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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: laurann67 on August 19, 2005, 11:20:00 pm
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Does any one know when Death Cab ft. Stars tickets for the Octoner 23rd show are going on sale?!
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maybe in septemner?!
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yeah.
and what's this about them going major label on the new one? what the hell?!
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Or maybe Octobner.
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Damn Smarch weather.
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Death Cab for Money (http://www.ccchronicle.com/paper/arts.php?id=1389)
Originally posted by you be betty:
yeah.
and what's this about them going major label on the new one? what the hell?!
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yeah..on their web site its saying that their pre-sale is sold out.....this doesnt mean the show is sold out already, does it???
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Originally posted by youngbyers:
yeah..on their web site its saying that their pre-sale is sold out.....this doesnt mean the show is sold out already, does it???
no that means the pre-sale is sold out.
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Now the question is, how fast will it sell out? Do you think I can wait until noon and buy my tickets at the box office?
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if you haven't found out yet, tickets went on sale today. i just bought 4 on tickets.com. get them now before they post it on the 930 site, they'll sell out for sure.
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yep--i just bought mine too. always keep one eye on tickets.com when you know someone is coming to the 9:30 club, pretty much any show that happens there runs through that website. just do a search for death cab and you'll be golden.
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Originally posted by viciousmoleofnature:
always keep one eye on tickets.com when you know someone is coming to the 9:30 club, pretty much any show that happens there runs through that website.
that makes sense, since only tickets.com is a 9:30 club ticket outlet :)
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ok, i know nothing about this area...is there a chance that if the show sells out quickly they would play at a larger club/location?? I have my tickets an am looking forward to the standing-room-only show at 9:30...just wondering...
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Originally posted by youngbyers:
ok, i know nothing about this area...is there a chance that if the show sells out quickly they would play at a larger club/location?? I have my tickets an am looking forward to the standing-room-only show at 9:30...just wondering...
Yes, there is a very good chance of this. They may move the show to MCI if the initial reaction is good.
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Originally posted by challenged:
Originally posted by youngbyers:
ok, i know nothing about this area...is there a chance that if the show sells out quickly they would play at a larger club/location?? I have my tickets an am looking forward to the standing-room-only show at 9:30...just wondering...
Yes, there is a very good chance of this. They may move the show to MCI if the initial reaction is good. [/b]
That made me laugh.
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Originally posted by challenged:
Originally posted by youngbyers:
ok, i know nothing about this area...is there a chance that if the show sells out quickly they would play at a larger club/location?? I have my tickets an am looking forward to the standing-room-only show at 9:30...just wondering...
Yes, there is a very good chance of this. They may move the show to MCI if the initial reaction is good. [/b]
That made me laugh. [/b]
good, i wasn't the only one...
oh, and let me just--while i have the opportunity, let out a huge DAMN-THE-MAN directed specifically towards concerts on school nights. this show will be long sold out before i'll have the opportunity to bribe my parents with stellar grades. i'll give free hugs to whoever wants to hold up their phone during the show and give me some death cab...espesh if they play Why You'd Want to Live Here... :roll:
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What time do Sunday shows like this with 7:30 doors typically wrap up? This is a school/work night...
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August 28, 2005
Nothing Is Certain but Death and Taxis
By KELEFA SANNEH
The New York Times
BEN GIBBARD, the lead singer and main songwriter for Death Cab for Cutie, has had a wildly eventful few years. His band's sweet, melancholy songs have helped a generation of listeners rediscover the joys of heartfelt balladry. And along the way, Mr. Gibbard has gone from semi-obscure singer to unlikely heartthrob. Who could have predicted that someone like him would wind up dominating the gossip columns? And who could have foreseen the sold-out stadium concerts, the punch-up with a paparazzo, the fruitful marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow?
O.K., strike that last bit: I think I'm getting Mr. Gibbard mixed up with that guy from Coldplay. But it's a surprisingly easy mistake to make. Both of them know their way around grand, sighing love songs. And while Mr. Gibbard isn't quite a mainstream rock star yet, he's surprisingly close. The last Death Cab for Cutie album, "Transatlanticism" (Barsuk), has sold more than 300,000 copies since its release in 2003. And with an electronic side project called the Postal Service, Mr. Gibbard released another 2003 album, "Give Up" (Sub Pop); it was a surprise indie smash, selling more than 600,000 copies.
On Tuesday, Death Cab for Cutie is to release "Plans" (Atlantic), its first major-label album, which is all but assured to be its best-selling one so far. In an earlier era, indie-rock fans might have worried about the new record deal and the newfound popularity, but Death Cab's evolution into a pop-chart-ready band has been steady and relatively uncontroversial. Whereas older indie-rock groups sometimes struggled furiously against the current of listener demand, this one has found a graceful way to swim with it.
"Plans" also represents a challenge for the mainstream music industry. Modest Mouse proved that indie-rock bands (you don't necessarily outgrow the genre when you outgrow your record label) could earn a platinum plaque, and Bright Eyes proved that an indie-rock act could make its debut in the Top 10. Now the executives at Atlantic Records have a chance to raise the bar again, although no one knows how high. Could Death Cab be the first of these bands to break into the Top 5? The first to go double-platinum? The first to score a remix from Kanye West? (A Gibbard can dream, can't he?)
Ever since Death Cab's 1999 debut album, "Something About Airplanes," this Bellingham, Wash., band has been finding ways to record music that is pretty but not fussy. The members first perfected their approach on "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes" (Barsuk), an astonishing CD full of hard songs that sounded soft. Mr. Gibbard sang,
When your apologies fail to ring true
So slick with that sarcastic slew
Of phrases like, 'I thought you knew'
While keeping me in hot pursuit
but the words came out not as angry accusations but as one long, gentle sigh.
After "The Photo Album" (Barsuk), from 2001, the band outdid itself with "Transatlanticism," which showed off Mr. Gibbard's crystalline voice and also the crystalline production of the guitarist, Chris Walla. He stripped away almost all the noise and fuzz, letting listeners concentrate on intoxicating little details, like the owlish hoots hidden in the background of a song called "Lightness."
With "Translatlanticism," Mr. Gibbard also found a simpler and more suspenseful way to write songs. Sometimes he began with a scientific observation ("And when I see you, I really see you upside down/ But my brain knows better, it picks you up and turns you around") and worked his way toward an unadorned confession ("I know it's too late/ And I should have given you a reason to stay"). Songs from the album found their way to soundtracks, including that the of TV show "The OC." The sugary songs of the Postal Service became sleeper hits, too, and Mr. Gibbard found himself the figurehead of an unexpected indie-rock boom.
Whatever the cause, it wasn't Mr. Gibbard's rock-star swagger. If anything, his success seems like a byproduct of his humility. A prouder band might find defiant ways to alienate newcomers, and to keep longtime fans at arm's length. But Death Cab excels at giving listeners what they want: wistful, neatly written indie-rock ballads. Instead of insisting that we humor them (like noisier, pricklier indie bands of a decade ago), Death Cab has agreed to humor us, instead; like the Shins and Rilo Kiley, Death Cab has figured out that there's nothing wrong with being eager to please.
Now comes "Plans," which is fuller than "Transatlanticism" but otherwise quite similar. There are delicious (and, still, melancholy) songs that unfold like the last batch. "What Sarah Said" begins with some rolling keyboard chords (come to think of it, they don't sound wholly unlike something Ms. Paltrow's husband might play), and some opening remarks: "And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time." (It's the closest Mr. Gibbard comes to singing the title.) By song's end, the lyrics have grown shiveringly direct: "I'm thinking of what Sarah said/ That love is watching someone die/ So who's gonna watch you die?" These are cruel words, but Mr. Gibbard sings them as if he really wants to know.
This album feels a bit more premeditated, a bit more familiar, than "Transatlanticism." (In fact, the new album ends with a throwback: "Stable Song" is a rearrangement of "Stability," which was released on an EP in 2002..) But it's a triumph all the same, with semisweet refrains that glide into your brain and refuse to leave; millions of Coldplay fans should give this CD a chance. In "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," which seems destined to become one of the album's most beloved songs, there is only an acoustic guitar to accompany Mr. Gibbard's memorable promise of endless love: "If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks/ Then I'll follow you into the dark." On this album, couples don't just part, they dearly depart.
Mr. Gibbard's lyrics have changed subtly over the years. The early albums were full of odes sung by lovers left behind. In one old song, "Company Calls Epilogue," Mr. Gibbard evoked an ex's wedding: "You were the one/ But I can't spit it out when the date's been set." Now he's as likely to be the leaver as the left. "Someday You Will Be Loved" offers cold comfort to an ex: "The memories of me will seem more like bad dreams/ Just a series of blurs like I never occurred."
On the album's first single, "Soul Meets Body," Mr. Gibbard delivers a soothing pick-up line. "You're the only song I want to hear," he sings, "A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere."
That phrase sums up what Death Cab for Cutie promises its listeners. Most bands, of course, promise far more. But it's worth remembering, too, that almost all of them wind up delivering far less.
<img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/08/28/arts/death.cab.583.jpg" alt=" - " />
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that's a really nice review.
and Soul Meets Body is already all over the radio in LA...
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Originally posted by you be betty:
i'll give free hugs to whoever wants to hold up their phone during the show and give me some death cab...espesh if they play Why You'd Want to Live Here... :roll: [/QB]
No worries, Death Cab allows audience members to record their shows and trade amongst fans. We've got you covered!
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I'm a little surprised to see three references to Coldplay in Sanneh's review.
Does anyone else see a similarity?
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Neither band seems to smile at all. I guess that's the way it is when you're stuck screwing Gwynneth Paltrow. Not sure what Gibbard's excuse is. Maybe it's the anticipation of getting screwed by a major label.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'm a little surprised to see three references to Coldplay in Sanneh's review.
Does anyone else see a similarity?
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Originally posted by Yutaka Fukufuji, Japanese Goalie:
Maybe it's the anticipation of getting screwed by a major label.
I doubt that'll happen. I have no doubt that Plans - while not as good as Transatlanticism or the Photo Album - will outsell both combined.
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oh, and let me just--while i have the opportunity, let out a huge DAMN-THE-MAN directed specifically towards concerts on school nights. this show will be long sold out before i'll have the opportunity to bribe my parents with stellar grades.
why don't you just buy tickets now and then work yr ass of until interims come out? worst case scenario is you have to sell the tickets for $75 each on craigslist, or something like that.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'm a little surprised to see three references to Coldplay in Sanneh's review.
Does anyone else see a similarity?
There's a lot more piano in the new album, and anytime you have a piano you're charting Coldplay waters for the critics.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'm a little surprised to see three references to Coldplay in Sanneh's review.
Does anyone else see a similarity?
i think there is a general similarity in tone, but i think the main reason she uses the comparison is to draw in casual listeners who don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of rock, but can understand when someone compares a band to coldplay
she's trying to cast DCFC in the same mainstream universe that coldplay runs in, and i don't think in that larger realm that it's an unfair comparison
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Originally posted by BookerT:
oh, and let me just--while i have the opportunity, let out a huge DAMN-THE-MAN directed specifically towards concerts on school nights. this show will be long sold out before i'll have the opportunity to bribe my parents with stellar grades.
why don't you just buy tickets now and then work yr ass of until interims come out? worst case scenario is you have to sell the tickets for $75 each on craigslist, or something like that. [/b]
because 1) i can't afford to buy tickets to shows i'm not all that sure i can go to anymore...
2) i did this exchange last year with my parents and it was a combination of kill-myself-hard work and luck that i was able to pull off straight A's. but i don't even think my report card comes out in time for this death cab show.
i really wish it were that simple, though...
*cries*
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Originally posted by you be betty:
because 1) i can't afford to buy tickets to shows i'm not all that sure i can go to anymore...
2) i did this exchange last year with my parents and it was a combination of kill-myself-hard work and luck that i was able to pull off straight A's. but i don't even think my report card comes out in time for this death cab show.
i really wish it were that simple, though...
*cries*
I had similar problems for a Pixies show when I was in high school. I did everything I could but couldn't make it to a weeknight show. I figured, ah, "I'll catch them next time."
Next time was over a decade later in 2004.
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I picked up tickets at the box office yesterday, and ran into Fico and SalParadise. According to the box office, tickets looked likely to sell out yesterday, or they will today. Show isn't even officially announced yet!
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Originally posted by Bags:
I picked up tickets at the box office yesterday, and ran into Fico and SalParadise. According to the box office, tickets looked likely to sell out yesterday, or they will today. Show isn't even officially announced yet!
I got mine too...
But I wouldn't be surprised if they added a date. Both Death Cab and 930 seem to be free on 10/24 as well...
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Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
Originally posted by Bags:
I picked up tickets at the box office yesterday, and ran into Fico and SalParadise. According to the box office, tickets looked likely to sell out yesterday, or they will today. Show isn't even officially announced yet!
I got mine too...
But I wouldn't be surprised if they added a date. Both Death Cab and 930 seem to be free on 10/24 as well... [/b]
As long as it's not a Saturday show they add...that'd piss me off, with these Sunday tickets in hand. [No, I haven't looked at the 9:30 schedule...]
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I'd doubt a date adding. I believe DCFC has like 3 consecutive nights before DC, then the off day, then another show in Philly. I think it's just a set off-day for the tour since they don't seem to play 5 nights in a row.
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nah they'll add a late show ;)
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
nah they'll add a late show ;)
Oooh, if that made mine an early show, I'd be all over that! ;)
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Originally posted by Bags:
I picked up tickets at the box office yesterday, and ran into Fico and SalParadise. According to the box office, tickets looked likely to sell out yesterday, or they will today. Show isn't even officially announced yet!
Do they sell club tickets @ merriweather. I seem to recall a 9:30 club table near the main entrance...?
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yes... there is a booth on the right side of the pavallion near 932, there maybe another... it maybe service charge free or the standard dollar per ticket.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
yes... there is a booth on the right side of the pavallion near 932, there maybe another... it maybe service charge free or the standard dollar per ticket.
thanks. if the dcfc tix are still avail, that'll work nicely.
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ok, so the new album...
am i the only person who's pissed off and creeped out at the FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING logo on the album? Since when did DFCF care? Yeah, I know, the label put it there, but still... that's not what the band is about...
I'm a pirate. I dare the FBI to come after me. Yarr.
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Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
ok, so the new album...
am i the only person who's pissed off and creeped out at the FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING logo on the album?
Is this the first album you've bought in the last 2 years?
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I picked up the new BRMC CD and was quite upset to see that it's got an FBI anti-piracy warning on it, too. I assume this means that it's copy protected and you can't rip it onto your iPod.
I would've taken the CD back if I had known before I opened it up. This really pisses me off. I guess I won't be buying the new DCFC cd either.
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so can you or can't you rip it to your pc/ipod?
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
ok, so the new album...
am i the only person who's pissed off and creeped out at the FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING logo on the album? Since when did DFCF care? Yeah, I know, the label put it there, but still... that's not what the band is about...
I'm a pirate. I dare the FBI to come after me. Yarr.
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I wouldn't be too concerned. For the sake of experiment (and experiement only) I ripped the DCFC album to my Nomad and made a copy of it. Both play fine. (The copy has since been destroyed, let's say.)
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I've never had a problem ripping/burning FBI warning'd CDs, but I do think they ruin the artwork, even if it's the back artwork.
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What is Death Cab about? It doesn't seem too far of a leap for a band on a major label that's played on the OC.
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
ok, so the new album...
am i the only person who's pissed off and creeped out at the FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING logo on the album? Since when did DFCF care? Yeah, I know, the label put it there, but still... that's not what the band is about...
I'm a pirate. I dare the FBI to come after me. Yarr.
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This (http://magnetbox.com/riaa/search.asp) is how I decide whether I'm going to pay for a CD or not. No "Plans" for me (thanks Bittorrent). I'll buy a ticket for the show instead.
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Originally posted by nkotBaba:
What is Death Cab about? It doesn't seem too far of a leap for a band on a major label that's played on the OC.
They actually performed too, which is an entirely different status on The OC.
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The Flaming Lips played on "90210."
Does that invalidate them, too?
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The Flaming Lips played on "90210."
Does that invalidate them, too?
no, it was playing the all good festival that took care of that.
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you know what, though? who really CARES that they were on the OC? for gods sake, i have been a die-hard death cab fan for years and years now. i also happen to attend a high school at which the OC is eaten up and taken word for word. so yes, it's annoying. it was annoying too when rooney's album sales went up 400% after they had appeared on the OC. and it was annoying when everybody--including those that worked at abercrombie, started listening to phantom planet and modest mouse. but at least it's HARDWORKING and TALENTED musicians that are getting the publicity. i'd rather it be death cab then...you know, ludacris or whoever the hell they listen to these days.
and by the way; i'm loving the new album. great piano arrangements. these guys can't make a bad record...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
They actually performed too, which is an entirely different status on The OC.
I think you all misunderstood me. In my eyes, this is a badge of honor that one time I hope to help Fico's now unnamed band attain.
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Originally posted by Game Show Host:
The Flaming Lips played on "90210."
Does that invalidate them, too?
It depends on if they opened for David Silver or if he opened for them.
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Do references on Sportscenter invalidate them?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Game Show Host:
The Flaming Lips played on "90210."
Does that invalidate them, too?
It depends on if they opened for David Silver or if he opened for them. [/b]
haha. <img src="http://www.star-wars-prequel.de/90210/Briancover.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by ChampionshipVinyl:
Do references on Sportscenter invalidate them?
those are the stupidest fucking things i've ever heard ... they're going to completely run out of catch phrases in 5 years
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The FBI Anti-Piracy logo is being slapped on all new Major label releases these days, including thier "indie" imprints. i.e. Astralwerks and Vice (Bloc Party). There is no irony in the fact that my favorite releases this year were on real indies that dont use that annoying logo. i.e. New West with Nic Armstrong. Most major labels will have several warning regarding sharing etc littered through the artwork, booklet, disc. I counted four on one release alone
The CDs to avoid are the Sony/BMG releases, like the Dead 60's and Foo Fighters, which are also labelled Content Protected. The logo is less obvious on this one. There is also System requirements on the back for whats needed to listen to the "CD" on the back.
Avoid any release with this logo on it...
<img src="http://www.hi-fipop.com/cc.gif" alt=" - " />
These require the use of software (almost viral in nature) to be loaded on to an MP3 player supported by Windoze Media Player. Sony will provide instructions on transferring it to an iPod along with a steaming pile of BS about how Apple isn't supporting their copy protection. And to be sure to write Apple on getting this corrected...
Major labels in Europe having been using copy protection schemes for a few years now. There was a bit of an uproar over the Foo's and DMB's release, but it's only a matter of time before more and more Major label releases get some sort of copy protection added to them.
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In no way was I labeling DCFC as sell outs. It's a pretty pointless call, and I can say for certainty that I'd go for the dollar signs if I was in there place.
I was only commenting on Chimbley's suggestion (or my interpretation of it) that they were some sort of bastion of indie rock credibility. They don't seem to be too uncomfortable with the mainstream spotlight, so I don't know why the anti-piracy warning is against the band's belief system.
Besides, I think they invalidated themselves when Gibbard starting singing about mittens and slacks.
Originally posted by Game Show Host:
The Flaming Lips played on "90210."
Does that invalidate them, too?
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Originally posted by nkotBaba:
Besides, I think they invalidated themselves when Gibbard starting singing about mittens and slacks.
Yeah, you're right, Blacking Out The Friction on the Photo Album WAS when the band invalidated themselves. :roll:
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'm a little surprised to see three references to Coldplay in Sanneh's review.
Does anyone else see a similarity?
There's a lot more piano in the new album, and anytime you have a piano you're charting Coldplay waters for the critics. [/b]
Everything sounds like Coldplay... (http://movies.maxim-magazine.co.uk/maxim/020905_everything_sounds.mov)
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Originally posted by nkotBaba:
What is Death Cab about? It doesn't seem too far of a leap for a band on a major label that's played on the OC.
Anybody hear that interview a week or two back on subterranian where they were asked about being on The OC?
They said they didn't mind it at all and that the OC writers were on their own in writing Death Cab into the script. Additionally, they appreciated the support.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Anybody hear that interview a week or two back on subterranian where they were asked about being on The OC?
They said they didn't mind it at all and that the OC writers were on their own in writing Death Cab into the script. Additionally, they appreciated the support.
saw that interview, and you summed it up pretty well, didn't seem like they were lobbying for it or anything ... this week's subterranean was great, personal picks by fred armisen (sp?) from SNL, lots of stuff from recent to old