the Decemberists - a bower scene - (3 of 17)

[bmarie0]

the fact that they made this almost like a book, they way it just goes on and on and from one song to the next like pages and chapters in a book is amazing..one of my favorite bands of all time

[helenofargos]

This is one of my favorite albums! Seriously! It;s this and Razia's Shadow that inspire me so much when it comes to music.

[MRproffessorPARKOUR]

I listen to these while Freerunning/Parkour, anyone else thing they're just amazing for anything?

[macklilly]

what the heck is a taiga? i have this CD and was looking at the lyrics and saw it and tried looking it up in the dictionary but couldnt find it! HELP!!!!!!

[goshclare]

@macklilly Taiga is Russian for 'forest'. It's basically the largest biome on earth, which is a sort of habitat like mountain tops and tropical forests :)

[jclarks1]

@macklilly

heh, taiga is a climate zone through Russia and Canada. Contains the worlds largest coniferous forest.

[Treldman]

Eargasm!

[recipesfromahat]

still my favourite album ever

[LenushLenush]

Best album I'v heard so far since I live in North America!

[ThEdRuMmErOfDoOm]

hahaha so true...

[vampirateabhorsen]

wow, they've gone really rocky. That's interesting...

[Skinnyoompalumpa]

@vampirateabhorsen

Now theyre folk lol

[Reno33088]

i know what you mean. but keep in mind this whole Album is a concept. think of it like a Rock opera. it's got characters and a storyline to the whole thing. once you sit down a really listen it's amazing.

[bishthemighty]

thou unconscolable colin, when wilt thou give it a rest?

[lithium2370]

i might have bought the cd if it wasnt on youtube...

[HeteroBoy]

haha

I know right? But to be fair, it's WAY better quality on CD.

But most people don't even care. lol

[Roasaurus]

Not only do you get the higher quality though, you get the seamless movement between one song to the next. On some of the songs it doesn't matter too much, but one good example is the Prelude and The Hazards of Love 1. They blend perfectly.

[AEM123456]

Its sad I know

[obby1mh3r3]

reminds me of tool

[skorli]

-3? Harsh. I hear exactly what you're talking about. He sounds a ton like Maynard in this song.

[DrumKiddo13]

i know hah

[casualerror1]

loved this album, it's almost like a story the way the songs just play into each other, definitely my new favorite album

[lithium2370]

its suposed to be a story actualy

[NorkBomb]

Yeah it is.

[Questpeace]

So far this CD is like the concept album for people who have never listened to a concept album before. It's not bad at all, but I'm pretty sure this was all done by the Hold Steady with Separation Sunday.

[DavidArco914]

Except that it doesn't suck balls.

[Questpeace]

Yeah, this is going to be controversial but it's completely true: Craig Finn of the Hold Steady is easily a better lyricist than Colin.

But I do love the Decemberists, like a ton, this album just fell short for me (kind of like the newest Hold Steady album, which was crap too).

[redshaftedflicker]

No man, Hans Heiffendufel is better. You'd be blown away by his poetics if you already haven't heard him.

[charms2]

Hum, I happen to think that Heiffendufel is overrated. I'm not saying he is bad, but you should listen to his earlier works, when he was really underground. Lately, he started pandering to a mass audience.

[redshaftedflicker]

Yeah, you're right. I've got some of his original handmade 7". They're unbelievable!

[dulaneyj]

hold steady rapes the decemberists, but its tough to compare them. Its like comparing apples and dog shit

[skorli]

Whenever that "Sequestered in Memphis" song or whatever the title is comes on the radio at work, I have the sudden urge to find the nearest living thing and kill it.

[BrettWaye]

man, I don't know why The Decemberists aren't classified as prog rock, they are, well, not all their stuff, but a lot of it is.

The reason why mr. shitmyfuckass figured the D's take influence from bands like Opeth, is just because both the D's and Opeth take influence by the classic progressive rock bands of the 60s and 70s. I can really hear some Jethro Tull in there, also something doomy like Black Sabbath, or Blue Cheer

[SpiffyDIUM]

Yeah, the Decemberists are getting more and more prog with each new album. The Crane Wife gave me some serious Yes vibes, and this album is even more of a 70s throwback.

It's funny how they seemed to have progressed to a 1970s sound from something more akin to a 1870s sound.

[classicryan]

Whoa. Holy different sound! I love it!:D

[kdracu]

they sound different !

[shitmyfuckass]

Do The Decemberists take influence from bands like Opeth?

[killedbyaface]

bands like opeth take influence from the decemberists

[shitmyfuckass]

eheheh saw that one comin from a mile away yet i walked into it hahaha. the decemberists and opeth are my two favorite bands tho :-)

[HeteroBoy]

haha, doesn't Opeth predate them by 10 years or something?

Why does everyone seem to think that having influences is a bad thing anyway.

[POLITELY questioning those who gave thumbs down to the initial post.

[BlackShapeOfNexus]

Because people like to think their favorite bands were only inspired by themselves and no one else.

[HeteroBoy]

hm, well that seems awfully stupid.

[Selana]

Everyone is inspired by someone

there is no such thing as your own sound

just someone elses sound with a twist

Thats just how it is

[Anirml]

What about King Crimson? ^_^

[jjuggernaut]

well then by your statement, you believe that no one invented music. How could it of started without someone having their own sound?

[Selana]

It originally started with copying the sound of nature. Then that developed.

[LeftAxe]

well argubably the original music was sounds in nature and humanity trying to mimic it.

[Buggerme77]

@killedbyaface Ummmm, The Decemberists formed in 2000.......Well, here's a history lesson for you. Opeth formed in Stockholm, Sweden during Autumn in 1990. While they (The Decemberists) were growing pubic hair, Opeth were already writting masterpieces.......And Opeth failed to even mention The Decemberists as influences on Wikipedia and their own website.......................­...Look it up for youself ya fuckin' wanker....:-p

[DELTACAM8005625500]

who cares opeth sucks anyway

[combatxxxwombatxxx]

@Buggerme77 Opeth would not mention The Decemberists as their influences on Wikipedia because they do not write on Wikipedia. Besides, Wikipedia is not even seen as a valid source because anyone can add what they want... I HAS BIG PENIS! YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID!

[redsith]

Yeah decemberists!! Badass song!