couldn't find a thread here.
i've heard of them quite a bit, but am just now really digging in to their catalog.
have Poppies, Sunlandic and just got Satanic last week.
couldn't get The Party's Crashing Us out of my head for a while.
Yeah, they come out of Athens, GA. very catchy music, but also very much like an acid trip (dare I say, trippy?). The lyrics are strange and colorful. Haven't seen them live yet.
Hmm, one of my top 5 favorite bands. I've seen em life, own almost all of their records. They pull em out like clockwork. Kevin Barnes never stops working. My favorites: Satanic Panic in the Attic, The Gay Parade.
Cherry Peel their debut, is also excellent. As is quite a few other ones. Highly recommended live show as well.
Quote from: Gamblour le flambeur on April 10, 2006, 11:51:19 PM
Yeah, they come out of Athens, GA
so, basically, they're liars...
i believe i read he had a girlfriend from Montreal around the time he formed the band......or something.
any idea why the album with GW on the cover is out of print?
i read he Barnes wasn't too pleased with it, but still...........to not print it anymore?
a lot of their albums go in and out of print, 3 of their albums just recently got re-released. still that's the one of the few i don't have.
Quote from: bigideas on April 11, 2006, 07:17:43 PM
i believe i read he had a girlfriend from Montreal around the time he formed the band......or something.
any idea why the album with GW on the cover is out of print?
i read he Barnes wasn't too pleased with it, but still...........to not print it anymore?
I'm pretty sure that album was a tour only one with the title Then Who Will Protect Big Oil. I've been an Of Montreal fan way before they became a dance-rock O.C raved group. Don't really care for the past two albums too much but they still have their catchiness to them.
they had a song on the OC?
these guys are awesome, and even more awesome live. glad this thread was started, and i have to agree on the party's crashing us now, that song stayed in my head for about two months.
two bouncy, rollicking months.
Quote from: bigideas on April 12, 2006, 05:51:30 PM
they had a song on the OC?
Apparently.it was Requiem for OMM2. If you got to any shows of theirs now you'll see a bunch of scenesters and teeny bops.
i think the latest live pitchfork review mentioned the OC but i thought they meant it as a figure of speech...........that's nuts.
I'm not liking Satanic as much as Sunlandic or Poppies (sorry i can't remember how to spell the 'c' word). there's not as much varying instruments, just mostly electric guitar. but i've only listened to it about 3 times.
but man, City Birds is slaying me. sounds like Lennon circa White Album (think Dear Prudence, Julia) and the flute makes me think of Nick Drake.
That album with GW was just a collection of b-sides and stuff, it's not very good anyway.
Great great great music...Born a girl blew my mind, that's a song that I could never picture being written...
Bedside Drama has been in my cd player the last couple weeks.
seeing them tomorrow. i'm loving the new album and ep.
my opinion on Satanic has changed - i like it quite a bit now. i have their entire discography except for one and i like just about every track on each release.
The new album has really hooked me into being a fan. My girlfriend is seeing them next weekend. I'm curious how their elaborate, layered tracks will translate into a live show.
they are pretty hit and miss. the first time i saw them i could have sworn it was the best thing ever, but the second time was kinda lame, except when they closed the show with a cover of 'crazy' as the sun was setting in brooklyn. that was awesome. its better when they have live drums, which is the case with most of the satanic tracks. but i don't think they play that CD as much anymore.
i'm seeing them when they come to boston, their new CD's really good. its been in my rotation even since it leaked way back when in september.
Quote from: Gamblour consider le fountain on February 18, 2007, 06:54:16 PM
I'm curious how their elaborate, layered tracks will translate into a live show.
Saw them on Friday. They do a really great job not losing what makes the songs excellent in the first place. They even pull off the 5 part vocal harmony on Gronlandic Edit. JG brings up how they use drum machines now, which is true most of the time, but it frees up the band to do a lot more interesting stuff musically (like play two basses at once, for example). If you're at all interested in their music, there is no reason to not see them on this tour.
Quote from: Pedro the Alpaca on February 19, 2007, 11:56:03 PM
If you're at all interested in their music, there is no reason to not see them on this tour.
Other than I'm seeing Mastodon the day their here in Atlanta. But I would love to see them live someday.
great acoustic set (http://www.lullabyes.net/blog/2007/02/kevin-barnes-of-montreal-021807.html)
Quote from: JG on February 20, 2007, 08:48:29 AM
great acoustic set (http://www.lullabyes.net/blog/2007/02/kevin-barnes-of-montreal-021807.html)
yeah, i got there late because the record store had moved since the last time i was there (2 years ago).
i just shook his hand and said i enjoyed his albums. now i'm thinking of stuff i could have talked with him about. i think he is a film buff because he mentioned The Life Aquatic on Pitchfork and i believe Bunuel is even in some lyrics of one, maybe two songs. i forgot to ask him what 'CCAA Booty Patrol' stands for or means.
i think the guy who got this acoustic set said he had a direct feed from the soundboard for the full band that night.