Animal Collective

Bomby · 07-12-2009, 09:23 PM

If you fail to grasp why I posted this thread... you just kind of fail in general.

Panfan · 07-12-2009, 10:09 PM

I tried to figure out if Fireworks or Who Could Win a Rabbit was the best song ever.

But I couldn't. They're both the best song ever.

Bomby · 07-13-2009, 11:26 PM

Choosing the best Animal Collective song is like choosing which of my children I want to drown.

I want to choose them all.

*rimshot!*

Bomby · 03-23-2010, 10:38 AM

Animal Collective has broken new ground with me. Their music is so good that it makes me want to quit making music because I know I will never make music as good as theirs.

My new goal in life is to form an Animal Collective cover band. If you can't beat them, imitate them. Right?

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 03-23-2010, 11:23 AM

So, totally serious here, I just gave them a listen. I don't understand what anyone sees in their stuff. It was really rather uncomfortable for me to listen to. What, uh, what exactly is it that makes you like music like that?

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-23-2010, 11:41 AM

Some of their stuff is listenable to me, but its very obvious IMO and that's a big put-off.

Metal Mario · 03-23-2010, 12:05 PM

I thought this thread was going to be about Animal Farm.

t3hDarkness · 03-23-2010, 02:46 PM

I thought you were done with your hipster phase, Bomby.

Panfan · 03-23-2010, 03:42 PM

Animal Collective for me was an aquired taste. The first album I heard was Strawberry Jam and I was like "WHAT THE **** IS THIS **** THIS IS BAD" and then I kinda kept listening a lot and I started to really dig it. MPP's more accessible-ness helped too.

Also I get Animal Collective dislike, but I've honestly never come across somebody who's said that Panda Bear's solo stuff is bad. Not one person.

Bomby · 03-23-2010, 03:53 PM

It's about structure & layers, people.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-25-2010, 09:07 AM

Yeah, I get that. I don't like the execution of principle, and I think that principle was really obvious to begin with. Every kind of music I listen to is about structure and layers, and actually still finds something to hold it together.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 03-25-2010, 09:19 AM

I LIKE THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE THINGS I LIKE AND THEY ARE MADE

Way to not answer the question at allllll, you two.

Bomby · 03-25-2010, 10:39 AM

But there's plenty holding Animal Collective's songs together. I like how they gradually come together, how they keep adding more and subtracting old ****, how they turn random cacophony into a musical instrument and make it ****ing WORK. Seriously, PEACEBONE mother****ers. And most of all, I love the beautiful operatic excess.

07-12-2009, 09:23 PM	#1
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Animal Collective If you fail to grasp why I posted this thread... you just kind of fail in general.

07-12-2009, 10:09 PM	#2
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	I tried to figure out if Fireworks or Who Could Win a Rabbit was the best song ever. But I couldn't. They're both the best song ever.

07-13-2009, 11:26 PM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Choosing the best Animal Collective song is like choosing which of my children I want to drown. I want to choose them all. rimshot!

03-23-2010, 10:38 AM	#4
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Animal Collective has broken new ground with me. Their music is so good that it makes me want to quit making music because I know I will never make music as good as theirs. My new goal in life is to form an Animal Collective cover band. If you can't beat them, imitate them. Right?

03-23-2010, 11:23 AM	#5
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	So, totally serious here, I just gave them a listen. I don't understand what anyone sees in their stuff. It was really rather uncomfortable for me to listen to. What, uh, what exactly is it that makes you like music like that?

03-23-2010, 11:41 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Some of their stuff is listenable to me, but its very obvious IMO and that's a big put-off.

03-23-2010, 12:05 PM	#7
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I thought this thread was going to be about Animal Farm.

03-23-2010, 02:46 PM	#8
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I thought you were done with your hipster phase, Bomby.

03-23-2010, 03:42 PM	#9
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Animal Collective for me was an aquired taste. The first album I heard was Strawberry Jam and I was like "WHAT THE ** IS THIS ** THIS IS BAD" and then I kinda kept listening a lot and I started to really dig it. MPP's more accessible-ness helped too. Also I get Animal Collective dislike, but I've honestly never come across somebody who's said that Panda Bear's solo stuff is bad. Not one person.

03-23-2010, 03:53 PM	#10
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	It's about structure & layers, people.

03-25-2010, 09:07 AM	#11
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, I get that. I don't like the execution of principle, and I think that principle was really obvious to begin with. Every kind of music I listen to is about structure and layers, and actually still finds something to hold it together.

03-25-2010, 09:19 AM	#12
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	I LIKE THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE THINGS I LIKE AND THEY ARE MADE Way to not answer the question at allllll, you two.

03-25-2010, 10:39 AM	#13
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	But there's plenty holding Animal Collective's songs together. I like how they gradually come together, how they keep adding more and subtracting old **, how they turn random cacophony into a musical instrument and make it ing WORK. Seriously, PEACEBONE mother**ers. And most of all, I love the beautiful operatic excess.