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Any "Vampire Weekend" fans here?

post #1 of 11
3/9/08 at 10:38am
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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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post #2 of 11
3/10/08 at 5:42pm

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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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post #3 of 11
3/11/08 at 9:04am
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Originally Posted by Dome Vongvises
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.

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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post #4 of 11
3/11/08 at 6:50pm

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Originally Posted by Ron Reda
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.

I caught a short bit of their 1st song during the SNL performance. Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.

Brian
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post #5 of 11
3/12/08 at 4:50am

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Originally Posted by Brian L
. . . Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.

Brian

I haven't heard them yet, but now I am very optimistic.
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post #6 of 11
3/12/08 at 5:24pm

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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.

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Originally Posted by Brian L
Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.

Brian
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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post #7 of 11
3/12/08 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by Craig S
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.

Add in a dash of Talking Heads?
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post #8 of 11
3/18/08 at 6:00am

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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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post #9 of 11
3/19/08 at 11:29am
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Originally Posted by Jack Gilvey
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.

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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post #10 of 11
1/20/09 at 4:07pm

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Lost my copy so I picked up another at Best Buy today (along with "Surfing With The Alien" and "Tommy" on DVD-A(!)). Still digging it.
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post #11 of 11
1/21/09 at 7:43am

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There's an 11-minute mini-concert by this group online at Wolfgang's Vault.
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