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The Shins — Young Pilgrims
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jrackerman
(Toronto, ON, Canada)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 20:17
 
love this song
q4Fry
(Currently stateside)
Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 12:38
 
Seven years of comments on just this one page.

BijouBijou
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 23:19
 
Can The Shins even make a bad song?

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 13:13
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Probably my favorite Shins song.
 



Great call. One of the few tracks who's lyrics I kind of get.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 - 11:55
 
Whoa, this is such a great album stem to stern! Haven't broken it out for years, but it's time again.


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 - 11:54
 
Probably my favorite Shins song.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 08:12
 
 FlatCat wrote:
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

Not all music needs to be manly. That said, I was surprised when I saw them live that they seemed to rock harder than I expected based on their albums.
Forget about manly. This is some of the most amateurish singing and writing I've heard on RP in a long time. And I thought I LIKED the Shins.

 

Not every song is, or should be, a magnus opus.  I enjoy the simplicity of the singing and playing in this one.

newwavegurly
Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 06:50
 
The Shins. You know them?
 
No.
 
You gotta hear this one song. It'll change your life. I swear.
 
What I always think of when I hear The Shins, no matter what song it is. 

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 05:19
 
Always great!


FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: Feb 24, 2010 - 14:34
 
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

Not all music needs to be manly. That said, I was surprised when I saw them live that they seemed to rock harder than I expected based on their albums.
Forget about manly. This is some of the most amateurish singing and writing I've heard on RP in a long time. And I thought I LIKED the Shins.


Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 03:40
 
Cool stuff that.

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Apr 10, 2009 - 13:18
 
 DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.
 
Dude, please, the preferred nomenclature is "sensitive".  While I don't consider them rockers, I'm still a big fan (and oz rocks).  Also keep in mind, there have to be wussies if there are going to be hard guys like you.  What's the sound of one hand clapping?



Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Mar 14, 2009 - 12:27
 
At least Wilco and this are out of the way now.  No more threat hanging over our heads.

jedley
(milan, italy)
Posted: Mar 14, 2009 - 12:27
 
 DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.
 
The bass player has a 14-inch dick and rides a Harley, and the drummer is known for trashing hotel rooms. There, you can like them now, macho man.


Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 12:52
 
You had me at the opening chords.

OldFrenchie
(Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 - 19:21
 
EssexTex wrote:
YEAH MAN...I LIKE VAN HALEN TOO

underarmor
(Austin)
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 - 19:20
 
Blech! How did I have this rated as a 5?
EssexTex
(Behind You!)
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 - 08:54
 
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.
YEAH MAN...I LIKE VAN HALEN TOO
kalkin84
(Sol, planet 3)
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 - 08:52
 
meh
nak5ive
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 - 08:50
 
this, i like.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Nov 27, 2007 - 13:25
 
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.

Not all music needs to be manly. That said, I was surprised when I saw them live that they seemed to rock harder than I expected based on their albums.
Detlaps
(Littlerock, too close to Los Angeles)
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 18:34
 
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.


Wow! Your web name is soooo appropriate.

musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: May 23, 2007 - 01:30
 
Wow, this song seems to have been forgotten since the more recent album came out. The last comment was in late '06, and I see good old closemindedmoron a couple comments down. Don't miss that jerk!
Great tune! Thanks Bill for turning me on to The Shins!
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 12, 2006 - 12:11
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
This band needs a new album God Damnit!!!!


The new one, Wincing the Night Away, is due out next month (January '07). The first single, "Phantom Limb", is already in rotation on RP. If it's any indication, Wincing... is going to be a killer.
DD closemindedmoron
(Long Island)
Posted: Dec 12, 2006 - 12:07
 
This band sounds like a bunch of wussy guys who write sissy music. They got to rock a little harder then this to deserve anything higher then a 2 from me.
Vogelfrei
(Western Montana)
Posted: Aug 17, 2006 - 12:08
 
Thistle wrote:
.... although some consider the lyrics a bit inaccessible.

I've always thought James Mercer has a penchant for a sort of nonsense verse (as in "just ekeing out my measly pie"), and he often gets at his point rather obliquely, so I can see why some people feel that way.

This song is one of his clearer works, though. It's a pretty tidy existential statement, embracing his own lack of faith while recognizing that a belief structure can make life more bearable for those who are able to hold it. But what's great is that it doesn't sound depressing or nihilistic at all: the line "there's no design, no flaws to find" is a perfect expression of why unbelief doesn't necessarily imply unhappiness.

It's a theme that I've come to see running throughout nearly all the lyrics on Chutes Too Narrow.
d-mac
(your mom's house)
Posted: Aug 17, 2006 - 11:22
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
This band needs a new album God Damnit!!!!

I know... blasphemy!!
milehighYinzer
(Denver)
Posted: Aug 17, 2006 - 11:21
 
This band needs a new album God Damnit!!!!
Thistle
(Peg City)
Posted: Jul 04, 2006 - 10:56
 
The Shins are always great. I have not heard anything I didn't like.... although some consider the lyrics a bit inaccessible. Doesn't bother me much tho'...

Laurelia
(Emerald City, WA)
Posted: Jun 09, 2006 - 06:28
 
stuartsw wrote:
No comments on this song? The Shins are writing some of the best stuff being currently released!


There were no comments because it was new here in March - my upload. I agree The Shins are great! This is such a neatly crafted little song, love both lyrics and melody. It kept playing in my head until I submitted and uploaded it.
CraigSimon
Posted: Apr 22, 2006 - 12:16
 
Fate isn't what we're up against
There's no design
No flaws to find

I first heard the Shins on RP... We can't be sure they'll stand the test of time, but I think their first two CDs deserve it.

redshifted
(Chicago)
Posted: Mar 09, 2006 - 15:51
 
This guy is one of the best songwriters out there right now. A real talent for creating great melodies and chord progressions. I think The Shins music will definitely stand the test of time.

Word.
stuartsw
Posted: Mar 09, 2006 - 11:02
 
No comments on this song? The Shins are writing some of the best stuff being currently released!

bigstory
(Ottawa, Canada)
Posted: Mar 09, 2006 - 11:01
 
A good song from a very good album. The Shins distinguish themselves from most of the rest of the "Indie" bands they're lumped-in with by having *way* more melody and structure in their songs. You *remember* a Shins song.