Collected Animals

Stanshant...I believe I've said it before, but it bears repeating: I think that we have almost the EXACT same feelings toward this band. Practically everything you say I feel could've easily been my own words. Maybe if I was a more active poster on this board they would be, but over the past 6ish years, I've been happy to see someone one here repping my opinion.

So obviously I second everything that Stanshant said. CHz is, as hard as I tried to convince myself otherwise, the first moment that the band hasn't bottled some sort of magical lightning in my opinion. Definitely not a bad album, at all. Just not up to par with most of their discography. Most of this has to do with songwriting first, and production second. Honestly, a lot of my cringes come from Avey's very generic-sounding keyboard riffs. Sounds like stuff I would do given some chords and asked to noodle around. Is this a disappointment? Yes, of course it is. But I, for one, feel that I have been completely spoiled by this band over the 10ish years I have been listening to them, and am amazed it has taken them this long to come up with something that doesn't completely 100% blow me away. Have I lost faith in them? Not one bit. Exhibit A: The new Panda Bear material is coming close to giving me the same feels I got seeing/watching the embryonic MPP material in 2007. Good things lie in the future.

AC. Helluva a band. Good on them for always doing what they want, even if it doesn't always blow my mind.

I agree with everything you said. I'm certainly not saying it's better than any of their previous efforts, but I still enjoy it "for what it is". Judging by Panda's new live set and Slasher Flicks, I think the boys are back on track and writing incredible music again. For whatever reason, Centipede Hz lacked that feeling that the rest of their discography has. Maybe it was the pressure of writing a follow up to MPP, maybe it was personal problems, maybe it was learning to write as a four piece again...who knows! I still enjoy listening even though I feel like it's their weakest LP since Danse Manatee.

None of their albums really feel the same to me.
That's why I don't care that CHz feels different.
All that matters to me is that I think the album is full of killer songs.
I can always jam to Moonjock especially!
Also I really like the ridiculous amount of sound throughout the album.

I'm with Iko. I said it before but someday y'all will look back on this thread and feel the shame of a thousand bill clintons when you realize how great this album is.

leave clinton out of this. its just adultery

lololol totally forgot about that episode.

really stand and hand in? another doop? ur grindin ma gears lol jk

this sexual romance is OVER

(thats the line, righ?)

I was at the show last night. Weird to think this is it for AC for a long time. Check out my review in live discussion.

End of an era....

RIP 2011-2013

this sexual romance is OVER

(thats the line, righ?)

yeah something like that I think.

I see your point but I disagree. Once I learned to let go and stop internally critiquing the mix, the sounds, etc. and just enjoy CHz for what it is, I loved it! This is what they gave us. It's not up to us to make those decisions. CHz is their piece of art and this is the way they intended us to hear it. Relax and get lost in human pleasure!

Yes yes, obviously we should always feel this way towards the art our favorite peeps make. However I still agree with your first intuitive opinion 100%. I forgot to give you some back up around that time you posted, so I apologize. Nevertheless, no matter what we'll enjoi their work and their need to create it, but that doesnt mean we should hold back on other views and feelings.
We must remembaz that several opinions and views can coincide with each otha, without negating ze other or directly affecting it!

tl;dr: If you don't recall what I'm talking about this post will make no sense btw.

Dead in Light wrote:

this sexual romance is OVER

(thats the line, righ?)

yeah something like that I think.

of course thats it. yall need to step your t&e quote game up

staniscant walk away from an argument. first it was omg the production sux thats why i cant worship this album and now its well the production wouldnt matter if the songs were stronger. i dont take anything u say seriously
also grundletron is totes ur dupe

also u used the word ephemera wrong

Just listened to the Pitchfork 2011 boot for the first time since CHz was released. Wow. So weird to hear these songs in their infancy.

also u used the word ephemera wrong

Colin, of all the hurtful things you've posted in this thread...



Now brush your teeth and go to bed, petal.

CHz is a fairly weak (for them) collection of songs produced in a way that smothers them in ephemera.

I agree. The middle stretch of songs (Wide Eyed, Father Time and Monkey Riches) contain some of the most bland, forgettable melodies the band has put to tape. CHZ explored all of the band's (and especially Avey's) worst tendencies imo.

Hopeful the next release will really focus on melody and clarity over texture

coollodges wrote:

Dead in Light wrote:

this sexual romance is OVER

(thats the line, righ?)

yeah something like that I think.

of course thats it. yall need to step your t&e quote game up

step it up??? i think i nailed it...


but can we all agree that the next anco will be sharp, pointy nipz?

staniscant walk away from an argument. first it was omg the production sux thats why i cant worship this album and now its well the production wouldnt matter if the songs were stronger. i dont take anything u say seriously
also grundletron is totes ur dupe

lol colin..

do you know what its like to have a dick jammed down your throat??

what exactly would it imply if he does know what it's like to have a dick jammed down his throat?

LOL

and /thread

Truly this is the end of an era.

stanishashurtfeelings? its ok to use words wrong u dont have to be sad

and ya what would it mean if i knew what its like having a dick jammed down my throat? would that make ur threat empty?

Really in to CHz boots right now. Good times!

Colin, I'm going to find out where you live and cut your and your friends' and family members' throats out, like right out, all the way through, so I end up with loads of rings of throats and I'll wear them on my arms similar to IRON FIST STYLE HUNG GAR KUNG FU.

Imagine this but with throats



Mods, if this has gone too far please delete this post.

lol while reading that post I was like "has stanshall gone too far this time?" and then at the bottom you address that.

Man, this thread.

feel like all the throats posts should just be moved to the throats thread (the trash)

i should have clarified:

i was referring to stans dick, deep, in colins throat. but i guess he went the throatRIP route...

ive never been partial to jewelry myself, but to each their own i suppose

merry christmas!

perfect christmas day album!

Actually I put this on for the car ride home and my wife said "Can we please listen to Christmas music?" I lol'd.

merry christmas!

This is my nephew's response to my Christmas gift to him:

lol^
Can we all at least agree that the last 50 seconds or so of Applesauce is one of the best things they've ever done?

Applesauce is one of the best things they've done, period

Yeah I'd say that's pretty agreeable

colin wrote:

merry christmas!

This is my nephew's response to my Christmas gift to him:

Spoiler: show

It was a copy of CHz. Merry Chzstmas.

That was and is my reaction to CHz. Ben Allen needs to go.

I don't dislike CHz at all, but I do think it'd be cool if they got a different producer next time around