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Music : Vampire Weekend
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Rating: 
- Pop, but I mean that in a good way
Note that even the people that don't rate this album highly still tend to have some positive things to say (e.g., fun to play at a party). It's unabashedly derivative pop, but is that bad?
The production values are high; these guys know how to play their instruments, though they're not prodigies. Best tracks? "Mansard Roof" (what the heck is a Mansard Roof?), "Oxford Comma" (drops the F-bomb right off the bat in a bubble gummy way), "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance," and the Youtube video for "A-Punk" is great silly silly fun.
Go ahead and play the samples if they're on Amazon. Vampire Weekend gets into their riffs pretty quickly, so you'll be able to tell pretty quickly if they're your cup of tea, or not.
All in all, a nice album to have in a collection. In 20 years they'll end up on a "K-Tel's Greatest Hits" holographic music cube with their songs running next to Tony Orlando's "Knock Three Times" or Melanie's "I've Got a Brand New Key." And I mean that in a good way!
Rating:
- Good, but not great
An impressive debut album, and yes it is pretty original- they sound a lot like the police and the shins mixed into one poppy sounding band- but while they are creative, only about 2 songs really stand out. All of the songs sound a bit the same, but it's not necessarilly a bad thing. The main problem, in my opinion, is that the album opener and closer (probably the two most important songs on any album) are pretty weak. But all in all it's definatly worth picking up for any indie fan, and I have high hopes for a great sophmore album.
Rating: - Originality, such as one does not see these days!
Clever and truly enjoyable. You can hear influences but nothing that says "these guys sound exactly like...". It is a perfect album for working out, for a nice drive on a warm/sunny day, for a clam bake on the shore. Perfect summer tunes. It is refreshing to put a disc on and hear the difference between songs. After reading some of the other reviews, I find that some people are not getting this band. Surely these are not people who appreciate Indie/Alternative type music but bought this album because they heard that these guys had a really awesome video out. If you are looking for a great summer album, lacking pretension and the cookie-cutter version of Alternative/Pop, well, then this is your band. This is a group that I will keep an eye on in future.
Rating: - A good fun pop record, Don't listen to the naysayers.
I got the cd the day it came out and have been listening to it since. No, they aren't the next big thing... High school kids won't be influenced to pick a guitar up in 2020 becuse they heard this record for the first time. It is a solid pop album with some really catchy tunes. Yes the are hyped and they do deserve every bit of it. All the reviewers that call this cd and band rubbish check yourselves. With all the garbage American Idol nonsense being shoved in our faces these days it's great to find a band that may take some influence from the Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel or African Music. I'll throw another band I mildly think they sound like... The English Beat. I say buy it, it's $10 or less (A-Punk is worth that alone), play it, give it to your friend if you hate it.
Go look at the blogotheque take away shows on youtube. Great stuff. Show's that these guys are great live.
Rating: - Good, overrated but good.
Vampire Weekend is not going to be the next "super" band. Their songwriting isn't fantastically complex, however it is "fun". Don't buy into the hype and expect something that this DEBUT album is not.
Expect a good extremely easy to listen to indie/pop rock album, and enjoy it for what it is.
- Pop, but I mean that in a good wayNote that even the people that don't rate this album highly still tend to have some positive things to say (e.g., fun to play at a party). It's unabashedly derivative pop, but is that bad?
The production values are high; these guys know how to play their instruments, though they're not prodigies. Best tracks? "Mansard Roof" (what the heck is a Mansard Roof?), "Oxford Comma" (drops the F-bomb right off the bat in a bubble gummy way), "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance," and the Youtube video for "A-Punk" is great silly silly fun.
Go ahead and play the samples if they're on Amazon. Vampire Weekend gets into their riffs pretty quickly, so you'll be able to tell pretty quickly if they're your cup of tea, or not.
All in all, a nice album to have in a collection. In 20 years they'll end up on a "K-Tel's Greatest Hits" holographic music cube with their songs running next to Tony Orlando's "Knock Three Times" or Melanie's "I've Got a Brand New Key." And I mean that in a good way!
Rating:
- Good, but not greatAn impressive debut album, and yes it is pretty original- they sound a lot like the police and the shins mixed into one poppy sounding band- but while they are creative, only about 2 songs really stand out. All of the songs sound a bit the same, but it's not necessarilly a bad thing. The main problem, in my opinion, is that the album opener and closer (probably the two most important songs on any album) are pretty weak. But all in all it's definatly worth picking up for any indie fan, and I have high hopes for a great sophmore album.
Rating:
- Originality, such as one does not see these days!Clever and truly enjoyable. You can hear influences but nothing that says "these guys sound exactly like...". It is a perfect album for working out, for a nice drive on a warm/sunny day, for a clam bake on the shore. Perfect summer tunes. It is refreshing to put a disc on and hear the difference between songs. After reading some of the other reviews, I find that some people are not getting this band. Surely these are not people who appreciate Indie/Alternative type music but bought this album because they heard that these guys had a really awesome video out. If you are looking for a great summer album, lacking pretension and the cookie-cutter version of Alternative/Pop, well, then this is your band. This is a group that I will keep an eye on in future.
Rating:
- A good fun pop record, Don't listen to the naysayers.I got the cd the day it came out and have been listening to it since. No, they aren't the next big thing... High school kids won't be influenced to pick a guitar up in 2020 becuse they heard this record for the first time. It is a solid pop album with some really catchy tunes. Yes the are hyped and they do deserve every bit of it. All the reviewers that call this cd and band rubbish check yourselves. With all the garbage American Idol nonsense being shoved in our faces these days it's great to find a band that may take some influence from the Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel or African Music. I'll throw another band I mildly think they sound like... The English Beat. I say buy it, it's $10 or less (A-Punk is worth that alone), play it, give it to your friend if you hate it.
Go look at the blogotheque take away shows on youtube. Great stuff. Show's that these guys are great live.
Rating:
- Good, overrated but good.Vampire Weekend is not going to be the next "super" band. Their songwriting isn't fantastically complex, however it is "fun". Don't buy into the hype and expect something that this DEBUT album is not.
Expect a good extremely easy to listen to indie/pop rock album, and enjoy it for what it is.