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The New Pornographers

mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
edited March 2008 in Other Music
greatest band name ever, and there music is good too.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    i love each album more and more as it comes out....the song challengers off challengers is so great...

    they just keep getting better.

    1Challengers
    2Twin Cinema
    3Electric Version
    4Mass Romantic



    I love Neko, Dan Bejar rules, AC Newman can write pop hooks like no tomorrow.

    They are a great band indeed.
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  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    I would say electric version is in my top 5 albums of the decade right now
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,938
    they are interesting. one of the only decent bands other than the amazing Radiohead that I am psyched to see at APW in August.
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  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    I love their songs with Neko Case. She's an amazing singer.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    I'm going to see them in concert again on April 9th in Toronto......Okkervil River is opening......VERY EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    They're playing a couple of hours away next month and I REALLY want to go. I've seen Neko on her own and I absolutely adore The New Pornographers.
  • kent_fkent_f Posts: 28
    I hate Challengers. It doesn't even hold a candle to their previous albums.

    Seeing them play "The Bleeding Heart Show" in a packed crowd with everyone doing the "Hey-ah hey-ah" part is a very incredible experience.
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    kent_f wrote:
    I hate Challengers. It doesn't even hold a candle to their previous albums.

    hmmmmmm - I think Challengers has actually grown to become my favorite New Pornographers album......All The Old Showstoppers, Myriad Harbor, Challengers, Failsafe, Mutiny I Promise You, My Rights Versus Yours, Adventures in Solitude.....all CLASSICS IMO
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    Todd76 wrote:
    hmmmmmm - I think Challengers has actually grown to become my favorite New Pornographers album......All The Old Showstoppers, Myriad Harbor, Challengers, Failsafe, Mutiny I Promise You, My Rights Versus Yours, Adventures in Solitude.....all CLASSICS IMO


    im with you man! challengers grows and grows on you...its superb when it finally hits you....
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    Entering White Cecilia!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • CM1847CM1847 Posts: 577
    I'm having a similar experience with Challangers, I thought it was clearly their worst effort when it came out, but it has grown on my like crazy since. I still put "Mass Romantic" as thier best, that insane level of power-pop is unlike anything I've heard before or since. Then I would put Challangers or Electric Version with Twin Cinema being last, but even that is a very, very quality album.

    Great band.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    Entering White Cecilia!!!!!!!!!!!!


    YES! bejar's voice on that rules.....oh man its good.
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • jackrabbit slimjackrabbit slim Posts: 564
    I want to be Neko Case's bitch boy.
  • zircona1zircona1 Posts: 293
    They're one of my favorite bands out there now. Going to see them next month in St. Louis. Saw them before when they toured for Twin Cinema, Neko and Dan were both there and it was one of the best shows I've seen in a small club.

    I agree that Challengers does grow on you, I like most of the songs on there now. Twin Cinema is still my favorite, though.
    "As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart."—Jubilee

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  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    got my tickets.....I was a little worried that they would be sold out.

    CAN'T WAIT to see Okkervil River AND the New Pornographers - amazing double bill !!!!!!!!!
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • SoupySoupy Posts: 171
    I don't hate Challengers but it was certainly a letdown. The title track and Unguided save the album somewhat, but it's not a patch on the previous albums - it lacks the pop and sounds like it's trying to be to mature and often comes across as a tad bland.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,142
    don't own any of their albums, but have/kmow a handful of their singles.  digging their latest single "High Ticket Attraction"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAlHISTNbwY

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,142
    Saw them last night. Wasn't planning on going but our volleyball game got cancelled cause of the rain. They moved this show indoors (was scheduled to be outdoors as well) cause of the inclement weather. Good/fun show. 

    I only knew a handful of songs though. Only own "Twin Cinema"on cd and I have a handful of their singles on mp3.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • clayton12clayton12 Athens, GA Posts: 344
    They are one of my favorite bands and I saw them last week in Athens. It was a fantastic show. I was amazed at how good they sounded. Especially the melodies, they are just like no other.
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