Vampire Weekend - Page 2

Alex's Trip · 03.09.2008, 01:36 PM

Each song individually is good. But as a whole they are lacking something. They are too samey, and I don't feel any intimacy or emotion in their music.

I reserve them for driving music/with friends music.

gmku · 03.09.2008, 02:42 PM

whenever I hear about a new indie band and wonder how good/important they might be, I automatically ask myself, OK, so how do they sound compared to to Battles, Radiohead, or Boris?. 'Nuff said?

StevOK · 03.09.2008, 04:09 PM

Another one of those bands that gets hyped. I saw them on SNL. I wasn't very impressed, but I wasn't very annoyed either. Most new bands would get a rating of 4/10 from me, VW gets about a 5/10.

gmku · 03.09.2008, 04:11 PM

They sound like the Police, only for the 2000s.

Oh, I said that already.

atari 2600 · 03.09.2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

They sound like the Police, only for the 2000s.

Oh, I said that already.

Talking Heads too, but yeah, more like the Kindercore version or so of The Police than anything. I like 'em, but just like Alex's Trip opined, I'm not crazy 'bout 'em or anything.

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Originally Posted by gmku

whenever I hear about a new indie band and wonder how good/important they might be, I automatically ask myself, OK, so how do they sound compared to to Battles, Radiohead, or Boris?. 'Nuff said?

That sounds about right to me; well done, sir.

gmku · 03.09.2008, 05:09 PM

Of course, 30 years from now some web site like Pitchfork will be telling us that instead of listening to Radiohead and Battles we should have been paying attention to bands like Vampire fucking Weekend. You can't win.

Savage Clone · 03.09.2008, 05:10 PM

This band is boring.
The superior Vampire band is Vampire Hands, if it's Vampire-based music group nomenclature you're after.

Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski · 03.09.2008, 08:19 PM

They sound like Paul Simon more than anything. Twas an enjoyable show, but I don't like the hype they're getting. Doesn't really deserve much more than a one off....

batreleaser · 03.09.2008, 10:39 PM

theyre a lousy hype band, im actually pretty surprised people have been giving them the time of day.

✌➬ · 05.06.2008, 11:58 PM

Overrated hyped band. SUch trite music. They bore me. I can't believe people actually like this band.

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 12:01 AM

A girl in my jazz class name dropped them as though they were saving popular music with their "afro-pop" style.

✌➬ · 05.07.2008, 12:02 AM

Ugh, they are not doing anything. To me they sound like a one hit wonder.

batreleaser · 05.07.2008, 12:02 AM

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still sounds really arrogant/purist.

maybe i am arrogant and a purist, still doesnt make vampire weekend anything but a shit fuckin band.

Everyneurotic · 05.07.2008, 12:07 AM

i saw their video and the song was quite unmemorable, reminded me of that other hype band who had the video with the exercise walker things.

they kinda also reminded me of hot chip who are another big nothingness band.

chocolate_ladyland · 05.13.2013, 03:51 PM

there is just something about this band that I find absolutely repulsive.

TheMadcapLaughs · 05.15.2013, 01:32 PM

they got some catchy tunes but yeah, i think what is perceived as their fan base is really hindrance for me. plus they arent so great that i can get past it. but there is so much better music to check out out there.

arnovice · 06.07.2013, 09:30 AM

Journalists create a buzz about certain bands. This one is very neat and they go into raptures about how good looking they are because they dress well with expensive clothes. But their music is bland next to their influences

Rob Instigator · 06.07.2013, 09:51 AM

I hate music made by trust fund kids with too much time on their hands.

evollove · 06.07.2013, 12:11 PM

How do bands like this get famous? Who do they know? Who got paid off? How much? I'm really curious.

evollove · 06.07.2013, 12:16 PM

Ha. Seriously, if someone(s) with $, power and influence didn't want you to hear about this band, you probably wouldn't have.

03.09.2008, 01:36 PM	#21
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	Each song individually is good. But as a whole they are lacking something. They are too samey, and I don't feel any intimacy or emotion in their music. I reserve them for driving music/with friends music. __________________ KALOPSIA
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03.09.2008, 02:42 PM	#22
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	whenever I hear about a new indie band and wonder how good/important they might be, I automatically ask myself, OK, so how do they sound compared to to Battles, Radiohead, or Boris?. 'Nuff said? __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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03.09.2008, 04:09 PM	#23
StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Another one of those bands that gets hyped. I saw them on SNL. I wasn't very impressed, but I wasn't very annoyed either. Most new bands would get a rating of 4/10 from me, VW gets about a 5/10. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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03.09.2008, 04:11 PM	#24
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	They sound like the Police, only for the 2000s. Oh, I said that already. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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03.09.2008, 05:09 PM	#26
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Of course, 30 years from now some web site like Pitchfork will be telling us that instead of listening to Radiohead and Battles we should have been paying attention to bands like Vampire fucking Weekend. You can't win. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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03.09.2008, 05:10 PM	#27
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	This band is boring. The superior Vampire band is Vampire Hands, if it's Vampire-based music group nomenclature you're after.
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03.09.2008, 08:19 PM	#28
Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Japan Posts: 345	They sound like Paul Simon more than anything. Twas an enjoyable show, but I don't like the hype they're getting. Doesn't really deserve much more than a one off....
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03.09.2008, 10:39 PM	#29
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	theyre a lousy hype band, im actually pretty surprised people have been giving them the time of day. __________________ listen to pink reason
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05.06.2008, 11:58 PM	#30
✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Overrated hyped band. SUch trite music. They bore me. I can't believe people actually like this band. __________________ We Kill Homosexuals!!!
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05.07.2008, 12:01 AM	#31
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	A girl in my jazz class name dropped them as though they were saving popular music with their "afro-pop" style.
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05.07.2008, 12:02 AM	#32
✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Ugh, they are not doing anything. To me they sound like a one hit wonder. __________________ We Kill Homosexuals!!!
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05.07.2008, 12:07 AM	#34
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i saw their video and the song was quite unmemorable, reminded me of that other hype band who had the video with the exercise walker things. they kinda also reminded me of hot chip who are another big nothingness band. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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05.13.2013, 03:51 PM	#35
chocolate_ladyland children of satan Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 341	there is just something about this band that I find absolutely repulsive.
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05.15.2013, 01:32 PM	#36
TheMadcapLaughs 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 819	they got some catchy tunes but yeah, i think what is perceived as their fan base is really hindrance for me. plus they arent so great that i can get past it. but there is so much better music to check out out there. __________________
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06.07.2013, 09:30 AM	#37
arnovice empty page Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6	Journalists create a buzz about certain bands. This one is very neat and they go into raptures about how good looking they are because they dress well with expensive clothes. But their music is bland next to their influences
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06.07.2013, 09:51 AM	#38
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	I hate music made by trust fund kids with too much time on their hands. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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06.07.2013, 12:11 PM	#39
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	How do bands like this get famous? Who do they know? Who got paid off? How much? I'm really curious.
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06.07.2013, 12:16 PM	#40
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Ha. Seriously, if someone(s) with $, power and influence didn't want you to hear about this band, you probably wouldn't have.
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