Uploaded by theneedledrop on May 2, 2011
Listen: http://soundcloud.com/subpop/fleet-foxes-helplessness-blues
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1. Woods of Desolation track: http://theneedledrop.com/?p=4503
2. Fucked Up track: http://theneedledrop.com/?p=4496
On Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes improve just about everything that they were doing on their last album. Keep in mind the key word here is "improve," not change. Yes, the band is still walking down the same path they were on their previous LP, but they're much further down the road, and they've got a different story to tell.
The songs on this album are extremely romantic, and not just in the sense that two lovers are romantic with one another. This album is unbelievably in love with everything around it. It finds great beauty in the world at large, and it's led to captivating melodies and poetic lyrics that tip a hat to songwriting greats like Paul Simon.
The instrumentation could come off kind of busy and overbearing for a first-time listener, but the water's feels fine after the initial shock. This thing is beautifully produced from my point of view. More detail gets pulled out of of this thing with each listen--lyrically and sonically.
This is one that I'll be visiting again and again throughout the year.
What do you think of this LP? Love it? Hate it? Why?
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FAV TRACKS: MONTEZUMA, BATTERY KINZIE, THE PLAINS / BITTER DANCER, HELPLESSNESS BLUES, LORELAI, THE SHRINE / THE ARGUMENT, BLUE SPOTTED TAIL, GROWN OCEAN
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I feel the same way you feel towards this album with Bon Iver's masterpiece
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he made a video about 10's you should check it out
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hey tony did you ever graded a 10?? or another 9?? i'm just curious not critical whatsoever
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@reckless2999 ...lol
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@WhiteMamba2424 My guess is because this album is the number 1 on his 2011 favourite albums list/
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Why does this review have so many views?
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@paintballmon135 If I had an orchard I'd work till I'm raw
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@CodysFavorites You sir, fail at trolling.
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Just for the record...
It's NOT a saxophone being used at the end of "The Shrine / An Argument".
It's a Bass Clarinet!
Get it right!
Thank you.
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OH GOD NOW THERE ARE TONS OF IDIOTS IN THE COMMENTS
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