[Dallou]

I guess that it is hard for our bf/gf to listen to animal collective, there is a certain pressure et expectation. Mine actually like them and listen to person pitch once in a while.
We started dating during the Grim reaper era so there was a lot, really a lot of panda bear discussion also we watched the MoMA live stream together aha

Also my dad sung floridada well he just yelled/sung "Floridadada floridadada" and so on to make fun of me . I was fun and nice.

[johnnyvulpine]

Dallou wrote:

I guess that it is hard for our bf/gf to listen to animal collective, there is a certain pressure et expectation. Mine actually like them and listen to person pitch once in a while.
We started dating during the Grim reaper era so there was a lot, really a lot of panda bear discussion also we watched the MoMA live stream together aha

Also my dad sung floridada well he just yelled/sung "Floridadada floridadada" and so on to make fun of me . I was fun and nice.

yeah like i have definitely talked way too much about animal collective while in a relationship

i lost my person pitch vinyl when an ex-ex stole it .

be careful out there y'all

[Angelic Chaos]

Yeah, loved one's have to be down with with the horrifying Avey clown. My husband, who is extremely into classical and opera, thankfully was open minded about them, and now really likes them. Or likes that I love them? Either way they're cool.

I remember when one of my best friends just hated animal collective because all of us in high school were pretty much "hipsters," so his way of out-hipstering us was hating AC. Literally said "Animal Collective is kinda like pizza. Everyone says its amazing, but it's really just shit, and it's not good for you..."

Then we started smoking weed more and he warmed up to them.

[roopn]

in what world is pizza shit?

[AudibleKayak]

kafkaesque wrote:

AudibleKayak wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

AudibleKayak wrote:

I've started going out with this girl and she asked to listen to some AnCo, because she knows I'm obsessed with them. So far she's listened to Painting With, Centipede Hz, Merriweather and Strawberry Jam and has enjoyed all of them. Kinda afraid to show her anything pre-SJ.

oh, show her feels, dude.

I literally just asked her to listen to it now. She said she's planning on it. Oh she also listened to Sleep Cycle and said she enjoyed that too.

nice! don't forget person pitch!

Will do when she's listened to Feels. Don't want to be "that guy" who talks non-stop about one band, even though I totally am that guy.

[Dallou]

yeah, you want them to like the band for the music and not to listen to the band through the fact that it is your favorite band. (Don't know if this make sense, english / grammar wise)

[AudibleKayak]

Dallou wrote:

yeah, you want them to like the band for the music and not to listen to the band through the fact that it is your favorite band. (Don't know if this make sense, english / grammar wise)

It made sense. Yeah, I'd rather that not happen. Although I kinda get the feeling that maybe she's already doing that. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt though hahaha.

[kafkaesque]

if only AC were as universally enjoyed as pizza

[popparen]

kafkaesque wrote:

if only AC were as universally enjoyed as pizza

AC is more like this swedish classic. it's acquired taste.

[Dallou]

Have you ever tried this ?

it looks so fat but so good

[popparen]

haha, not really. but I used to eat calzone filled with falafel and fries. that shit makes u wanna die.

do we have a pizza thread? we should have a pizza thread.

[AudibleKayak]

If every Animal Collective album was a pizza topping, what topping would it be?

[jetski]

popparen wrote:

do we have a pizza thread? we should have a pizza thread.

fa sho http://collectedanimals.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=309

but actually this is the most important pizza-related thread on CA http://collectedanimals.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2088
more ppl need to be aware of this outrage

[popparen]

Victor Borge wrote:

popparen wrote:

do we have a pizza thread? we should have a pizza thread.

fa sho http://collectedanimals.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=309

but actually this is the most important pizza-related thread on CA http://collectedanimals.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2088
more ppl need to be aware of this outrage

this is perfect. I really need to write on a school application but now I have good reasons not to.

5 things i'm gonna do now:
1. read the pizza thread
2. read the more important pizza thread
3. spend some quality time with this question:

AudibleKayak wrote:

If every Animal Collective album was a pizza topping, what topping would it be?

4. maybe eat some pizza? \_(ツ)_/¯
5. write on my school application.

[popparen]

we need a thread about procrastination as well.

[thespectrum]

I would compare AC to a fruit smoothie. With loads of berries and kiwifruit and a like, cinnamon or ginger tang

[thespectrum]

My girlfriend said i was 'obsessed' with Deakin after playing Just Am like 8 times in a row when it initially came out. And despite not being particularly down with the word 'obsessed', i'd probably have to agree with her

[preacherben]

dud wrote:

(coolodges / off topic):

Spoiler: show

ha thanks! yeah i always say the wire is the best tv show but looking back i'm a hell of a lot more sentimental about the sopranos, and the sopranos might actually be the better show honestly...i'll always have a special place in my heart for it i think. part of the reason might be that i've lived my whole life in suburban north jersey and the show actually captures the vibe of the area / time period very well lol, so many recognizable filming locations for me too...that gif is from the episode 'remember when', right? one of my favorites

(cont. sopranos discussion)

Spoiler: show

i really really think the sopranos is the better show. both are pretty unique in their scope and ability/consistency to deliver on pretty loft goals. the wire season 5 is the only misstep i can think between any shows. i feel like the sopranos captures turn on the millennium america better and more beautiful than any thing i can think of. and it's especially striking 10 years later as someone who came of age during that time. i actually still haven't finished it lol. i got too attached to the characters and was scared to watch the final season. gotta do it now tho

[dud]

(sopranos con't)

Spoiler: show

yesss you def gotta finish it! about the wire though, i never really get the dislike for s5. yes, i can definitely see the flaws (rushed bc it's only 10 eps, newspaper plot is less developed than previous seasonal plots, serial killer plot is pretty unrealistic), but despite all of those things i totally loved that season as much as the rest, i loved the way they brought almost everyone back and wrapped up everyone's storylines and i loved getting to see mcnulty being nuts again after being so straight-laced in season 4. the only thing that i feel that the wire has on the sopranos is scope. the way everything is woven together in those montages at the end of every season is really powerful for me in an almost spiritual way. i imagine the wire (being what it was, scope-wise) being more difficult to execute, making it a much more impressive feat to pull off and therefore the 'better' show. buuuuut i think ultimately i like the sopranos better too lol

[Texas Trill]

thespectrum wrote:

I would compare AC to a fruit smoothie. With loads of berries and kiwifruit and a like, cinnamon or ginger tang

I would compare AC to a well-timed, potent fart (the loud, earth shattering kind) that you get from that fruit smoothie. One that makes your friends and family run away in terror, but deep down you're happy they're gone so you can enjoy the sensory overload without ridicule

[El Camino]

Angelic Chaos wrote:

Literally said "Animal Collective is kinda like pizza. Everyone says its amazing, but it's really just shit, and it's not good for you..."

your friend is a jabroni

[SpaceAnimal]

I would compare animal collective to a jam of some sort.. maybe STRAWBERRY!!! GET IT?!?

[TB8S]

I have a friend of mine who's a couple years older than me, and while he's not really into AnCo, he understands why I like them. In return we both share an obsessive affinity for David Bowie and Brian Eno. We were in a music fraternity together, and I remember going on and on about MPP when it first came out. We'd always be at parties and he'd do an impression of me by going up to people and saying "Have you ever heard of Animal Collective" in a smug voice. I was a pretty big hipster back then if I'm going to be honest though, so it's funny when I think back.

The last girl I dated really liked AnCo, but wasn't too familiar with anything other than Feels and SJ, so I introduced her to most of their other work. That was around the time I first joined this forum in 2009. I remember when DanceAveyDance freebirded Fall Be Kind, and the two of us smoked a couple of bowls and listened to it twice in a row while giggling like dumbasses.

My current friends are all cool with AnCo, but they don't actively listen to them as far as I know. I could get away with playing them at a get together is what I'm getting at. Of course, most of my friends now are hippie-types or ex-hipsters who are approaching 30 or more, and that's the kind of music we all surrounded ourselves with during our college heydays. Maybe it's an age thing. AnCo probably isn't as "hip" as they used to be around the SJ/MPP era.

[AudibleKayak]

Update on that girl I was dating... she dumped me

[drbsl]

Fuck girls, Animal Collective will never dump you.

[AudibleKayak]

drbsl wrote:

Fuck girls, Animal Collective will never dump you.

Nah, she was nice about it. I agree with and appreciate the statement though.

[goldenchords]

Have a two hour train ride with my mother this weekend, this is prime Animal Collective introduction time. Will report back with results.

[AudibleKayak]

Another update from my mum.

I was playing Painting With out loud and she came home from work and she said "This sounds like children's music"..... I mean........ she's not exactly wrong.

[speen]

multiple songs on pw have rather childlike melodies. actually, i think its more accurate to say theyre similar to songs for children, as opposed to sounding like songs about being a child and children in general, which would be more like early ac

[Fovrodi]

I play painting with at the cafe I work at

I'm tempted to put it on loop and see who notices

[jetski]

U should play the Gnip Gnop chorus on loop lol

[primelchen]

when i've played them in the car with my brother he's just made comments about how he "can't understand what they're saying so what's the point??" or if it's a song with avey screams he's just like "this isn't even singing!"
my mom says she doesn't get their music but she's fully supportive of my love for them. she's so sweet. i'm home visiting family right now (and also here to see AC at 930 both nights...hehe) and she insisted on picking me up from the dj set & show both nights so i wouldn't have to drive. in the car last night she said "i wish i was as passionate about something as you are about them." it made me tear up honestly. i played painting with for her the other day and she said it reminded her of paul simon, haha.
i don't know if my dad has really heard their music, but he's also aware i really really love them. i know he's done some research on them because the other day he started talking to me about their names and asked me what they meant, so he's probably listened to a few songs.

[roopn]

primelchen wrote:

my mom says she doesn't get their music but she's fully supportive of my love for them. she's so sweet. i'm home visiting family right now (and also here to see AC at 930 both nights...hehe) and she insisted on picking me up from the dj set & show both nights so i wouldn't have to drive. in the car last night she said "i wish i was as passionate about something as you are about them." it made me tear up honestly. i played painting with for her the other day and she said it reminded her of paul simon, haha.

Aw that's sweet

[CokePotCrack]

MimsyBorogove wrote:

My kid is digging on both Panda and AC (the brainwash has been successful muahaha).
We've got my neighbor in the car with us yesterday and the little person starts in from her booster seat:
"Can we listen to Floridada, or is it too weird for Lisa?" I chuckle, but play it.
About a minute in, Lisa calmly makes the statement that yes, it is too weird for Lisa.
That's when my kiddo sighs and mumbles, "Well, I guess Burglars is out then...."

Fuck yeah. What a dope kid haha!

[CokePotCrack]

popparen wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if only AC were as universally enjoyed as pizza

AC is more like this swedish classic. it's acquired taste.

This pic vaguely reminds me of the food-related craziness going on on the strawberry jam album cover. Someone make a meme!!!!! I think the image describes Chz a bit haha.

[bullseye]

what is that called? looks yummy!

[themilkman]

Long overnight road trip with my Dad. He's sleeping in the passenger seat and I'm listing to Strawberry Jam on the quietest setting imaginable. Obviously, you can't properly jam to AC without it being at least somewhat loud so I ever so slightly turn up the volume. Suddenly to the right of me I hear, "Son. This is some weird-ass music."

He then falls back asleep and says nothing for the next few hours.

[jetski]

Just remembered my sister's response to hearing Turn Into Something: "These guys sound like they don't shower"

[Gool Aid]

CokePotCrack wrote:

popparen wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if only AC were as universally enjoyed as pizza

AC is more like this swedish classic. it's acquired taste.

This pic vaguely reminds me of the food-related craziness going on on the strawberry jam album cover. Someone make a meme!!!!! I think the image describes Chz a bit haha.

kinda looks like if you threw a burrito at a windshield

[roopn]

Victor Borge wrote:

Just remembered my sister's response to hearing Turn Into Something: "These guys sound like they don't shower"

Hahaha