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5/18/2011 7:42:50 PM

enjoying the new bon iver

5/18/2011 9:30:24 PM

the new fucked up is fun
the new bon iver is quite nice
chiming in.

5/19/2011 11:36:02 AM

Justin Vernon is better than we are

holy fuck

5/19/2011 1:25:13 PM

^ yes, this has become abundantly clear to me as well.

5/19/2011 3:58:46 PM

so far, "michicant" is my favorite track on bon iver. livenation ticket prices=worth it.

also enjoying the new woods record.

5/19/2011 8:14:51 PM

damnit, maybe i should have bought those overpriced tix.

of course, i read this board and it's all glowing adoration --- i just read another board where it's getting trashed at about a 65% clilp.

time to listen now and decide for myself.

[Edited on May 19, 2011 at 9:22 PM. Reason : .]

5/19/2011 9:18:41 PM

Tyler, the Creator is eh...

Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats, and Domo Genesis should make their own group so I'd stop thinking that OWFGKTA are D12's kids.

New Curren$y EP's decent though

[Edited on May 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM. Reason : herpes]

5/19/2011 11:34:18 PM

yeah, i decided to see what all the fuss was about with tyler, the creator too

this just kind of seems like eminem all over again

5/20/2011 12:02:04 AM

If you don't know about Woods, or you think you don't like Woods, listen to 'Any other day' off the new album, and I'm pretty sure you'll change your tune

5/20/2011 12:18:08 AM

^^ Their Radical mixtape isn't bad...but Tyler, the Creator's entire style and presence just smacks of cheap Eminem

5/20/2011 12:22:41 AM

Im not entirely crazy about the new Bon Iver. I dunno...Just are not.

Also, I think either way, Ticketmaster can go to hell. And I never considered paying what they wanted for tickets to Bon Iver and especially the Rosebuds. Sorry.

[Edited on May 20, 2011 at 12:56 AM. Reason : n]

5/20/2011 12:55:18 AM

I like Bon Iver exponentially more than I've ever liked the Rosebuds.

5/20/2011 8:48:22 AM

And I like Birds Make Good Neighbors more than any Bon Iver record.

5/20/2011 12:48:24 PM

http://www.pitchfork.com/forkcast/15791-gucci-gucci/

5/20/2011 3:03:09 PM

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"I like Bon Iver exponentially more than I've ever liked the Rosebuds."

step back, take a deep breath, and re-think that statement, damnit.

5/20/2011 8:00:07 PM

I'm gonna give it a few more tries, but Bon Iver, Bon Iver just seems like more of the same except with Genesis and Supertramp thrown in for good measure. I was psyched to listen to it but I'm rrrreaaaally not diggin' it.

5/20/2011 11:17:00 PM

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"LONG WAY HOME"

5/20/2011 11:20:54 PM

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"GOOD BYE STRANGER"

5/20/2011 11:25:38 PM

The Rosebuds, in my opinion, are terrible.

Bon Iver's For Emma Forever Ago, was one of the most amazing fucking things I had ever heard the first time I popped it in the CD player and let it spin all the way through.

In a roundabout way: Yes, the Rosebuds are from Raleigh, but fuck them. Fuck them. Fuck the Rosebuds. Fuck them once more, for good measure.

Bon Iver is almost from Raleigh (at least Vernon, anyways). Dude used to work at the Rockford on Glenwood.

5/20/2011 11:37:49 PM

BTW, so I don't seem like a 100% negative asshole all the time, I'm still really enjoying the new Akron/Family, Okkervil River, and Jim Guthrie.

I don't get people who are obsessed with The Rosebuds, but I don't get the hate either. They're fun, for whatever that's worth, and I'm totally down for seeing them if I've got nothing better to do and it's cheap-ish.

5/20/2011 11:37:50 PM

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"n a roundabout way: Yes, the Rosebuds are from Raleigh, but fuck them. Fuck them. Fuck the Rosebuds. Fuck them once more, for good measure."

Do explain.

I mean, I understand that Bon Iver and the Rosebuds are different enough that liking one and not the other can simply be a matter of personal stylistic taste, and that's fine. If you don't like guitar pop, you probably won't like the Rosebuds. However, as guitar pop bands go, they're a very solid band. Why the hate?

5/20/2011 11:48:14 PM

I, too, would love to see some reasoning behind the hate

5/21/2011 3:12:05 AM

really don't think if you knew the Rosebuds IRL you would say "fuck them." I can definitely understand why someone wouldn't like their music but that's a little extreme. Also their new album is fucking good.

(in no way am I trying to make myself sound cool by what I said but they are some pretty fucking great people so to see that makes me feel a little defensive. Also kinda wish mdalston still read tww)

5/21/2011 4:46:21 AM

on a lighter note....

anyone else listening to the snowman album? one of my favorites of this year for sure.

5/21/2011 9:02:31 AM

At the risk of sounding like Old Man marko, this Bon Iver album is putting me to sleep.

"Beth/Rest" is really good, though.

5/21/2011 10:40:35 AM

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"in no way am I trying to make myself sound cool"

you are succeeding

5/21/2011 12:12:05 PM

^

apparently in Schoolkids last week there was a guy bragging loudly about how he is good friends with "Ian" of the Rosebuds

5/21/2011 12:36:42 PM

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"apparently in Schoolkids last week there was a guy bragging loudly about how he is good friends with "Ian" of the Rosebuds"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

5/21/2011 1:08:28 PM

The Rosebuds aren't terrible, they're just...meh (Hence, it's fitting they're signed with Meh Records).

And I remember when mdalston used to post, but don't remember any of his posts.

But yes, as people I'm sure they're great, seeing as friends of friends are friends with them...

5/21/2011 1:52:05 PM

Is mdalston a Rosebuds fanatic or something?

And, yes, I can attest that a dude was walking around in Schoolkids a few days ago with a girl that he was clearly trying to impress, and when she asked him if he knew who The Rosebuds were, he really loudly said, "YEAH, IAN'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, I PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WITH HIM, WE STILL HANG OUT ALL THE TIME." The whole scene was pretty lulzy.

I like Bon Iver's music a lot and I like some of The Rosebuds' music a lot. Both of their new albums are fucking fantastic IMO and I don't think there's any point at all in comparing who's better, since their music is so different. They're both good and it's cool that they're both from here or semi-from here.

Also, I don't know Kelly, Ivan, or Justin very well at all, but all of them have been super cool to me in the few minutes I've talked to them. They all seem like really great, nice people, so I don't understand why somebody would resort to "fuck them."

[Edited on May 21, 2011 at 2:33 PM. Reason : s]

5/21/2011 2:31:51 PM

Lol kodiak



Sweet dreams, young prince!

5/21/2011 2:39:09 PM

he dated or still dates kelly.

and i meant to say some bros i know are friends with them. whoops.

[Edited on May 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM. Reason : h]

5/21/2011 2:45:01 PM

let's celebrate this rosebuds love fest with a link to the new album, shall we?

5/21/2011 3:01:59 PM

Predicted Rosebuds Pitchfork score ITT: 7.1

5/21/2011 3:09:02 PM

I'm pretty psyched that they finally used Kelly's Barbie piano on a record.

The Rosebuds - Woods by One Thirty BPM

5/21/2011 3:15:48 PM

bragging about being friends with a guy in a band from a scene as small as Raleigh's is pretty goddamned LOL-able

5/21/2011 3:44:35 PM

Raleigh's scene ain't that small

5/21/2011 3:55:09 PM

it ain't that big, either

5/21/2011 4:00:15 PM

No, but the city's not very big. For instance, Raleigh has a similar number of nationally prominent artists as Baltimore, a metro area with nearly double Raleigh's population.

5/21/2011 4:21:46 PM

Baltimore's also a shithole.


Look, I'm not trying to get into a pissing match here. All I'm saying is that bragging about knowing somebody in a town the size of Raleigh is laughable.

5/21/2011 4:59:56 PM

Baltimore has too many blacks

5/21/2011 5:01:09 PM

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"No, but the city's not very big. For instance, Raleigh has a similar number of nationally prominent artists as Baltimore, a metro area with nearly double Raleigh's population. "

Not to mention we have a lot of acts that have moved to Baltimore.

People who say we have a small music scene are right to some degree, but it's not entirely true--like vinylbandito said, we have a large scene considering the size, population, and structure of Raleigh.

5/21/2011 5:02:47 PM

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"Not to mention we have a lot of acts that have moved to Baltimore."

I wouldn't call one "a lot."

5/21/2011 5:05:37 PM

More than a couple, though I guess only a few noteworthy bands.

5/21/2011 5:13:57 PM

pretty sure the count is at 1

5/21/2011 5:14:54 PM

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"bragging about knowing somebody in a town the size of Raleigh is laughable"

5/21/2011 5:16:24 PM

I'm having trouble of thinking of more than one. Moss of Aura doesn't count.

5/21/2011 5:18:10 PM

Raleigh has a decent music scene on its own IMO, but if you extend it to the triangle, there's no way you could argue it's a small music scene. If you extend it to the whole triangle, I'd argue it's one of the better music scenes in the country (like top 10-20)

5/21/2011 5:55:58 PM

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"it ain't that big, either"

ranked by Playboy as the #3 music scene in the nation, fwiw.

(believe that included Durham/Chapel Hill)

[Edited on May 21, 2011 at 6:04 PM. Reason : .]

5/21/2011 6:03:59 PM