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03-09-2008, 12:38 PM
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Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
On a whim, I turned on SNL last night just as Vampire Weekend was about to play. Holy sh*t, I REALLY dig this band. They played "M79" and I was blown away. I then spent most of the night trying to find MP3s of their stuff and bought the album today. Great stuff...like a mixture of "Graceland"-era Paul Simon, African beats, The Police and classical yet it works so well. Then to top it off, I go and check the Bonnaroo lineup hoping that they'd be there and sure enough they are. Sweet. 
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03-10-2008, 07:42 PM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
I like them. It's a very laid back album, and I can forsee this being something nice to listen to when Spring and Summer roll around.
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03-11-2008, 11:04 AM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
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I like them. It's a very laid back album, and I can forsee this being something nice to listen to when Spring and Summer roll around.
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To me, it's more upbeat than laid back. Agreed...it's gonna be a great one to listen to with the windows rolled down.
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03-11-2008, 08:50 PM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
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To me, it's more upbeat than laid back. Agreed...it's gonna be a great one to listen to with the windows rolled down.
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I caught a short bit of their 1st song during the SNL performance. Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.
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03-12-2008, 06:50 AM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
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. . . Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.
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I haven't heard them yet, but now I am very optimistic. |
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03-12-2008, 07:24 PM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
I caught them on SNL as well, and immediately bought the album from Amazon's MP3 store (only $8). Great stuff.
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Hmm, can't say I agree with this. I think Ron described their sound quite well. The Soweto influence is prevalent in every song. |
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03-12-2008, 09:37 PM
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I caught them on SNL as well, and immediately bought the album from Amazon's MP3 store (only $8). Great stuff.
Hmm, can't say I agree with this. I think Ron described their sound quite well. The Soweto influence is prevalent in every song.
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Add in a dash of Talking Heads?
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03-18-2008, 08:00 AM
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Re: Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?
A buddy have me the cd and I'm really digging it. Love the use of strings as more than a sappy backup, and the beats are very interesting.
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03-19-2008, 01:29 PM
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A buddy have me the cd and I'm really digging it. Love the use of strings as more than a sappy backup, and the beats are very interesting.
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Yeah, this CD has really taken me. I can't seem to get it outta my head. Plus, it's nice that you can listen to the entire CD in like 35 minutes...ADD worthy to say the least! 
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