Bon Iver- "Calgary" Track Review
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Uploaded by theneedledrop on May 17, 2011
Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJy1zeoDn4
On this new track, Bon Iver has altered the instrumentation his somber tunes soak in, but not much else. Years after For Emma has dropped, the mood as stayed roughly the same--which is a pretty great thing, to me.
Sincerity, earnestness, honesty, and passion all come through on this one.
My only issue is that even though Bon Iver's ambition has grown, the recording quality has not. There are a few spots here where the lo-fi sound quality holds things back a bit, but it's not like the song is ruined entirely.
What do you think of this track? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?
7/10
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lmao @ "the whack calzone", props dude
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@getout116 He definitely mispronounces stuff sometimes, but this isn't one of those times.
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Calgary reminds me of Philadelphia by Neil Young.
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@getout116 lol i saw an interview and thats how justin says it
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justin vernon is part of bon iver, not bon iver its self, I have seen justin play by himself, and with different bands... and seeing as how he does his recording in a small recording studio just outside his home town eau claire. but say what youd like about the music... bc bon iver is up for some grammys
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What headphones are those?
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BOOOO!
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free cal
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@TheRyduff How is this guy underrated? Maybe compared to the stuff they play on the radio, but this guy gets a lot of attention from the Indie community. I mean I can see where you might not think he is overrated but its hard to say he's underrated.
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also i think i agree with your thoughts on the new textures in this album. it is a new sound for bon iver, and the percussion certainly makes the song easier to bob your head to, but as of now the other instruments act kind of like fireflies floating around the melody, lighting at the right times but really lacking any sort of rhythm themselves in a way that contribute to the song's direction as a whole. i think sculpting this nick will push their music into something more coherent as a band
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you're the death of independent music
16metres 9 months ago 34
Bone E. Vare???
getout116 9 months ago 6