suddenly and without warning the decemberists have movved to the forefront of my musical reflection.
in an act of blatant hypocrisy I today chastised the shit out of hazards of love, all the while humming along to the rake's song which has imbued my brain with its dark textures and heavy melodies.
meanwhile an old friend fbook burned colin meloy's work as being elementary, comparing the lyrical style to TMBG. Birdhouse in your Soul is no fucking Red Right Ankle .... SEEEWRREEEEZ ... i mean i sort of respect the guy's opinion, but sometimes he doesn't know what he's talking about. The worst part being that he was using death cab as his shield. This obviously could've led me to some serious contradictory insults in that regard. But I can't do it. I still dream of setting up a stalker station outside of BG's seattle abode.
also, musically the two bands are in two completely different spectrums. Especially the further back you go in each's catalogue.
I'm still feeling pretty heated about the statments: "A Poor Man's DCFC" and "besides the OBVIOUS similiarities to TMBG". Punch-Drink-Cry.
I ended up telling him I'd let it go, and suggesting the mariner's revenge song if he thought that Colin Meloy's lyrics were trite. I feel like this is pointless battle, and his opinion is already set. But I feel so damn strongly about the decemberits work I feel like i have to keep trying. Here are some of the songs I have considred to try and break his predispostions:
Mariner's Revenge
Soldiering Life
Chanty for Areuthesa
Eli the Barrowboy
Legionaire's Lament
Los Angelas, I'm Yours
The Apology Song
On the Bus Mall
Red Right Ankle ... shit all of her majesty
California One, Youth and Beauty Brigade ...
grrr ... and though I couldn't possibly choose between one or the other I can already say that I think Hazards is a much better piece of work than the let down DCFC put out last year ... yeesh.
p.s. Hazards of Love ... The Crane Wife II: now with more Crane
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yeah. i've been in this position where i've tried to dispel someone's predispositions about a band. It's tough to break up that schema. ... especially when it involves, broad, global attributions about essentially their entire career or body of work (e.g., making broad comparisons to another band, etc.) .... the person probably wont flinch, but i admire you for trying. i think its cool you feel strongly about these guys and it makes me listen sharper every time.
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