The tame impala sound
― zip it shrimpy (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 00:42 (nine years ago) link
eh, I think about this album now and then because I work right in front of the garden on the cover !
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 11:33 (nine years ago) link
IFLWOGB and Elephant still pop up on shuffle now and again and I always enjoy them. Don't much care for the rest though.
― zip it shrimpy (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 11:37 (nine years ago) link
update !
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127354883@N08/15328528021/
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 14:09 (nine years ago) link
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127354883@N08/15328528021/lightbox/
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 14:11 (nine years ago) link
I was listening to some songs again (while taking the pictures) and IFLWOGB is still great. I can't shake the impression of hearing Lennon, though.His lost jam session with Pink floyd circa 1967 !
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 14:14 (nine years ago) link
Nowhere near as sonically inventive or as expansive as '67 Floyd. I like them a lot, though. So glad they've eschewed the gigantic Fender reverb on the vox that so many bands use to mitigate lame singing these days. #getoffmylawn
― hardcore dilettante, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 14:25 (nine years ago) link
i hate that effect. just sounds so lazy.
― zip it shrimpy (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 14:26 (nine years ago) link
the new pond record 'man it feels like space again' is very entertaining. (the TA offshoot, not the pond from portland.)
― gay cat park (disambiguation) (haitch), Monday, 9 February 2015 01:56 (nine years ago) link
new single is amazing. a big step up imo
― tayto fan (Michael B), Thursday, 12 March 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
I attempted to get a thread going here: Tame Impala - Forthcoming 3rd LP
― Captain Maximus, Friday, 13 March 2015 23:49 (nine years ago) link
I feel bad about taking a dump in your thread. The last third of the new track is actually pretty okay.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 13 March 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't sure where to post this, but how was that Melody's Echo Chamber EP so slept on this year? It's gorgeous.
― Ross, Sunday, 4 December 2016 00:14 (seven years ago) link
more than The Beatles, the album reminds me of Todd Rundgren, esp. the wizard, true star record
― nostormo, Friday, October 19, 2012 6:05 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^this. the one-man studio jams to the drum sound to the warmly layered analog keys & synths & vocals in places). the instrumentation/arrangements/production makes me think of "Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off" or the psych-soul of "When the Shit Hits the Fan/Sunset Boulevard". the bass playing is real cool and it really nails that 70s studio aesthetic. none of the songs stick out too much except "Elephant. kind of a horror glam rock song, more like T-Rex. it's incredible but sounds like it's from a totally different album lol.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 11 February 2018 01:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6CZTDCb7g4
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 11 February 2018 01:45 (six years ago) link
I am relistening to this today and Keep On Lying really stood out before Elephant. I agree with the person who said that the fuzzy synths are the best thing about this album. Whatever the exact combination of influences is, the sound is great.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 12 May 2022 14:53 (one year ago) link