King Of The Beach - Page 2

the ikara cult · 08.16.2010, 11:54 AM

Its got 4 exceptional songs, the rest are also-surfs. I can accept him being a bit of a wanker if his songs are good, and half the time they are, but he clings to alot of really shit attempts at experimentation that undermine the perfectly bratty and hummable tunes.

SYRFox · 08.16.2010, 12:53 PM

Okay so TheFoxBen put a gun on my temple and said I should listen to it so I did. I found it boring... not horrible but plain boring. Nothing really interesting going on (except in Mickey Mouse, which is a good song, but which I knew since the demo was unleashed last year... so no new thing), sounds trivial to my ears. Not atrocious, but not good either in my opinion. I'd give it a 5/10, 4 if Mickey Mouse wasn't on it ...

DeadDiscoDildo · 08.16.2010, 12:59 PM

I don't like it because I make better surf noise pop than this guy. I'm just from Ohio and irony went out with the strokes.

There's no beach here to be king of

DeadDiscoDildo · 08.16.2010, 01:04 PM

Though I will say the ARTWORK is beautiful. I love it.

My friends who just broke up, The Flux Capacitors, also make better 'surf' music.

http://www.myspace.com/surfthefluxcapacitors

recordings suck though, they are way loud, or were loud, live. Goddamn near sonic youth volume levels

radarmaker · 08.16.2010, 02:17 PM

Just listened to this. I managed to persevere for 4 songs. It's fucking awful.

dazedcola · 08.16.2010, 03:50 PM

I always thought Wavvves was overrated esp after hearing his last album, but I'll give the new one a listen

loubarret · 08.16.2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFoxBen

Yeah, I guess it is quite hated on this board... Well, you guys can say you don't like it and explain why but I'm happy to see a thread about King of the Beach so please don't ruin it by simply saying "it sucks".

It sucks, here I said it for the 32023012013 time to you or something ben.

Seriously it's one of the blandest, overated, copying records I heard in a while.

Pax Americana · 08.16.2010, 05:25 PM

Certainly nothing ground breaking, but whatever. I think it's a fun, catchy and pretty enjoyable listen. There are some cool guitar sounds on there too, and I just usually enjoy most bands that are even a little bit 'surfy'. I mean, granted this isn't like straight-up, Dick Dale style surf guitar, but the vibe is there, and I like that.

automatic bzooty · 08.16.2010, 06:35 PM

i love best coast but i don't like wavvvvvvvvvvvvves.

atsonicpark · 08.16.2010, 08:19 PM

I just don't know why the word "surf" is ever thrown at this guy. I would hate someone into, like, Man or Astroman or something, to accidentally listen to bland poorly-written Blink-182/GReen Day wannabe pop. I highly doubt this guy could even play surf music. I understand there's a "Surf vibe", whatever that means, but I don't think lyrical content alone is enough to call the band SURF.

...Anyway, if anyone happens to like this garbage, you're in luck -- there are tons of bland, dull, safe, polished, generic bands who can barely play a power chord, that are out there. Enjoy!

loubarret · 08.17.2010, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by automatic bzooty

i love best coast but i don't like wavvvvvvvvvvvvves.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to automatic bzooty again.

atsonicpark · 08.17.2010, 06:20 AM

Can I have some rep, since I said it first? Hahaha.

Foxben says: "Yeah, I guess it is quite hated on this board."

Nah, dude, it's quite hated on the entire internet.

SYRFox · 08.17.2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Can I have some rep, since I said it first? Hahaha.

Foxben says: "Yeah, I guess it is quite hated on this board."

Nah, dude, it's quite hated on the entire internet.

nah man, pitchfork gave it a 8.4 ahahah

loubarret · 08.17.2010, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Can I have some rep, since I said it first? Hahaha.

Don't get to greedy you, and I can't rep you also

atsonicpark · 08.17.2010, 07:03 AM

I was just kidding, Lou.

Anyway, Pocahaunted just broke up. RIP.

dionysusundone · 08.17.2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I was just kidding, Lou.

Anyway, Pocahaunted just broke up. RIP.

whhhhaaaaaaaaaaaat? where'd you see that?

edit-nvm I see it now. Damn!

oh yeah, Wavves. Exactly one good song, "So Bored". The new one is garbage.

lucyrulesok · 08.17.2010, 10:31 AM

ok so i actually REALLY don't like this.

sounds so done-before, and i find it really quite boring..... shame really.

dazedcola · 08.17.2010, 03:53 PM

so heard the record today and was really underwhelmed by it. The songs either sound like bland garage pop or instantly forgettable. Mickey Mouse was only good bc it has an mgmt vibe to it. What a waste of time listening to this was.

loubarret · 08.18.2010, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Anyway, Pocahaunted just broke up. RIP.

Damm, now only Bethany gets mine loving.

atsonicpark · 08.18.2010, 04:04 AM

Not too shocking, but definitely a shame, since Make It Real was my favorite work by them, next to Mirror Mics.

08.16.2010, 11:54 AM	#21
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	Its got 4 exceptional songs, the rest are also-surfs. I can accept him being a bit of a wanker if his songs are good, and half the time they are, but he clings to alot of really shit attempts at experimentation that undermine the perfectly bratty and hummable tunes. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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08.16.2010, 12:53 PM	#22
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	Okay so TheFoxBen put a gun on my temple and said I should listen to it so I did. I found it boring... not horrible but plain boring. Nothing really interesting going on (except in Mickey Mouse, which is a good song, but which I knew since the demo was unleashed last year... so no new thing), sounds trivial to my ears. Not atrocious, but not good either in my opinion. I'd give it a 5/10, 4 if Mickey Mouse wasn't on it ...
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08.16.2010, 12:59 PM	#23
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	I don't like it because I make better surf noise pop than this guy. I'm just from Ohio and irony went out with the strokes. There's no beach here to be king of
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08.16.2010, 01:04 PM	#24
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	Though I will say the ARTWORK is beautiful. I love it. My friends who just broke up, The Flux Capacitors, also make better 'surf' music. http://www.myspace.com/surfthefluxcapacitors recordings suck though, they are way loud, or were loud, live. Goddamn near sonic youth volume levels
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08.16.2010, 02:17 PM	#25
radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,123	Just listened to this. I managed to persevere for 4 songs. It's fucking awful.
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08.16.2010, 03:50 PM	#26
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	I always thought Wavvves was overrated esp after hearing his last album, but I'll give the new one a listen __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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08.16.2010, 05:25 PM	#28
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Certainly nothing ground breaking, but whatever. I think it's a fun, catchy and pretty enjoyable listen. There are some cool guitar sounds on there too, and I just usually enjoy most bands that are even a little bit 'surfy'. I mean, granted this isn't like straight-up, Dick Dale style surf guitar, but the vibe is there, and I like that.
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08.16.2010, 06:35 PM	#29
automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	i love best coast but i don't like wavvvvvvvvvvvvves.
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08.16.2010, 08:19 PM	#30
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I just don't know why the word "surf" is ever thrown at this guy. I would hate someone into, like, Man or Astroman or something, to accidentally listen to bland poorly-written Blink-182/GReen Day wannabe pop. I highly doubt this guy could even play surf music. I understand there's a "Surf vibe", whatever that means, but I don't think lyrical content alone is enough to call the band SURF. ...Anyway, if anyone happens to like this garbage, you're in luck -- there are tons of bland, dull, safe, polished, generic bands who can barely play a power chord, that are out there. Enjoy!
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08.17.2010, 06:20 AM	#32
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Can I have some rep, since I said it first? Hahaha. Foxben says: "Yeah, I guess it is quite hated on this board." Nah, dude, it's quite hated on the entire internet.
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08.17.2010, 07:03 AM	#35
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I was just kidding, Lou. Anyway, Pocahaunted just broke up. RIP.
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08.17.2010, 10:31 AM	#37
lucyrulesok 100% Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 770	ok so i actually REALLY don't like this. sounds so done-before, and i find it really quite boring..... shame really. __________________ I think if kissing someone could make them pregnant the last person I kissed would have had their kid by now...
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08.17.2010, 03:53 PM	#38
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	so heard the record today and was really underwhelmed by it. The songs either sound like bland garage pop or instantly forgettable. Mickey Mouse was only good bc it has an mgmt vibe to it. What a waste of time listening to this was. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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08.18.2010, 04:04 AM	#40
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Not too shocking, but definitely a shame, since Make It Real was my favorite work by them, next to Mirror Mics.
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