Comments on: Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/ Independent and alternative music in Scotland - with a shitload of gin. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-39556 Matthew Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:05:50 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-39556 Oh very funny. Oh very funny.

]]> By: peej http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-39520 peej Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:48:20 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-39520 "Fun Police" - Nice one. Can't wait for their second record. It probably wont be for another two years or so but I bet you'll love it. “Fun Police” – Nice one.
Can’t wait for their second record. It probably wont be for another two years or so but I bet you’ll love it.

]]> By: allen http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2681 allen Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:26:11 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2681 Thanks for this. Since I am american and old it takes blogs like yours to hep me to stuff I might like (lifelong Indelicates fan am I now) That said. I was expecting something completely different than what I got here. (I didn't read the blog, I just kept seeing the name and decided to take the tracks) I am reminded of Violent Femmes in a way. In that, the name suggested one thing and the music was so very opposite of it. It's nice, guess. I think if it had been released in the era that they are apeing, it might have found some airplay near and around Dexy's and Musical Youth. Nothing all that special. Thanks for this. Since I am american and old it takes blogs like yours to hep me to stuff I might like (lifelong Indelicates fan am I now)
That said. I was expecting something completely different than what I got here. (I didn’t read the blog, I just kept seeing the name and decided to take the tracks) I am reminded of Violent Femmes in a way. In that, the name suggested one thing and the music was so very opposite of it.
It’s nice, guess. I think if it had been released in the era that they are apeing, it might have found some airplay near and around Dexy’s and Musical Youth. Nothing all that special.

]]> By: Dusty of Dusty's Fury http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2680 Dusty of Dusty's Fury Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:06:31 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2680 Cheers - though I think as your post after this proves, you have a good few years on me in terms of enthusiastically spreading the word. Did you see the article in The Guardian Guide today? Tim Jonze was writing about Foals and Adele complaining about being hyped. The nerve. As Jonze rightly says "..hype's not really an evil thing. These days especially, it's born from small fan movements, writers and radio DJs who love your band and want you to do well." An interesting addendum to your Vampire Weekend thoughts. Cheers – though I think as your post after this proves, you have a good few years on me in terms of enthusiastically spreading the word.

Did you see the article in The Guardian Guide today? Tim Jonze was writing about Foals and Adele complaining about being hyped. The nerve.

As Jonze rightly says “..hype’s not really an evil thing. These days especially, it’s born from small fan movements, writers and radio DJs who love your band and want you to do well.”

An interesting addendum to your Vampire Weekend thoughts.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2679 Matthew Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:44:26 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2679 Ultimately, Scott, I have a tendency to be a snob and I know I do. But I do have to remind myself that music is basically for fun, most of the time. It's so easy to talk about it a lot and descend into this kind of self-important, self-appointed critic persona. But I write about music because I love having the record player on, and this album is just the kind to play when happy and carefree and when consigning you pomposity to the dustbin. Which I need to do from time to time. Dusty, if your podcast is regularly as good as your playlists suggest I'd be only too happy to link. Hell, I'll enthusaistically plug your show as best I can. Being linked to by me is no honour though. Internet music writing is basically just a free-for-all of enthusiastic fans. None of us more legitimate or more authoritative than the next. Your stuff could eclipse mine in a week, under the right circumstances. Enthusiastic amateurs-R-us! Ultimately, Scott, I have a tendency to be a snob and I know I do. But I do have to remind myself that music is basically for fun, most of the time. It’s so easy to talk about it a lot and descend into this kind of self-important, self-appointed critic persona.

But I write about music because I love having the record player on, and this album is just the kind to play when happy and carefree and when consigning you pomposity to the dustbin. Which I need to do from time to time.

Dusty, if your podcast is regularly as good as your playlists suggest I’d be only too happy to link. Hell, I’ll enthusaistically plug your show as best I can. Being linked to by me is no honour though. Internet music writing is basically just a free-for-all of enthusiastic fans. None of us more legitimate or more authoritative than the next. Your stuff could eclipse mine in a week, under the right circumstances.

Enthusiastic amateurs-R-us!

]]> By: Dusty of Dusty's Fury http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2672 Dusty of Dusty's Fury Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:40:29 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2672 Re - radio show - I am aiming to create a podcast of the show in future - the two shows we've done so far have been live and I'm always panicking so much I forget to stick a cd in to record... but we have to cut down to a pre-recorded hour for the next four weeks as Pure is the official station of Stockport County and they have a game next week and every bleedin' Tuesday in Feb... I'll get a podcast to you though - would love to know what you think ps - could you do me the massive honour of adding me to your blogroll? Dusty's Fury (unmasked at): web.mac.com/martinjohnston1 ta! Re – radio show – I am aiming to create a podcast of the show in future – the two shows we’ve done so far have been live and I’m always panicking so much I forget to stick a cd in to record…

but we have to cut down to a pre-recorded hour for the next four weeks as Pure is the official station of Stockport County and they have a game next week and every bleedin’ Tuesday in Feb…

I’ll get a podcast to you though – would love to know what you think

ps – could you do me the massive honour of adding me to your blogroll?

Dusty’s Fury (unmasked at): web.mac.com/martinjohnston1

ta!

]]> By: scott pgwp http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2678 scott pgwp Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:09:15 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2678 I started listening to VW maybe two months ago. I begged off for a long time because of the hype (I can't help it - it's my kneejerk reaction) but then finally gave a song a chance. And then another. And then another. These guys are great and fun police need to get over themselves. I don't have EVERY song from their self-released stuff; I forced myself to stop looking for them so I could enjoy the album when it came out--not to mention there'd be enough "new" stuff on the album that I wouldn't feel like a jackass for paying money for something I'd already been given for free. I started listening to VW maybe two months ago. I begged off for a long time because of the hype (I can’t help it – it’s my kneejerk reaction) but then finally gave a song a chance. And then another. And then another. These guys are great and fun police need to get over themselves.

I don’t have EVERY song from their self-released stuff; I forced myself to stop looking for them so I could enjoy the album when it came out–not to mention there’d be enough “new” stuff on the album that I wouldn’t feel like a jackass for paying money for something I’d already been given for free.

]]> By: The Daily Growl http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2673 The Daily Growl Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:43:12 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2673 Just after I wrote that it arrived. Listening to it now - it's great, even though like you I have heard more than half of it before. Just after I wrote that it arrived. Listening to it now – it’s great, even though like you I have heard more than half of it before.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2676 Matthew Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:09:55 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2676 The number of times promo types tell me they've put something in the post for me and it just never arrives is just silly. I then forget and then their band doesn't get heard. Either leave me alone and I will find and buy my own music or, if you want to push your stuff, do it bloody properly. The number of times promo types tell me they’ve put something in the post for me and it just never arrives is just silly. I then forget and then their band doesn’t get heard. Either leave me alone and I will find and buy my own music or, if you want to push your stuff, do it bloody properly.

]]> By: The Daily Growl http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend/#comment-2675 The Daily Growl Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:59:57 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-2675 Sounds good - looking forward to hearing it. I haven't got my copy yet. Damn the music-thieving east London postmen! Sounds good – looking forward to hearing it. I haven’t got my copy yet. Damn the music-thieving east London postmen!

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