ScopArch wrote: 
I was at work today, and between my arrival at 9:00 and going out for lunch, the radio station in shipping played the same song 3 times.  It wasn't an OK song.  I'd rather hear Fleet Foxes three times per hour than some crumby manufactured song once a day.  Incidentally, I don't even work in the shipping department, so the crumby song may have played more than three times this morn. 

I guess I should point out that the station in question is a 'top 40' station, so they only have about 40 songs to choose from.  The song in question was extra top, so they had to play it extra lots.  So there.  Pity I can't force the whole place to listen to RP.

4 dead in O-hi-o

 jhorton wrote: 
            Yeah, they're awesome at suckitude. . .

 aeryn wrote:
'Cause they are awesome? 

Why is Fleet Foxes played EVERYDAY?

This song is okay, but the seemingly 2 or 3 times a day it gets played is not.

 Kittee wrote: 

They are okay. I bought the CD at Target for 10 bucks (good value) but after a few listens, it becomes a little grating. They are good in really small doses, more than that and it has that sameness to it with no discernible details to say "Ooh, I like that song because of this, and I like that song because of that".

My money could have been spent better on other artists. But I'll rip the favorites for the ipod. Better off buying the songs you like for 99 cents rather than the whole album. Let's hope they get better over time. I think the potential is there.

Definitely there.

The melody is Ohio.

Nice harmonies and deep layers with evocative edges of myth...nice band to discover....thanks RP

 gvan wrote: 
well since this is really good and MMJ has taken a turn for the absolute worst with their latest, i think they'll get off the hook.
...CSN though?.............REALLY??!?  you gonna bring them up any time someone breaks out 3-part harmonies?

 gvan wrote: 
Huh?

 hippiechick wrote:  I downloaded the song from Amazon for 99c.  Couldn't wait on the budget.  Love it!

Something haunting and pulls fondly at my ancestral memory about that vocal part at the end.

CSN and MMJ should sue for these guys for copyright infringement.

Sure wish i could afford this cd

 Rathmar wrote: 
Roger that, Paradise Control..........

RadioDoc wrote:
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Aw geez, c'mon Bill.  Either your automation software is broken or you're intentionally torturing us.  Two Fleet Foxes cuts within two hours is a little much. 

5:22 pm - Jefferson Airplane - Comin' Back to Me
5:17 pm - Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
5:15 pm - Gustavo Santaolalla - De Ushuaia a La Quiaca
5:11 pm - Pearl Jam - Daughter
5:05 pm - Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up

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5:01 pm - The Church - Reptile
4:57 pm - Sigur Ros - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
4:54 pm - Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning
4:48 pm - Cut Chemist - The Garden

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4:44 pm - Garbage - Only Happy When it Rains
4:41 pm - Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)
4:35 pm - Elton John - Can I Put You On

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4:29 pm - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Crowd Surf Off A Cliff
4:19 pm - Mudcrutch - Crystal River
4:15 pm - Jayhawks - Clouds

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4:10 pm - Widespread Panic - Blue Indian
4:06 pm - Antje Duvekot - Reasonland
4:02 pm - Fleet Foxes - Your Protector

 ladyj wrote: 
Now I can't hear this song without thinking of "Ohio".  Though both are good songs, it kind of ruins the song for me now.

Argh - I jumped on the Fleet Foxes bandwagon too late - their show in DC is already sold out!!

After many (and many and many...Bill really likes these folks) listens it's the bad vocal production which ruins an otherwise decent song.  They should have stopped right before the acapella about 3/4 in.  The end really sours the rest.  Still a 4.

 Rathmar wrote: 

Ditto. This is probably my favorite song of 2008.

Nice sound, sounds like the Hollies a bit

Just recently discovered these guys. Brilliant stuff.

7     8

I'm really, really liking this song and this group the more I hear from them.  Thanks RP!

 Rotterdam wrote: 
"Derivative" is obviously in the eye of the beholder (for instance, for the life of me I cannot understand why Ryan Adams is accused of being derivative), but to me, it's when you immediately associate a tune with another, earlier artist.

BTW, I like these guys.  I just keep hearing MMJ and CSNY (and, now that somebody mentioned it, The Shins), that's all.

 kraymer_71 wrote: 
Exactly, I couldn't put my finger on it.  Excellent music.