Bon Iver - 22, A Million

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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Tim Simmons said:

    wtf is birdie?

    She's a teenage pop performer from Britain, I think.
    She came up on our Spotify with a cover of Fire and Rain by James Taylor, we really liked it so we listened to a few of her others and really liked her version of Skinny Love as well.
    I don't know if she writes her own stuff or if it's any good, but those two covers were damn good.
    Very stripped down, pretty much just her beautiful voice and a piano...no auto-tune or echo effects lol
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,935
    Maybe I'm missing something here but I've listened to the new album a few times and I can't help but think that it is awful. Most songs sound like a jumble of sounds with terrible auto-tune all over it. I'm glad some people seem to be liking it, but it just isn't doing it for me. I was so pumped for this album too as I absolutely loved the first 2....bummer.
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    Indifference71 said:

    Maybe I'm missing something here but I've listened to the new album a few times and I can't help but think that it is awful. Most songs sound like a jumble of sounds with terrible auto-tune all over it. I'm glad some people seem to be liking it, but it just isn't doing it for me. I was so pumped for this album too as I absolutely loved the first 2....bummer.

    I can definitely see where you are coming from with the new album. I like it, but is definitely pushing far past his first 2 album's boundaries.
    I found the first 2 songs hard to listen to individually, but enjoyed the album when listened to as a whole.

    I liked it when Radiohead went off track with Kid A and then Amnesiac and although there were signs on OK Computer, Kid A was a definite jump out of what they had previously offered. I think this album is similar for Bon Iver.

    With regards to Birdie, yes the girl can sing, but I would rather listen to Bon Iver''s version 100 times out of 100. She may have a "Better" voice, but I like the emotion heard in Bon Iver's far more. Not bagging Birdie at all, I've heard quite a few of her covers and she is good.

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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I am in the awful group - tripe - ever since he jumped the shark and worked with Kanye.......
  • halloweenhead95
    halloweenhead95 Croatia Posts: 255
    I actually like this album way more than self-titled...
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,450
    Same.


  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254

    Looking forward to catching a couple of shows on the upcoming US tour!!
    I scored tickets for the first show at The Ryman in October...
    and back to back nights in Richmond & Norfolk, VA in December.

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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    My favorite albums from my favorite artists are the ones where the sound is really pushed (Kid A, Binaural, Up, Ghost is Born) and I just can't get into this. I think I'm going to try listening and following the lyrics online. If that doesn't work, then I might just have to close the book on it and look forward to his next album.  
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  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,932
    i still listen to this album a few times a month.  love it.  my favorite from him for sure.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,450
    I haven't spun it since last winter. I need to revisit

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