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Really? I would understand complaining about Stereogum for covering Coldplay but complaining about Coldplay and the song its self. This song is no where near as insufferable and some of the purely disgusting dreck out there. Just be glad Stereogum didn't cover that new Maroon 5 song and leave it at that.
Sounds too much like the original just with bad vocals. If Wilie Nelson is gonna cover a song I would expect it to sound a little more Folk or Country like. That way his vocals harmonize with the music more and the song sounds better.
This is what I like to call beginners music. Its not necessarily bad but just very simple. Most people, like myself, move on to other more complex bands as their music tastes mature. You can only listen to Coldplay so many times before all of their songs start to sound exactly the same.
Why has no one mentioned Loch Lomond - Little Me Will Start A Storm. That has to be the best album of the year hands down. Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion is not mentioned either and its its also in my top 5. Others like Holy Ghost! - Holy Ghost!, Alexander - Alexander, and Daniel Knox - Everyman For Himself deserve at least an honorable mention.
I'm afraid I'm also gonna chime in and say how overrated James Blake is. While he's a great producer his songwriting is terrible. His two singles are covers (yeah "Wilhelm Scream" is a cover of an obscure 80's song). It also doesn't make since why they would include a bad album like King of Limbs and leave out Discoverer which is loads better. lastly I have to admit that I too am a fan of "Yonkers" and "Sandwiches" but the rest of Goblin was compete dreck. I mean look beyond the overly hyped albums. If you honestly think they're better than fine, but don't just put stuff on the list because you're "supposed to".
I seriously disagree with all the love for this song. As a huge MMJ fan I so desperately wanted to like this song but it just lacks that raw passion/emotion that most other MMJ songs have. Its as if they don't really get into the song until its halfway over. I guess my main problem is that the intro and outro are too minimalistic for their jam band sensibilities. If anything you hear them breaking form. Hopefully the album is a lot better.
Ashcroft shows spots of genius but his technical ability really limits what he can do in his solo career. Fourth was pretty good, too bad the band couldn't stay together.
What is everyone talking about? This lineup is way better than Coachella.
Buffalo Springfield
My Morning Jacket
Ray LaMontagne
Junip
Beirut
DeVotchKa
The Walkmen
I mean this is just hands down the best festival so far.
I agree. This year is gonna be bad. The Black Eyed Peas are one of the worst groups ever. As long as they don't sing "I Gotta Feeling" I think I'll be able to survive it though.
Why don't you highlight an album in your next article. You could do Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away or Junip - Fields. Both were very underrated. I have them ranked at number 1 and 2 on my year end list. Well whatever you decide to revisit next I think (for the articles sake) people would really like to hear a more positive review.
The problem with festivals like these is that all the good artists are spread out over three days and a lot of bands are better than the headliners. Seriously this festival could be condensed into 1 day.
This list holds absolutely no value for me. Taylor Swift is at 26 while great bands/artists like Josh Ritter, Junip, Avi Buffalo, Tunng, Matt Costa, Broken Bells, and The New Pornographers don't make the list. WTF is this sh*t. Don't even get me started on another list putting Kanye first.
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