The Decemberists

[Stormx]

Is there some controversy over the neutral milk hotel relationship with the decemberists? I seem to remember seeing something about it.

Plus I heard a song of theirs which seems to rip THB

[Pål]

i think they suck. meloy's voice is so annoying

[Aqualad]

gimmick++

[cpanighetti]

if the decemberists are a gimmick, they are the best gimmick since "bohemian rhapsody"

[aqua-chan]

I love gimmicks.

[Gokk]

They're alright. Not super similar to NMH, though "Of Angels and Angles" lyrically plagarizes from "Gardenhead".

[Stormx]

The end of "The Mariner's Revenge Song" seems a lot like The Fool to me

[jlaird]

yea, i dont think so

[tomatoesandradiowires]

I don't think the fact that the words angels, angles and tangles are present in both songs is grounds for plagerization, especially when the two songs have completely different feels and the words arent used in the same way at all. I think it is just due to there not being a lot that rhymes with angles. I think overall gokk put it best as 'not supersimilar' sometimes i get the same feeling from the bands, but they're two different breeds enitrely in my book. as for your question Storm, I haven't heard anything. you meant the band members, not the fans right? because i've seen plenty pf NMH fans trash the decemberists. :p As for me, I'm just glad to see an indie band near my home town meet such success. Athens has been hogging them.

[Stormx]

True. I mean don't get me wrong, these past couple of days I've been obsessed with them (Sixteen Military Wives!!!)

[el topo]

Every time a Decemberists album comes out, I love it to death for about a month, and then I can never hear it again or it will drive me up the wall. Maybe it's because my wife is so obsessed with them that I can never get away. But there's something about Melloy's songs that they never leave my headosphere.

Although I wouldn't trash them, they're talented and put on really entertaining shows.

[aqua-chan]

there're plenty of portland indie bands that are big. wtf/?

[tomatoesandradiowires]

El topo, I'm the exact same way, I listen to them religiously for a month or two then can't bear to listen again for along time. EXCEPT for the Mariner's revenge song, which was once aptly described in the townhall as '100 tons of badass', or something along those lines. Have you seen the music video for 16 military wives, storm? :]

[artstarr]

decemberists are a personal favorite of mine...

they probably have been influenced somewhat by nmh, but besides from the sometimes odd song structure and occasional acoustic song, they're quite different.

and i am in LOVE with the 16 military wives video. actually, one of my friends asked me to make her a bag with screenshots from the video sewed on cause shes loves the decemberists so much..

and yeah, mariners revenge is amazing. anybody hear their new album?

[SlowCoreSadness]

Sometimes, Colin Meloy's lyrics, though ridiculously pretentious, are a bit fascinating, and the music can be swell.

The rest of the time, though, I want to punch him in the face.

[kylewilliam]

fucking love this band. i dont really notice too much of a NMH resemblance, though everyone around me seems to.

[Stormx]

Beck ^__^

Or The Fiery Furnaces

Or System.

[Mutineer]

Or Devo.

[el topo]

Well, it is true that Colin Meloy and Kevin Barnes both seem to search out the most obscure words in the dictionary and put them in their lyrics. They do have that in common.

[el topo]

And I never got the Decemberists/NMH comparison.

I have this theory that rock critics look at the album art, see if it reminds them of Aeroplane, and then toss off a Neutral Milk Hotel comparison. Witness Arcade Fire.

[sugarcookie]

the only reason they get compared is cos colin used to cover NMH in the early days. they were stoked to be playing in athens the times i saw them here.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
In my time I've been quite a fan of the Decemberists. I've never seen the much-vaunted similarities with NMH, especially when the main connection seems to be this very tenuous relationship between "Angels and Angles" and "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone".

They do put on a fantastic live show. However, I think they are vanishing up their own arses with all the success and their major label debut is not very good. So, the Crane Wife is bad, Hissing Fauna is not for me - can anyone suggest a new favourite band for me to get into?

I can also fully understand why people find Meloy pretentious or punchable...

Yeah, try the Galactic Heroes or The Soft Tulip Wee Factor Delight. You'll love them. They don't change. They make the same album over an over again. I'm pretty sure they use kazoos too.

[Harnk]

Such pretty panties, but tight...toooo tight.



:P

[Harnk]

Also, I get a slight tingle when I see that someone had edited their initial reply. It means that I hit a nerve

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
I hate to disabuse you but I went back in to put spaces in the word c o c k so it didn't show as four asterisks. Don't flatter yourself.

Fair enough. You're still a tweeboy

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed

I'd sooner read Gokk's posts than yours (though that's a tougher decision).

If only I would believe that. I'm sure if I put your Townhall input beside mine and ran a regression I think I would find that indeed my posts are strong drivers for driving your presence, with an R-square value of at least 0.89

[Harnk]

Also, for dry Brit, you seem to lack what is usually an inate ability to detect your own irony.

[artstarr]

Originally posted by Harnk
[quote]Originally posted by Half-Handed

if I put your Townhall input beside mine and ran a regression I think I would find that indeed my posts are strong drivers for driving your presence, with an R-square value of at least 0.89


you don't know how happy that made me. guess its cause of my inner calc-nerd.

:D

[Stormx]

Love not war!

[Mutineer]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Well, I'm not a massive fan of... Devo.

You should probably reconsider and buy/download a copy of this:

http://www.freedomofchoice.com/devoold/images/vol2.gif

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
I have just come back from a lovely 10 day holiday in Andalucia. Every night at dinner me and the wife seemed to end up next to a table of braying Americans. Total self-absorption always seemed to be coupled with a total lack of self awareness. As a result I can assure you my sense of irony has never been so highly honed (though Mrs HH did have to restrain me from physical assault on several occasions, especially one night in Cordoba). Scariest of all, these were the ones with passports...

However, in a typical British fashion, you're positively full of shit and anti-American.

[Harnk]

And with all due-respect, as I've seen a pic of you, you're not physically assaulting anyone without coming out the other end with a black eye and a mouthful of teeth

[Harnk]

Why is that every snide cuntbomb of a brit takes great pleasure in the passport census of America? Astonishing. I was interviewing for a new job last week with this snobby british fella who came out, without any regard to context, and asked me if I had a passport, then with great joy expressed his opinions about most Americans not having passports. Even though I've been to his country a few times and had the joyous pleasure of eating horrible food exclusively and experiencing projectile diarreah, to which a shower of smelly rotten water only made the situation worse, he still continued with his ramble. It was almost as though he was ready to have that coversation with the next person he ran into, be it me or Abe Lincoln.

[ж]

how long has this passport stereotype existed? i've never heard of it. but then again, i've had a passport since i was five because there is NO WAY you can keep me away from the grandeur of canada for more than three months at a time.

carry on with your argument, it rules

[Gokk]

Originally posted by ж
how long has this passport stereotype existed? i've never heard of it.

Same here, I thought it was kind of interesting.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed


You do seem in denial about how unpopular Americans are in the world. I dearly wish my fellow brits were a bit more anti-American (at least at a foreign policy level) in which case we wouldn't have wasted all that time and money tossing around in Iraq destabilising the world. But ironically, I love American music, American novels and some of the nicest people I've met on the internets (yes Andy, even you) are American. So quite a paradox.

As for the passport issue - sorry, but I think the Brits do find it utterly bemusing that so few Americans have them and so many live and die without leaving their country. And how few can locate Iraq and Afghanistan on a map of the world. Again, I'm sure all the Townhallers couldn't be less like your stereotypical American if they tried.

The food in the UK can be utterly dire, I agree. It is a problem you can solve by throwing money at it - if you do come over again I recommend saving up a bit first. Happy to give you some restaurant recommendations if you ever come to London ;)

You seem to be in denial of your blatant and unashamed bigotry. I can only hope that the other Americans here on this board will smell your arrogance and hatred. Stop hiding behind politics. This discussion is entirely unpolitical.

[Harnk]

ps, if you had half a brain you have some grasp on why it's a mere 20%. I'll give you time to think about it, then you can come back and we can discuss.

[Aqualad]

i still think the decemberists are gimmicky.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Gokk
Originally posted by ж
how long has this passport stereotype existed? i've never heard of it.

Same here, I thought it was kind of interesting.

If you were a Briton and you wanted to slip away to say France..you hop on a train. You can have a night out in Paris and be home before sunrise. Now let's say you lived in Nebraska and you wanted to head over to Paris: $700 airfare, $100 cabfare, a 6 (or 5, not sure) hour jetlag. Not so easy. Takes a great deal of planning and cash.

America's geographical isolation is the key factor. Population is another factor. And sure, we have our fair share of uncultured ding dongs how think Ruby Tuesday's is fine dining. Big fucking deal. Not sure why every highbrow limey cunt is so hung up on this statistic. They also seem to have a problem with separating government with civilians.

Most people do not understand statistics. It doesn't surpise me that our resident limey is incapable of understanding how demographics, geography and unsound statistical methodolgies play a major part in this one sided assesment.

I wonder how many Britons are whisking away to Peru or Thailand for holiday.

Going from Paris to Germany is like going from Long Island NY to Buffalo NY.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
I mentioned it in passing, you seem much more hung up on the statistic than I do. I was making the point that the American tourists I met abroad were imbeciles. I then went out of my way to suggest I'm sure that Townhallers are a different kettle of fish altogether. You are changing my mind, at least as far as you're concerned. You've been many things in your posts, but you're striking out into new territory by being tedious.

Excluding townhallers from your sweeping bigotry is only underscoring your screaming stupidity.

[Harnk]

You're a fucking pig.

[Harnk]

And you look like a right boner
:P

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/evansn/P7120009.jpg

[MadameTruffle]

Don't want to get swept off in an argument in my first post, but I just thought I'd mention the massive size of America and the incredible variation of its geography.

If you're from a place like England, which is tiny and has pretty much one climate and type of terrain, you need a passport to go anywhere interesting! Whereas you could spend a lifetime exploring the different parts of America.

Just my 2c. Good points made all around.

[sloansimpson]

I'd always thought Half-Handed and Harnk were the same person.

[Pål]

I've met a lot of really, really nice and cool Americans travelling in Europe. Met a crew of soldiers on leave who wasn't too nice though.

[Edited on 9-27-0606 by Pål]

[Harnk]

Originally posted by sloansimpson
I'd always thought Half-Handed and Harnk were the same person.

I guess it would be fair to say that you are not a detective or anything of the kind.

[el topo]

If they're the same person, this thread just became BRILLIANT.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Harnk, I'm disappointed (but not surprised) that you can't do any better than that. "you're a fucking pig" and "you look like a boner"?

It's getting harder to tell the difference between your nonsense posts and all the others. I don't seem to recall making any sweeping generalisations about Americans. I said that I bumped into lots of irritating ones on holiday (which is demonstrably true) and that not a lot of Americans have passports (which is also true). From this you have decided to concoct some anti-American jihad on my part which blindfolding yourself in the stars and stripes. All the townhallers on here (or most) seem lovely, the Brits, the Swedes, the Americans, the Canadians, the French, imota in Japan, the whole crazy lot.

You on the other hand are a twat - nothing to do with you being an American, you just are.

That is one large sidestep, Sasquatch.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Originally posted by MadameTruffle
Don't want to get swept off in an argument in my first post, but I just thought I'd mention the massive size of America and the incredible variation of its geography.

If you're from a place like England, which is tiny and has pretty much one climate and type of terrain, you need a passport to go anywhere interesting! Whereas you could spend a lifetime exploring the different parts of America.

Just my 2c. Good points made all around.

Welcome to the Townhall!

I think that's a fair point (though actually the terrain in England/the UK does vary quite sharply - sadly the climate doesn't). And if I lived in the States I would probably want to see NYC, SF etc. But I still think it's quite interesting (just to stress - I mean "interesting" rather than "all Americans are rednecks") that there seems much less mobility in the population of the States. I seem to recall reading a statistic that something like 90% of Americans die within 20 miles of their birthplace - apologies if that's apocryphal but again if it's true it's another fascinating facet to it.

Perhaps you should spend your time with things more worthy, like perhaps shopping for some hip spectacles or better yet studying the low birth weight of Britons who eat spinach then day 600 miles from their home with green teeth and a belly of lager.

[Harnk]

You're a cunt of the highest order.

[Harnk]

The Joy Of Being American and Dying Far Away From Family and Friends by Nathan Evans (A British Goonie)

[Harnk]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/evansn/P7120009.jpg

[the hurdy gurdy man]

what if harnk isn't real? what if he's just a split personality of the townhall's collective conscious? or... what if harnk is the only real person on the townhall, and we're just splits off of him?

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Now that Half handed's picture has been posted so many times, I can finally get past my initial "where the hell is he looking?" hangup and note the eloquent "R U 18?" sign in the corner. Clearly HH is at a strip club with the Mrs. that is frequented by bald men and old ladies, as we see in the backround.

Anyway, I've enjoyed the argument, Some points I agree with some I don't. I'd say it's a shame that more Americans don't leave the country, but it really is a hassle. A man who couldn't be bothered to buy a decemberists album could understand that. Also the war has been brought up, I won't stray into it, but i will note it has considerably discouraged travel. anyone who has been to an airport recently will testify to how awful it is, If i could train around the globe i certainly would. Also, I agree with madame truffle that the states are wonderfully diverse, and each region is worth a visit. Not to mention all the worldly influences we have, louisiana has its cajun flavor, Texas and new mexico a spanish flair, boston is close to me and it has a huge irish as well as an italian population. not to mention New york, which boasts to many types of people to begin to describe.

And finally, the judging of our countrymen (even with e6 townhallers excluded) based on tourists, that just seems silly. People go on vacations to drink, to let loose, and to have a memorable time. It is all to rare that people venture out to learn new customs, gain more perspective on the world which is sad, instead of having people leaving their homelands to hop around and learn and maybe even teach each other a little bit, you have some American, on the corner of some french street braying "HUNNY, COME LOOK AT THIS, IT'S THE I-FELL TOWER. WE HAVE BIGGER BUILDINGS THAN THAT IN AMERICA, DON'T WE KIDS?" and aside from this obviously abrassive behavior of a man desperate to see funny things and snap a million pictures, we have subtle cultural divisions that go unnoticed. for example, here in the states it's not unusual to give a wave and a smile to someone as you pass them on the streets. In france, this isn't the case (i'm not sure about the rest of Europe). And so i compell you, if it is your true intent to get a view of america and its people, come to us. Snap pictures at curvy streets, harbors and statues we find trivial and common place, and then allow us to discuss how awful you bray and how odd you are when you leave, with the comfort of knowing that we do little else on our adventures.

Anyway, sorry about your night in Cardoba.

P.s. you guys say "jaguar" wrong.

[Stormx]

heres my 2 pence... haha

Originally posted by Harnk
Originally posted by Gokk
Originally posted by ж
how long has this passport stereotype existed? i've never heard of it.

Same here, I thought it was kind of interesting.

If you were a Briton and you wanted to slip away to say France..you hop on a train. You can have a night out in Paris and be home before sunrise. Now let's say you lived in Nebraska and you wanted to head over to Paris: $700 airfare, $100 cabfare, a 6 (or 5, not sure) hour jetlag. Not so easy. Takes a great deal of planning and cash.

America's geographical isolation is the key factor. Population is another factor. And sure, we have our fair share of uncultured ding dongs how think Ruby Tuesday's is fine dining. Big fucking deal. Not sure why every highbrow limey cunt is so hung up on this statistic. They also seem to have a problem with separating government with civilians.

Most people do not understand statistics. It doesn't surpise me that our resident limey is incapable of understanding how demographics, geography and unsound statistical methodolgies play a major part in this one sided assesment.

I wonder how many Britons are whisking away to Peru or Thailand for holiday.

Going from Paris to Germany is like going from Long Island NY to Buffalo NY.

Have you ever actually done that? The channel tunnel itself is fairly quick, but it takes about 2 hours to get into it

Its cheap, but yeah. Takes quite long. Plus who'd want to go to france?

Originally posted by MadameTruffle
Don't want to get swept off in an argument in my first post, but I just thought I'd mention the massive size of America and the incredible variation of its geography.

If you're from a place like England, which is tiny and has pretty much one climate and type of terrain, you need a passport to go anywhere interesting! Whereas you could spend a lifetime exploring the different parts of America.

Just my 2c. Good points made all around.

Totally agree. There *is* variation in england. Its pretty built up, but there are places to go. I think 83% of the
population of the UK lives in England to put it in perspective. Some areas are built up, some aren't.


Alright, my view on america is this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/WorldMilitarySpending.jpg

That pretty much sums it up. Your government sucks. Ours does too, but to a lesser extent.

But on the whole I find americans quite nice. The majority of the internet-going americans seem to be forward-thinking RPers and stuff, so I like them.

England isn't that bad. I quite like it here.

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Teenagers of any race or creed, culture,..hight? are pretty awful. I don't particularly enjoy wandering down the hallways between classes, it's a barrage of 'lyke, omigawd!, tottally, sKaNk!, and pff whatev's (and that's on a good day, yes, vocabularly can sink below these levels.)

I hope you enjoy san francisco, when I went I didn't particularly care for it, the people I met were generally cold and when they found out I wasn't a local they assumed they knew more about me than everything. also the signs I saw regarding the possible effects of the city's pollution were concerning. And so we see you don't have to come from another country to harbor most likely unfounded convictions about a region, for in no way could the 20 individuals I had direct contact with be an accurate depiction of an entire city. If there are any San franciscians on these forums, I'm sure your town is lovely and feel free to post about the amiable facets of SF. (those less consipicious than China town and the trolleys, seals on the docks, and lombard street would be appreciated, but wow. china town, that was a pretty cool experience.)

We say JAG-WAR.
I think you say, JAG-YOO-AR.

I could be completely wrong on both accounts, but as long as we are on the subject of obscure cultural differences..

We drive on the right side of the road, and you on the left, thus I have been itching to know. What side do you walk on in malls and schools and such? The rule of thumb here seems to be to stay on the right. Do englanders drift left?

[ж]

people also say jag-wire, and i've heard "jag-yoo-ire" in an electric eels song. maybe it's a cleveland thing.

[Edited on 9-27-0606 by ж]

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Originally posted by tomatoesandradiowires
Now that Half handed's picture has been posted so many times, I can finally get past my initial "where the hell is he looking?" hangup and note the eloquent "R U 18?" sign in the corner. Clearly HH is at a strip club with the Mrs. that is frequented by bald men and old ladies, as we see in the backround.

Anyway, I've enjoyed the argument, Some points I agree with some I don't. I'd say it's a shame that more Americans don't leave the country, but it really is a hassle. A man who couldn't be bothered to buy a decemberists album could understand that. Also the war has been brought up, I won't stray into it, but i will note it has considerably discouraged travel. anyone who has been to an airport recently will testify to how awful it is, If i could train around the globe i certainly would. Also, I agree with madame truffle that the states are wonderfully diverse, and each region is worth a visit. Not to mention all the worldly influences we have, louisiana has its cajun flavor, Texas and new mexico a spanish flair, boston is close to me and it has a huge irish as well as an italian population. not to mention New york, which boasts to many types of people to begin to describe.

And finally, the judging of our countrymen (even with e6 townhallers excluded) based on tourists, that just seems silly. People go on vacations to drink, to let loose, and to have a memorable time. It is all to rare that people venture out to learn new customs, gain more perspective on the world which is sad, instead of having people leaving their homelands to hop around and learn and maybe even teach each other a little bit, you have some American, on the corner of some french street braying "HUNNY, COME LOOK AT THIS, IT'S THE I-FELL TOWER. WE HAVE BIGGER BUILDINGS THAN THAT IN AMERICA, DON'T WE KIDS?" and aside from this obviously abrassive behavior of a man desperate to see funny things and snap a million pictures, we have subtle cultural divisions that go unnoticed. for example, here in the states it's not unusual to give a wave and a smile to someone as you pass them on the streets. In france, this isn't the case (i'm not sure about the rest of Europe). And so i compell you, if it is your true intent to get a view of america and its people, come to us. Snap pictures at curvy streets, harbors and statues we find trivial and common place, and then allow us to discuss how awful you bray and how odd you are when you leave, with the comfort of knowing that we do little else on our adventures.

Anyway, sorry about your night in Cardoba.

P.s. you guys say "jaguar" wrong.

An excellent post. The photo (which I'm certainly never tiring of) was taken in a small village outside the town I live in. No strip bar I can assure you.

I would never judge all Americans based on the ones I met on holiday (though I seem destined to be caricatured as having said so because idiot Harnk has said it often enough) - but I seemed to spend the whole holiday sitting next to table after table of vacuous American teens. After a while it became funny. It might just be that I'm a misanthrope because I am pretty convinced that a table of English teens would be almost equally odious. Anyway, at the risk of repeated repetition most Americans I have met have been a lovely bunch - especially all the people on the Townhall who I think are as ace a group of people as you could hope to have conversations with on the internet (with certain notable exceptions).

I am looking forward to coming to the States. Mrs HH and I quite fancy going to San Francisco next year. When I do I promise to be bowled over by your all round niceness, lovely food and huge portions. I went to Canada a couple of years ago and was traumatised by how pleasant and sincere everybody was - I really can't understand what tourists like about London where everyone would as soon mug you as look at you.

And actually, I am perpetually horrified by English tourists abroad - they are almost as bad as the American tourists I met on holiday. Fortunately they mainly go to cheap and nasty beach resorts where I will never bump into them (though they've taken to ruining Prague which is a real pity).

How are you meant to say jaguar?

What a crock of absolute shit.

[emanresu]

do you guys spell it aluminum or aluminium?

[Harnk]

Originally posted by emanresu
do you guys spell it aluminum or aluminium?

Another favorite topic of discussion for Brits

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Why exactly was my post a crock of absolute shit? -_-

[Harnk]

it wasn't.

[Harnk]

The tool who calls his wife Mrs HH made the crock

[tomatoesandradiowires]

I didn't even know you could spell it aluminium. I second that it sounds cooler.

[paulpaul]

this is the most interesting thread the townhall has seen in quite a while.... :)
unfortunetly i have nothing of value to add
best!

[Stormx]

Aluminium is the chemical name of the stuff whereever you live. But I think the actual metal used in construction and stuff is aluminum in the states

[auxiliaryoctopus]

Let's get mad at a country who isn't represented here, say, Trinidad and Tabago. It's like, pick a name already! Every other country in the world has one name, but some soddy island nation needs two?

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Originally posted by Harnk
The tool who calls his wife Mrs HH made the crock

Are you even still here? Shame, we were having a nice chat without you.

Relax Goonie. Carry on with your bigot cleanup.

[Harnk]

If only you meant that

[Harnk]

I like your angle, if only it had substance and relevancy. Please refer to my essay "Why Morons Always Think They're Winning"

[Harnk]

That fact that you have set up camp in this thread is a testament to your complete fascination with me. This is not to say that you like me, but rather to the contrary. I'll let you be as soon as you say the following words

"While I know that what I've said in this thread could be misconstrued as blatant disgust for Americans, the fact is that I'm really just to much of an idiot to effectively prove this otherwise, which is why I haven't responded to any accusations with any sort of logic. This is exactly why I wear a Goonies t-shirt and listen to Half-Handed Cloud, another testament to my complete lack of decisiveness, thus my dork snortle spectacles and lopsided sideburns"

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
I don't think you've ever posted a picture of yourself)


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d198/TheHarnk/nose.jpg

[milkandholywater]

what's with all the noses?

[Harnk]

Who nose?

[Harnk]

I know of no nose who knows what I knows about noses.

[milkandholywater]

nose shit! ;)

[milkandholywater]

oh crap, that didn't work.

i was trying to be clever and say "nose s h i t!" like, you know, "no shit!" but with a nose. i should just quit while i'm ahead.

[Harnk]

I know of no nose who knows what I knows about noses, it was mentioned, not knowing that no one knew what noses were knowingly not knowing nor as not to appear as an ear, only I never heard of a nose not knowing it was a nose. Who knows? It could have been an ear all long that I heard, not knowing it was indded a nose or at least ear that looked like a nose that no one had seen before, or perhaps it was eye. I don't know. I know however, that no one I know had ever mistaken an ear for a nose, or a nose for an eye, but I wouldn't be surprised if an eye, when posing as an ear could look like a nose behaving badly in a room full of abstract beard purveyors trying to sell nose hair trimmers to men who knew nothing about noses.

[Edited on 9-28-0606 by Harnk]

[sloansimpson]

What was the edit?

[Harnk]

Originally posted by sloansimpson
What was the edit?

I had the same word 4 times in a row.

[Stormx]

Originally posted by Harnk
Who nose?

Very funny dickwad.

[Harnk]

How inappropriate of you to swoop in with such an unbalanced attack

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Originally posted by Harnk
I know of no nose who knows what I knows about noses, it was mentioned, not knowing that no one knew what noses were knowingly not knowing nor as not to appear as an ear, only I never heard of a nose not knowing it was a nose. Who knows? It could have been an ear all long that I heard, not knowing it was indded a nose or at least ear that looked like a nose that no one had seen before, or perhaps it was eye. I don't know. I know however, that no one I know had ever mistaken an ear for a nose, or a nose for an eye, but I wouldn't be surprised if an eye, when posing as an ear could look like a nose behaving badly in a room full of abstract beard purveyors trying to sell nose hair trimmers to men who knew nothing about noses.

[Edited on 9-28-0606 by Harnk]


That was like shel silverstein on crack.

[Cynothoglys]

God, Harnk and Half-Handed, shut up you pair of... Just, please, this is incredibly juvenile, totally off-topic, and rude beyond any level of belief. I think you've stopped, but no one has bothered to reprimand you, so I will.

Now, back to the Decemberists: They have moments of being overly twee, and yes, there are instances of extreme loquaciousness. But the latter is a bit of a put-on and usually used to enhance the "effect" or "feel" of a song, usually in a beneficial or at least indifferent way; The former, on the other hand, must simply be tolerated, but it too is usually ironic ("Billy Liar", "The Soldiering Life", and "O Valencia" are pretty bleak lyrically). Overall, their dark/mildly dramatic and general early stuff is their best. Take "Shiny", "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade", "Shanty for the Arethusa", "Los Angeles I'm Yours", "Odalisque". These are truly wonderful tracks, the second in particular. It was, I've heard, the final song of their first show, and the same of their first LP. It's pure, unabashed brilliance.

"The Tain"'s also worth it, if you can sit through it all.

[Cynothoglys]

Ah, yes. Colin Meloy seems to respect Mangum as an artist, but hates comparisons. For a while he said he was trying to emulate Michael Stipe.

[artstarr]

after listening to the crane wife multiple times, i've grown to love it.

i've found its one of those albums that you need to listen to on repeat to really appreciate.

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Originally posted by Cynothoglys
God, Harnk and Half-Handed, shut up you pair of... Just, please, this is incredibly juvenile,

I always love when someone uses aposiopesis on an internet forum. it seems so ridiculous to me.

[idrankhemlock]

Originally posted by Cynothoglys
God, Harnk and Half-Handed, shut up you pair of... Just, please, this is incredibly juvenile, totally off-topic, and rude beyond any level of belief. I think you've stopped, but no one has bothered to reprimand you, so I will.

Now, back to the Decemberists: They have moments of being overly twee, and yes, there are instances of extreme loquaciousness. But the latter is a bit of a put-on and usually used to enhance the "effect" or "feel" of a song, usually in a beneficial or at least indifferent way; The former, on the other hand, must simply be tolerated, but it too is usually ironic ("Billy Liar", "The Soldiering Life", and "O Valencia" are pretty bleak lyrically). Overall, their dark/mildly dramatic and general early stuff is their best. Take "Shiny", "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade", "Shanty for the Arethusa", "Los Angeles I'm Yours", "Odalisque". These are truly wonderful tracks, the second in particular. It was, I've heard, the final song of their first show, and the same of their first LP. It's pure, unabashed brilliance.

"The Tain"'s also worth it, if you can sit through it all.
wow........i think i hate you

[idrankhemlock]

tarkio for the win

[Stormx]

Originally posted by Cynothoglys
God, Harnk and Half-Handed, shut up you pair of... Just, please, this is incredibly juvenile, totally off-topic, and rude beyond any level of belief. I think you've stopped, but no one has bothered to reprimand you, so I will.

Now, back to the Decemberists: They have moments of being overly twee, and yes, there are instances of extreme loquaciousness. But the latter is a bit of a put-on and usually used to enhance the "effect" or "feel" of a song, usually in a beneficial or at least indifferent way; The former, on the other hand, must simply be tolerated, but it too is usually ironic ("Billy Liar", "The Soldiering Life", and "O Valencia" are pretty bleak lyrically). Overall, their dark/mildly dramatic and general early stuff is their best. Take "Shiny", "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade", "Shanty for the Arethusa", "Los Angeles I'm Yours", "Odalisque". These are truly wonderful tracks, the second in particular. It was, I've heard, the final song of their first show, and the same of their first LP. It's pure, unabashed brilliance.

"The Tain"'s also worth it, if you can sit through it all.

Looks like someone is having fun in english classes

[tomatoesandradiowires]

Originally posted by Cynothoglys
God, Harnk and Half-Handed,

I don't remember God being in their argument at all. But maybe he chided in about Americans and passports.

[Aqualad]

I think he lurks now

[God]

Actually, everything Harnk and Half-Handed say is divinely inspired by me. I just have fun using them as mouthpieces for my contradictory dogma.

[Hobbes]

Sorry - dead horses and all that - but this thread is so brilliant I had to take it back to the top of the forum.

I'm glad I signed up now. Just talking about E6 bands, though I've more than a passing fondness for a few, wouldn't neccessarily rock my world forever. But there are some personalities here!

[Hobbes]

I'm in Colchester at the moment but I've lived, you know, around.

You're London, right? 50 minutes on the train just for me. Good for gigs.

[Stormx]

An hour for me, but can't say I've been to a gig in london. Just saw razorlight / boy least likely / the like in Reading.

[raoulduke87]

Originally posted by tomatoesandradiowires
[quote]Originally posted by Cynothoglys
God, Harnk and Half-Handed,


God, Harnk and Half-Handed walk into a bar...

[raoulduke87]

oh, and who used "boner" as a pejorative?

I forgot who said it while scrolling through this fascinating clash of the titans.

[Harnk]

Goonies never say die !