first two songs are duds but it's picked up from there
― vikings: name your reasons why they are so bad and hated (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
further proof that i only like the guy when he's doing lite-funk
only like 3 of his songs count as lite-funk!
― max, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
hurting u get tix to the bowery show?
― max, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
prob my three favorites then
― vikings: name your reasons why they are so bad and hated (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't go to the Bowery show - final the next morning.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ugh, that "it'll be better" sucked. i kinda liked 1 song. it was so schmaltzy
― jaxon, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I enjoyed this more when I listened to it again with the lady. I had to get over the initial downer of it not having that freaky prince-like energy. I'm still a little disappointed but the songs are good.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
striking was a grower so ill give this more time, but right now there are only a coupla moments that i really dig & everything else is ~~... i didnt like lime/wyn that much either...
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Interesting interview that reads a bit like a therapy session:
http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/26/francis-farewell-starlite-interview-drake/
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:08 (fourteen years ago) link
listened to this a couple more times--i think the songwriting is just as strong here as in the past. just not nearly as immediately gratifying as modern promise. much closer to striking.
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Get In the Car is creepy as hell - pimp singing to prostitute? Child molester?
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:48 (fourteen years ago) link
ha yeah--both the lyrics & the tune remind me of randy newman
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 03:39 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i was pretty underwhelmed by striking until u made a phil collins:prince striking:modern comp. now i prefer it.
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
he was a good friend is the kind of song you really have to hear a few times, unlike say, night watchman
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:28 (fourteen years ago) link
night watchman is the most phil song on that album tho
or really its the most peter song
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
but yeah its definitely a grower
phil>peter>prince but that is just me i guess
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, i dont really know any prince tbh
This is growing on me A LOT
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Friday, 30 April 2010 14:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yes
― Yonder Mountain Zing Band (Tape Store), Saturday, 1 May 2010 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Especially like Going Out, Knees to the Floor
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 May 2010 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
video for 'darling, it's all right' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INcUV8ygIjo
haven't warmed up to the new record yet. all his previous stuff was simple and not as ornate as the new record. but that's how it usually goes when i hear something new that's on its way up.
i do dig his old school focus on the front man in his videos. would love to see him live.
― shaane, Monday, 3 May 2010 15:05 (fourteen years ago) link
new album is so amazing. best of 2010 so far. too short...
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah shit is crazy. i cant believe jaxon doesnt like it.
― max, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:58 (thirteen years ago) link
only track i'm not into is the opener titular
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:59 (thirteen years ago) link
"knees on the floor" is my favorite right now
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:00 (thirteen years ago) link
knees to
doo doo doo doo doo doo (im singing the guitar part)
― max, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:00 (thirteen years ago) link
so many subtle shifts in the track.. when it gets all synth-y and gabriel at the end damn
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Fuck yeah.
I love that muffled-sounding "You can try to talk me out of it/Use every trick in the book"
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, this has been in my head: "They're only playin sad songs on my favorite show, but I don't mind/If you're gonna play a sad song on the radio make it the saddest song of all time"
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Anyone see the NYC show?
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Friday, 14 May 2010 12:33 (thirteen years ago) link
kindof annoying i cant buy there new one off itunes, i mean im gonna rar it now and i wanted to pay for it
― plax (ico), Friday, 14 May 2010 12:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i did
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:09 (thirteen years ago) link
amazing
see the nyc show i mean
they played almost every song from all three albums, i think
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:11 (thirteen years ago) link
they were better than when i saw them at zebulon i think--a couple missed lighting cues, and one or two of the live arrangements was weird/off, but dude is a great showman and theyve got so much energy
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:13 (thirteen years ago) link
also they have a drummer now which makes a big difference
you were there max?! i thought I saw you.
francis screwed up my favorite track (knees) but he was electrifying. so much fun.
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:21 (thirteen years ago) link
they didn't do every song. no "tap the phone" :(
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:22 (thirteen years ago) link
!!!! whole foods and now this?!
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i was surprised at the number of weird missteps for a guy who clearly puts a lot of thought into the show, but it never really mattered
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i think maybe he was under the influence
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:38 (thirteen years ago) link
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
these dudes are about to BLOW UP.
coming to SF soon and playing the Warfield or some big venue like it. they were in some trashy bro-zone polk street bar when i saw them last fall with a bad guns n roses style cover band playing before them. packed the place, but still
― ashra williams (san frandisco), Friday, 14 May 2010 17:52 (thirteen years ago) link
opening for mgmt this fall
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
FATL FTW EAD MGMT
― ashra williams (san frandisco), Friday, 14 May 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
― max, Friday, May 14, 2010 9:13 AM Bookmark
Meaning set as opposed to percussionist? I think they've had one for a while but they don't play every show with full set - I saw youtube videos a while ago where they had a guy with a full kit.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Sunday, 16 May 2010 05:23 (thirteen years ago) link