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Real Horrorshow Groodies
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:58 pm


This guild seems a little on the dead side, so I have decided to breathe life into this guild by creating this delightful little thread to discuss The Decemberists and why they are so damn awesome.

Some videos for those who have yet to experience the magic:
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:09 am


I agree, they are so awesome! (:

Ellesh


Real Horrorshow Groodies
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:58 am


I'd also like to take a moment to rage against the unjustified crap The Hazards Of Love has been receiving. It is easily my favorite album of the year, and I would put it on par with some of the Decemberists' best work (that being The Crane Wife and Castaways And Cutouts).

Anyhoo, I thought it was a wonderful album for folk fans and prog fans alike (I happen to be both of those things, so all the better).
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:41 pm


have you heard Everybody Knows? (aka Sunshine)

yourmemoryblackout


Real Horrorshow Groodies
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:44 pm


yourmemoryblackout
have you heard Everybody Knows? (aka Sunshine)

Leonard Cohen?
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:49 pm


No, Decemberists. It's the B-side to the Billy Liar single. it showed up in my pandora, and the drum riff is really catchy.

yourmemoryblackout


yourmemoryblackout

PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:57 pm


It's on Otis' opuses as Everybody Knows, and on the Billy Liar single as Sunshine.
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:27 pm


Yeah, I don't have that track. I have all their studio albums and EPs but you're getting a little too obscure for me.

I did end up looking it up, though, and I rather enjoyed it.

Real Horrorshow Groodies
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Leggo My Preggo


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:37 pm


Their music is in my life at least once a week, and that's saying something as I don't usually listen to music, I tend to be the one playing it.
PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:06 pm


i like death cab for cutie and the postal service, so i assume i'd like the decemberists if i took a sec to listen. (since the same guy is in all 3)

A B Up Start
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Real Horrorshow Groodies
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:45 pm


A B Up Start
i like death cab for cutie and the postal service, so i assume i'd like the decemberists if i took a sec to listen. (since the same guy is in all 3)

I think you're mistaken. The Decemberists are unrelated to those two bands. Additionally, in terms of style, The Decemberists have a greater folk influence than the slicker sounds of Death Cab and The Postal Service. However, I am a fan of those two bands, and I do like The Decemberists, so maybe there is a correlation.

Either way, I absolutely adore The Decemberists, and I strongly recommend that you look into them.
PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:53 pm


Real Horrorshow Groodies
A B Up Start
i like death cab for cutie and the postal service, so i assume i'd like the decemberists if i took a sec to listen. (since the same guy is in all 3)

I think you're mistaken. The Decemberists are unrelated to those two bands. Additionally, in terms of style, The Decemberists have a greater folk influence than the slicker sounds of Death Cab and The Postal Service. However, I am a fan of those two bands, and I do like The Decemberists, so maybe there is a correlation.

Either way, I absolutely adore The Decemberists, and I strongly recommend that you look into them.

my bad. i thought someone told me that once

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:21 pm


I just heard this band and I love them now.
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