My mother told me that if I can't say something nice don't say anything at all.  So, " . . . . "

I just don't GET it sometimes, I guess.  5.

 spigolli wrote: 

Sounds like a bad off Broadway show tune.

This may be my favorite Shins song. Love its depth.

 theirishtickler wrote: 
RP favours the artists on the Garden State soundtrack.

 redeyespy wrote: 
A very welcome idear.

Give this a listen for a minute or so and it grows on you.

I was one of the first to like Roxy Music, for godsake.  Quirky vocals are cool.

 wrangler wrote: 
Trying to understand what you mean by weak?  Checked your ratings so you are not on the silly bandwagon that thinks Thom Yorke and Neil Young can't sing.  So why do you consider James Mercer's voice is weak? I think it is interesting, quirky and unique.

its trying to be 'lite'; its working, but i can't figure out if that's ok, or its a very very bad thing...

Sounds like it could have been a Schoolhouse Rock tune.

 theirishtickler wrote: 

Ya Think???

                                                      18 Search Results for "The Shins" on Radio Paradise:

Artist	Song Title	Album
The Shins	A Comet Appears	Wincing The Night Away
The Shins	Australia	Wincing the Night Away
The Shins	Black Wave	Wincing The Night Away
The Shins	Caring Is Creepy	Oh, Inverted World
The Shins	Gone for Good	Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins	Know Your Onion!	Oh, Inverted World
The Shins	Mine's Not A High Horse	Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins	New Slang (When You Notice the Stripes)	Oh! Inverted World
The Shins	Phantom Limb	Wincing the Night Away
The Shins	Pink Bullets	Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins	Saint Simon	Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins	Sea Legs	Wincing the Night Away
The Shins	Sleeping Lessons	Wincing The Night Away
The Shins	Spilt Needles	Wincing The Night Away
The Shins	The Past And The Pending	Oh, Inverted World
The Shins	Those to Come	Chutes too Narrow
The Shins	We Will Become Silhouettes	Such Great Heights (Postal Service single)
The Shins	Young Pilgrims	Chutes Too Narrow

 wrangler wrote: 
Yeah, I don't hear anything remarkable here. It reminds me of B-side filler one might have heard on an original (pre-Rod) Small Faces or Argent (speaking of Rods) recording. There isn't even some sort of guitar bit to suck me in. In short, it's drivel.

just cannot stand the shins.  this guy's voice is just weak.  yuck.

Best shins song !

It's Fleet Foxes!

wow, radio paradise appears to have a woody for the shins.....

jah_blessed wrote:
Too bad "Jah" did not bless you with a good ear for music.

RP made me a fan of the Shins. Can't believe it was almost 4 years ago that I first heard them here.

Would the Shins or any of the other melodic sound alike groups even exist without The Beatles blueprint?...

jah_blessed wrote:

Seems I particularly like singers of which other people claim they can't sing. Neil Young and David Byrne are examples I can imagine, but James Mercer???

Have to hand it to them- they are one of the most original acts I've heard for some time. I haven't heard much by them, but when I check to see who is making that nice sound on the website, I seem to have found these guys quite a few times.

Time to get the album i guess...

Love, love LOVE the guitar solo in the middle!

I love the Shins!

pyxxel wrote:

exactly!

and given the complexity of the melody and harmonies in most of their music, i find it perplexing to read so many comments about how james mercer "can't sing." his voice is a bit reedy, to be true, but he carries a very complicated song amiably, i think.

This guy still can't sing. What about holding a note for just a split second?

Crap album, great song.

Nice! Reminds me of one of the British Invasion bands from the early 60s; and that's a good thing.

mab wrote:

Feels like a Squeeze tune with Ben on lead vocals.

daedalus wrote:I understand how someone might not like this track, but I thrive on the complexity of this arrangement. An 8 from me! :D