A thread for the band Fucked Up

I tried, Fucked Up, but your records just aren't all that. :-/

But I was excited to hear Year Of The Pig based on all the "motorik" descriptions, then I found a used copy today and listened to it and was really disappointed and bored. :-/ :-/ :-/

today just isn't your day

lol, oh it is. The third John Coltrane Impulse Albums box set came out today. Woohoo! And also the new Antony & The Johnsons. anyway...

Also, for once, I didn't despise my country's leader. minor event.

yeah, that was a plus

did the brooklyn show with pissed jeans happen last night? anyone go? would really have liked to see both bands (pissed jeans more so, tbh) but I wasn't really up for being at some fake venue until 2am last night.

The third John Coltrane Impulse Albums box set came out today.

oh sweet i have been wondering where this is.

new song on pitchfork man this is good

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/149009-premiere-fucked-up-year-of-the-rat-stream

NO EPHIPHANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUH

They won the Polaris Prize last night: http://lookingforgold.blogspot.com/2009/09/polaris.html

(Does anyone in Canada actually give a shit about this prize, by the way? Are all Canadian ilxors just too sensible to hash out a thread every year with 500 posts of people stating how unimportant they think the prize is, a la Britishers/Mercurys?)

dude the polaris prize is awesome, although tbh i only found out that fucked up won from reading your post. but so far they have proven to have pretty awesome and surprisingly weird taste! i love two of the albums that have won (he poos clouds, the chemistry of common life) and yeah that caribou was actually pretty cool. even patrick watson isn't like, awful.

Polaris is gaining stature year by year. This year's ceremony was closer to a proper awards show than ever. I think MuchMusic either televised or streamed it. I was kind of put off by the short list this year. Way to Toronto-centric for me (Great Lake Swimmers, Elliot Brood), but I'm happy to see Fucked Up win. It will help restore some credibility after a couple years of pretty safe picks.

While I don't totally love Fucked Up, I like that they exist and love that they won the Polaris.

GENERAAAAAAAAAAATION!!!!!!!

Here's me thinking they were making a record about the life and death of a pig.

And just as I was about to say so, the thread got locked.

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/yotp_cdep.gif

Stranger than fic.

they were one of the most exciting bands at atp last year but otoh if you saw that lineup ~

can someone tell me what the crossover is between 'epics and minutes' and 'couple tracks'?

i don't think there is any actually

Do you mean in terms of if any tracks are on both? Because no, there's no crossover

'Year of The Pig' is about prostitutes in Toronto iirc

yes it is! good track imo

ok thx guys

kind of surprised whenever i realise how long these guys have been around

btw couple tracks is worth actually buying for the liner notes alone.

Really been enjoying "Couple Tracks." I like "Chemistry" fine (and have revisited it a bit lately), but I'm such a sucker for singles comps. The singles are so to-the-point and rockin' that it's a less fatiguing listen (I guess those vocals do wear on me a bit). Love all those twee songs on disc 2.

Christ, this stuff is good. Chalk me up as another one who didn't pay attention due to stupid bandname and record reviews that didn't jibe with my world view...

Ok, nice to see that Aquarius Records puts their finger on one of the reasons I like this so much: aside from the vocals Chemistry is like the 2nd coming of Band of Susans, which is I'm sure totally unintentional. Just can't get enough of those 2-3 chord songs with a billion overtones...

the intro to "Son The Father" is one of the most electrifying pieces of guitar music I've ever heard

Saw them live a couple of weeks ago but they were headlining an all day event so I was plastered by that time and don't remember a whole lot about it, which is annoying. I think I enjoyed myself though.

the album's pretty damn great as well, gonna listen to year of the pig afterwards

An old friend keeps raving about them. He recently wrote me after seeing them after being tempted to an outdoor festival, the sort of thing he avoids on principal, but couldn't resist. The whole of Chemistry is finally clicking with me, after intermittent listens for a few years. It's like if Husker Du kept following the ideas "Reoccurring Dreams" and "Beyond the Threshold" as they moved on, instead of the more traditional rock writing.

It's just crazy that this thread is so short, given that "Crooked Head" is one of the best songs to come out of the '00's. Crazy.

I have come to like this band a lot. Except the vocals.

So I'm getting into the new one, but I think I need a bit of context here. What else should I listen to by this band?

If you like David Comes To Life, I'd say maybe jump back to Hidden World next if you're looking for a relatively straight-ahead good solid record, then go for Chemistry.

If you're more into checking out a wider range of their stuff, the Couple Tracks singles comp could be a good way in.

lol, Whiney using this drivel to bludgeon a real band like The Arcade fire.

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-15/music/fucked-up-s-bullet-in-a-neon-bible/

You're being ironical, of course.

not even he knows for sure.

no one is shoplifting a 40 and skateboarding behind the Walmart at 3 a.m. to "No Cars Go."

man, talk about damning criteria.

"a 40" -- you music writers just don't drop some shticks, huh?

the really unfortunate phrase in that review is "going off the rails" but oh well this album is still basically the best album ever made

first time I've seen someone ascribe a "tune" to the vox

dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside

dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside
dying on the inside

DYING ON THE INSIDE
DYING ON THE INSIDE
DYING ON THE INSIDE
DYING ON THE INSIDE
DYING ON THE INSIDE
DYING ON THE INSIDE

this is REALLY embarassing to read!

have no problem with "going off the rails", as that's what pink eyes does, like ozzy before him, but in general: yeesh

Morbs hasn't mentioned in THIS thread that his reaction to Fucked Up is contingent on the quality of the venue in which he saw them, which was shit.

still lol'ing at "real band"

it's like a visit from the ghost of ilm past

Morbs hasn't mentioned in THIS thread that his reaction to Fucked Up is contingent on the quality of the venue in which he saw them, which was shit.

― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:02 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark

tried to find this conversation by post-searching "fucked up", laughed at endless wall of people saying "that's fucked up" in 839275922523 different contexts

Matt Berninger on a Fucked Up song!! ok!

Year of the Horse completed now... I love it more than me own mum

this is fuckin awesome. love the huge guitar squalls that announce "act two".

also, feels much much shorter than its 94 minutes would suggest

not that into the medieval/post-rock/prog instrumental sections but damian's vocals still rip

they really do. also julien baker is an obvious but satisfying choice for a literal choir of angels

it's happening again

the cost of the 2xLP hurt me a little (nothing like shelling out for international shipping on a record by an ostensibly local act) but I'm wearing this thing out so it seemed the only course of action