Elizabeth Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Drowned in Sound - News - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Iraq war made it impossible to continue o_O...there should probably be a question mark in the title.Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Yeh, that looks like the final nail there. At least Silver Mt Zion are still on the go and Ephraim seems to be moving into production a lot more these days too.It was pretty obvious 4 years ago that their interest in the whole thing was waning as well. Still they produced some cracking records though. Great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 they've been on an indefinite hiatus for absolutely ages.as far as i was concerned, that was the end. back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 it must have been a quiet week at the drowned in sound office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Guys, god, stop pissing on my thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 yea hardly a shocker but still frustrating when great bands wither and die. meh, wish i'd gotten to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 And here's their response:Pitchfork: Godspeed Still on Hiatus, Not Completely Broken UpI have a feeling we'll hear something else at some point, although to be fair: what more can they hope to achieve? They pretty much defined their own sound and left themselves no-where else to go.As long as they don't do a Silver Mount Zion and pretend to be Bright Eyes, I don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Much as I like Godspeed, 'Yanqui U.X.O.' wasn't that great compared to their previous albums.....probably best they call it a day rather than keep going with no fresh ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 You know, I think "yanqui UXO" gets a lot of bad press. I remember when it first came out, and there were a lot of people very excited about it (including myself).I don't recall anyone being that let down by it.In fact, I thought it was great...better than 'Skinny Fists', in fact.But yr damn right about a new direction. They need to evolve, and I don't think they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 You know, I think "yanqui UXO" gets a lot of bad press. I remember when it first came out, and there were a lot of people very excited about it (including myself).I don't recall anyone being that let down by it.In fact, I thought it was great...better than 'Skinny Fists', in fact.But yr damn right about a new direction. They need to evolve, and I don't think they can.I still listen to it now and then but it just doesn't do it for me in the way that the first album and Slow Riot EP did....then again, I found Mt. Zion tailed off after the first couple of releases....Hrsta's new album shows they are progressing more. IMHO of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 then again, I found Mt. Zion tailed off after the first couple of releases........I'm so glad someone else thinks this as well.I thought the first two Silver mt Zion albums were incredible, some of the best music I'd ever heard... I just listen to it over, and over, and over...Then the rest of it was a load of guff.So yaa boo sucks, to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Strong Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Horses In The Sky was a really great record, and ace to see done live with everyone singing and stuff.The new one is pure pants though. No idea what's going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Horses In The Sky was a really great record, and ace to see done live with everyone singing and stuff.The new one is pure pants though. No idea what's going on there.I was offered a review copy of it, but politely declined.Steven Dedalus - basing his musical opinions on hearsay and conjecture since 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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