check them out live. When I saw them live about a year ago, they ended the show with having the audience act out the move west of the settlers and all that. pretty unique stuff.

    If you are into indie rock, this band is definitely one of the major bands.
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    FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Oh boy, where do I begin? They f'n kick ass. Seen them twice before, including last summer at the new Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA. Just fantastic. One of my favorite bands hands down.

    My current Decemberists jam is "Here I Dreamed I was an Architect". But really, I celebrate their whole catalogue.

    Since we're on the subject, does anyone have mp3's of Colin Meloy does Sam Cooke? If so, I'd love to hear it.
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    vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,859
    great band. never really listened to them until this year, but i knew a few songs.
    Saw them at a festival, and then at their own show a few days later and loved it.
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,945
    Hazards Of Love was in my top 5 albums last year, The Crane Wife was a decent album too (might have made my top 10 the year it came out, but I got a few years later).
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,945
    new album, The King Is Dead, is "out". I'm digging it :)
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    OkOk Posts: 2,144
    eeriepadave wrote:
    new album, The King Is Dead, is "out". I'm digging it :)

    IMHO, its tremendous after two listens. I love it.
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    solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    What's a good album to start with???
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,009
    solace23 wrote:
    What's a good album to start with???
    was just going to ask this same question
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    FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    LukinFan wrote:
    solace23 wrote:
    What's a good album to start with???
    was just going to ask this same question
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.

    that's exactly what i was going to suggest!
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    aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 1,985
    Yeah this new one is pretty amazing. Definitely album of the year so far! :lol:

    I mean this is really, really good!
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Still need to check out the new album, judging from all the praise so far I am in for a real treat!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,493
    mfc2006 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.

    that's exactly what i was going to suggest!

    I "third" this. Picaresque is still my favorite. The Sporting Life cracks me up.

    Hazards of Love is a lot of fun, a little pretentious, and I still have no idea what's going on in the story. I'm also still working on my project of combining certain songs so they sound better on shuffle. It was nice to hear the awesome guitar player get utilized a little more on this album.

    Looking forward to hearing the new album.
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,009
    thanks guys!
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,945
    I still need to get Picaresque. I like The Crane Wife, but actually think Hazards Of Love is better.
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    OkOk Posts: 2,144
    here's a link to the new album over at NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/132436422/first-listen-the-decemberists-the-king-is-dead#playlist
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Finally got to listen to the album over the weekend and I thought it was incredible! Definitely lived up to all the hype I had heard before I got around to listening to it and I've been streaming this ever since!! Loving Calamity Song, Down by the Water & June Hymn best at the moment.

    What a January so far- this, Cage the Elephant, new Iron & Wine that has been streaming- I am a very happy listener!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
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    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
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    Spark28Spark28 Posts: 64
    Amazon has the MP3 version of the new album for $3.99 today.
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    OkOk Posts: 2,144
    samjam wrote:
    Finally got to listen to the album over the weekend and I thought it was incredible! Definitely lived up to all the hype I had heard before I got around to listening to it and I've been streaming this ever since!! Loving Calamity Song, Down by the Water & June Hymn best at the moment.

    What a January so far- this, Cage the Elephant, new Iron & Wine that has been streaming- I am a very happy listener!

    I listened to the Iron & Wine album over at teamcoco yesterday - I thought it was pretty cool, a different sound/direction then previous records, but cool. I haven't heard Cage the Elephant - any good?
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    OkOk Posts: 2,144
    I picked up the physical CD today - really so that I could see the lyrics for this - the depth of the song writting is incredible....not to mention the arrangment of the instruments as well, but this is a beautiful, beautiful album. Top 5 of 2011 (so far) for me!
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Ok wrote:
    samjam wrote:
    Finally got to listen to the album over the weekend and I thought it was incredible! Definitely lived up to all the hype I had heard before I got around to listening to it and I've been streaming this ever since!! Loving Calamity Song, Down by the Water & June Hymn best at the moment.

    What a January so far- this, Cage the Elephant, new Iron & Wine that has been streaming- I am a very happy listener!

    I listened to the Iron & Wine album over at teamcoco yesterday - I thought it was pretty cool, a different sound/direction then previous records, but cool. I haven't heard Cage the Elephant - any good?

    Agreed on the Iron & Wine front! As for Cage the Elephant- so good! I definitely would pick it up, solid from front to back. Really has been impressing me!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
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    FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Loving the new record. Can't wait for the sold-out House of Blues show next Saturday.
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    gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Took a listen and really loved it. Dowloading it now on Amazon for $7.99! Like their sound on this record a lot.
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    YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    I'm seeing them at the Beacon on Monday from the front row. I checked Ticketmaster on Thursday evening and got very lucky. :-)
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Yefa wrote:
    I'm seeing them at the Beacon on Monday from the front row. I checked Ticketmaster on Thursday evening and got very lucky. :-)
    :shock: That's incredible!! I'm sure you'll have a blast, let us all know how the show is!
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    2015: Global Citizen Festival
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    Yefa wrote:
    I'm seeing them at the Beacon on Monday from the front row. I checked Ticketmaster on Thursday evening and got very lucky. :-)

    awesome!! enjoy---they are awesome live.
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    mattwiermattwier Posts: 2
    The new album is fabulous. I get a strong R.E.M. vibe from a lot of tunes, especially Calamity Song. Not surprising, since Peter Buck plays on several tracks. I was lucky enough to be able to see The Decemberists at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland on 9/11, where they debuted a couple of the tunes off this record and I'll be seeing them at the Schnitzer Auditorium on 2/19. I love a Decemberists' hometown show!
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,945
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