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Old 08-10-2009, 22:35   #1 (permalink)

 
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I bought their album Crane Wife on a whim and I am quite obsessed with it. I enjoyed this video:

SXSW 2009: The Decemberists- The Crane Wife - Festival News: 2009 SXSW - Videos - IFC.com

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I do so love The Decemberists. The new album, The Hazards of Love, is a veritable rock opera - something I'd normally balk at - but it's marvellous and I'm unashamedly addicted to it.

For my money, they'll have to go a long way to beat The Mariner's Revenge Song from Picaresque (YouTube - The Decemberists' "The Mariner's Revenge Song" - not the original video), but most stuff they release is gold.
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Crane Wife is the only one I have. Shall buy them all.
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I do so love The Decemberists. The new album, The Hazards of Love, is a veritable rock opera - something I'd normally balk at - but it's marvellous and I'm unashamedly addicted to it.

For my money, they'll have to go a long way to beat The Mariner's Revenge Song from Picaresque (YouTube - The Decemberists' "The Mariner's Revenge Song" - not the original video), but most stuff they release is gold.
Same. I picked up the Hazards of Love without knowing its 'concept' and was a bit bummed once I realised what it was... until I realised it bucked the trend of those pretensious as hell albums by actually being bloody brilliant.
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Fantastic band! Colin Meloy solo live album got me into them, it's fantastic! He was NPR radio and I *think* you can still stream/download the set from all songs considered section of their site.

I've got 4 or 5 albums and I love them all. Great band live, Colin is a great front man, very entertaining. Hazards of Love would be a bad place to start, but it is a good progression for them as a band.
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Love 'em. Buy Castaways and Cutouts next.
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Picaresque is ace! My favourite Decemberists album by miles. Need to give the other albums more listens though.
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I've got 4 or 5 albums and I love them all. Great band live, Colin is a great front man, very entertaining. Hazards of Love would be a bad place to start, but it is a good progression for them as a band.
Apparently the current live set is the entirety of Hazards of Love followed by a 'greatest hits' stylee hour-odd encore. Pity they're only playing London.
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I've got one of their albums on my iPod and I've never actually listened to it yet. Have been meaning too....
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I have heard a couple of songs and quite enjoyed them. This thread makes me think that I should invest in an album or two.

...Or at least have a swatch on Spotify.
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