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Music : For Emma, Forever Ago
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- Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
For Emma, Forever Ago (2008, Jagjaguwar) Bon Iver's first studio album. ***1/2
From his name, I automatically thought Van Morrison. This even before I knew he had a rootsy-folk sound. Then when I started the album there were the signature rolling acoustic guitars that also open Van Morrison's brilliant Astral Weeks. After about twenty seconds I then expected to hear the trademark wailing vocals that we know so well, but instead was treated to Sam Beam-like falsetto. I sat there for a moment, almost perplexed, and thought "Well gee, this ain't bad."
Bon Iver isn't the most original artist in the world, and the songs are very elementary in structure, but it's his voice, his lyrics that make For Emma what it is. And what it is is a great start to a what should be a very bright songwriting career. "Flume" is the album's greatest point, unfortunately for us it's in the beginning. Still, the way Bon Iver's voice sways, the play with stressed and unstressed words is haunting. And although the obvious influence is Iron & Wine, there is no need to go overboard; there are far more differences in their deliveries that it's almost not worth mentioning. Iron & Wine has the tendency to make songs more complex, either from the beginning or as the song travels on. Bon Iver, though, is very content with a simple strum of his guitar, even if it's just a few basic chords. I'm okay with it, too.
-Stephen
www.politicianrock.blogspot.com
Rating:
- yes
not my normal choice of music, but this album is so good. get it.
Rating: - This album is simply breathtaking
Bought this album a few weeks ago after hearing Re: Tracks online, and it is by far one of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. I can listen to this cd over and over, no matter what kind of mood I'm in. There is an ebb and flow to the track progression that gently kind of pulls you along with the emotions in each. Justin's lyrics are bizaare and heartbreakingly intense in the best way imaginable. He melts words into chords and vice versa. The more you listen, the more you become totally immersed in the "excavation" he ultimately achieved in writing these tracks. My first go at the album in it's entirety led me to a deep place within myself that I hadn't visited in a long time, but as I listen more and more, I'm finding a light in the songs that allows me to shift into a whole new gear with it. I can only hope that he continues to produce songs with the same raw approach and I look forward to everything and anything that he gets his hands on in the future. On that note, if you like Bon Iver, check out his cover of The Rosebud's "Get up, get out". Amazing.
Rating: - Pure Emotion
I love the emotion. It's something I listen to for the strong feelings it evokes, not lyrics or voice. Although the voice (falsetto or not) does add a tremendous amount of emotional depth. "All of his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss and guilt that had been stock piled over the course of the past six years, was suddenly purged into the form of..." the album For Emma, Forever Ago.
Rating: - this years favorite!!!!!!!
play and play this cd and you feel.....his voice......his music.... into you...its almost.....scary ....so beautifull...its heaven.... its what music is!!!!!!!!!
- Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever AgoFor Emma, Forever Ago (2008, Jagjaguwar) Bon Iver's first studio album. ***1/2
From his name, I automatically thought Van Morrison. This even before I knew he had a rootsy-folk sound. Then when I started the album there were the signature rolling acoustic guitars that also open Van Morrison's brilliant Astral Weeks. After about twenty seconds I then expected to hear the trademark wailing vocals that we know so well, but instead was treated to Sam Beam-like falsetto. I sat there for a moment, almost perplexed, and thought "Well gee, this ain't bad."
Bon Iver isn't the most original artist in the world, and the songs are very elementary in structure, but it's his voice, his lyrics that make For Emma what it is. And what it is is a great start to a what should be a very bright songwriting career. "Flume" is the album's greatest point, unfortunately for us it's in the beginning. Still, the way Bon Iver's voice sways, the play with stressed and unstressed words is haunting. And although the obvious influence is Iron & Wine, there is no need to go overboard; there are far more differences in their deliveries that it's almost not worth mentioning. Iron & Wine has the tendency to make songs more complex, either from the beginning or as the song travels on. Bon Iver, though, is very content with a simple strum of his guitar, even if it's just a few basic chords. I'm okay with it, too.
-Stephen
www.politicianrock.blogspot.com
Rating:
- yesnot my normal choice of music, but this album is so good. get it.
Rating:
- This album is simply breathtakingBought this album a few weeks ago after hearing Re: Tracks online, and it is by far one of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. I can listen to this cd over and over, no matter what kind of mood I'm in. There is an ebb and flow to the track progression that gently kind of pulls you along with the emotions in each. Justin's lyrics are bizaare and heartbreakingly intense in the best way imaginable. He melts words into chords and vice versa. The more you listen, the more you become totally immersed in the "excavation" he ultimately achieved in writing these tracks. My first go at the album in it's entirety led me to a deep place within myself that I hadn't visited in a long time, but as I listen more and more, I'm finding a light in the songs that allows me to shift into a whole new gear with it. I can only hope that he continues to produce songs with the same raw approach and I look forward to everything and anything that he gets his hands on in the future. On that note, if you like Bon Iver, check out his cover of The Rosebud's "Get up, get out". Amazing.
Rating:
- Pure EmotionI love the emotion. It's something I listen to for the strong feelings it evokes, not lyrics or voice. Although the voice (falsetto or not) does add a tremendous amount of emotional depth. "All of his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss and guilt that had been stock piled over the course of the past six years, was suddenly purged into the form of..." the album For Emma, Forever Ago.
Rating:
- this years favorite!!!!!!!play and play this cd and you feel.....his voice......his music.... into you...its almost.....scary ....so beautifull...its heaven.... its what music is!!!!!!!!!