calling it now: ilm backlash during end of year list season will result in Kaputt being the 2011 equivalent of Merriweather Post Pavilion and 85% of the board will claim to have never liked it in the first place
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Merriweather what?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but the much maligned album by Animal Collective that was all over year-end lists two years ago, much to the ire of many ilxors. It was part of the dreaded GAPDY poll result axis of evil.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
there's no way, merriweather was almost universally acclaimed. this one's been pretty lukewarm
― ouroboros shoal (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
acclaimed by critics and fans alike, I should say
I was mostly being sarcastic with my prediction, just playing off the early year record gets tons of buzz only to have people turn on it by the end of the year.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:39 (thirteen years ago) link
yea I figured as much but I didn't wanna be snarky and accuse u of trollin
― ouroboros shoal (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Where in this thread is the handy link to nabisco's review?
Guess I will have to provide it: http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/reviews/70822/
― Poll Man River: The Jerome Kern Poll (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
"I suspect it’s the best and most recommendable thing Bejar’s done."
Get a clue, Nitsuh. It's a great record but just because you're jumping on the bandwagon 10 years too late doesn't mean you can proclaim the above bullsh*t.CloseBY SALEEN on 01/24/2011 at 10:23 pm
― an0n (diamonddave85), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't realize Bejar stans were so territorial.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
― an0n (diamonddave85), Thursday, February 17, 2011 1:58 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark
Hey, I've been listening to Bejar for a decade, and I also wrote in my review that it's arguably his best album too. Give him benefit of the doubt here.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
in his review he talks abt how this is the first bejar album hes listened to
― just sayin, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
He did say he "suspected" so I don't see what the problem is.
― Poll Makossa (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
― just sayin, Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:13 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark
Ok never mind. Haven't read the article since he first published it.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
the other night in my dream, they rereleased this album, but with William Shatner doing all the vocals
― peter in montreal, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
wld probably still be listenable
― on some outer space shit (bernard snowy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
no no, it isn't! and i didn't review it without going back and listening to the others again, either. i'm just getting worse and worse at communicating clearly. i'd heard bejar plenty, just never really delved into the stuff until last year or so.
― oɔsıqɐu (nabisco), Sunday, 20 February 2011 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
get a clue nitsuh
― Paradife Loft (diamonddave85), Sunday, 20 February 2011 00:09 (thirteen years ago) link
woops! i read that review when it was first published, and shld have re-read it before writing my comment. you communicated fine! it was just my memory
― just sayin, Sunday, 20 February 2011 09:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I've finally gotten around to hearing this, & think it's really great---a creative & worthwhile post, I know, but I doubt I'd have checked this out without ILM, since Rubies never sunk in for me & I'd ignored him since, & so I figured I'd chime in positively on this thread before it goes kaputt again.
― Euler, Sunday, 20 February 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Bejar is making his tv debut on Jimmy Fallon on the 22nd. should be interesting!
― i love it when a suggest ban comes together (cajunsunday), Sunday, 20 February 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for those who mentioned Blue Nile _Hats_. I'm definitely going to check that out now.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 03:29 (thirteen years ago) link
good performance. for some reason i had imagined the musicians he worked with to be older, like old studio hacks. went skiing yesterday & slept 15 hours last night & the song (downtown) hit me a lot harder than it ever has before
― flopson, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda disappointed he didn't piggyback ride fallon
― it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
http://stereogum.com/645022/watch-destroyers-tv-debut-on-fallon/video/
a friend of mine once suggested that if you used certain parts of the Internet to gauge what was deplorable to humanity, you would come up with a list that ran (1) genocide, (2) rape, (3) liking things other people can guess that you like, and (4) murder. This person also guessed that I would like the band Destroyer.
is this an ilxor?
― caek, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
here's a vid of the fallon performance http://blip.tv/file/4802315/ !!!
― i love it when a suggest ban comes together (cajunsunday), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
is it different than the one I just posted?
― it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
um no actually. was too excited to read the thread back.
― i love it when a suggest ban comes together (cajunsunday), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
these are exciting times
― just sayin, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
indeed they are!
― i love it when a suggest ban comes together (cajunsunday), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I like how Bejar seems sorta nervous at first but then gets into it as he goesand the way it basically turns into smooth-jazz freakout at the end
― on some outer space shit (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah really looking forward to the show in dc w/ the war on drugs opening.
― Moreno, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
HmSaying that it's his "Best Album", when it is such a remarkable stylistic shiftMay make the faithful claim that such a statement would negate the other gems in the crownBut that's not really the case, is it?
― Odult Ariented Rock (Ówen P.), Thursday, 24 February 2011 00:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i really don't think this album is *that* radical a shift for bejar. i think he's ultimately like leonard cohen, where his own persona dominates, no matter what musical setting you put him in.
― tylerw, Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link
xp nope, it was like opening pandora's box for me. pretty good marketing innit
― jan špankwajer.com (diamonddave85), Thursday, 24 February 2011 04:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Two bass players in that performance! One on either side of the drums.
― Du Musst Calamari Werden (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 February 2011 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
i didn't really like the tv performance.
― gr8080, Saturday, 26 February 2011 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
it sucks--he's not good live, i fear (saw them live once)
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 26 February 2011 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
the music on this album should exist only on this album and never be reproduced ever
― gr8080, Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:24 (thirteen years ago) link
yer nuts, horn shit was awesome imo
bejar painfully shy afterwards, was kind of endearing
― it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i saw dan b when frog eyes backed him on the your blues tour. great show. he bowed after every song . . . rarely seen someone so appreciative of his audience
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I like how Bejar seems sorta nervous at first
he is crazy uncomfortable onstage and often gets drunk to fight it. when he plays w/ New Pornographers usually comes out to sing carrying a pint.
I'm the total opposite, wasn't really thinking of going to Webster Hall in April but now I'm gonna see if there's still tickets. My wife can heckle (still hates this record).
― dmr, Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Haha, yeah last time I saw the New Pornos and Dan was there he was absolutely tanked. I couldn't believe that they played, and he made it through, "A Testament To Youth In Verse" and "Chump Change."
― Du Musst Calamari Werden (Phil D.), Saturday, 26 February 2011 03:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ecch I really dislike 'rubies', not sure about 'your blues'. What are the good new pornos songs w/ bejar?
― forest zombie (Vasco da Gama), Saturday, 26 February 2011 03:31 (thirteen years ago) link
all of them, but particularly "ballad of a comeback kid," "myriad harbor," "broken beads," both "jackies," yeah, all of them
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 26 February 2011 04:23 (thirteen years ago) link
wasn't really thinking of going to Webster Hall in April but now I'm gonna see if there's still tickets. My wife can heckle (still hates this record).
I saw him on the rubies tour and didn't really think I'd ever need to see him again... but I'm reconsidering now. my wife makes sardonic pet shop boys comparisons whenever I put on kaputt.
― it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Saturday, 26 February 2011 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
That's funny, I can't listen to it without thinking of Neil Tennant.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 February 2011 17:22 (thirteen years ago) link
ime he is charming & extremely likeable not partic uncomfortable live and i saw him doing a solo acoustic show?
― flopson, Saturday, 26 February 2011 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Laziest River is amazing! I've never liked destroyer but this record is something else. definitely not just a bonus song.
― JacobSanders, Monday, 28 February 2011 19:16 (thirteen years ago) link