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I'm usually more than willing to admit when I'm wrong... there are few times however, when I'm actually happy to have been wrong about something.
Deerhoof. I've been aware of them for about 3 -4 years, but up until about a month ago I thought they were the biggest joke the music world had to offer. I'll admit, until about a month ago the only time I seriously tried to listen to them was via their most recent album (Friend Opportunity). I just couldn't get past the cutesy vocals and appreciate the band and its music.
Well recently a good friend who is a big fan kept insisting to me that I WOULD enjoy Deerhoof if I gave some of their earlier stuff a true-blue shot. So I sucked it up and did...... and, surprise surprise, I genuinely like (love even) Reveille and Runners Four. The drummer IS amazing, and the little front woman is easier to stomach when you try to imagine her as a small instrument, which I did. It does help that the guys in the band pitched in with the singing on some material.
Anyway, end of speech. I apologise for whining about how shitty I thought this band was (if I did so on this board... I don't remember). Anyone who thinks Deerhoof is shit needs to suck it up like I did and give it another go.*
*( I tried to give Animal Collective the same chance I did Deerhoof, but I still think that they are shit.)
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