Wish I could get my money back for this unmelodic lazy record.
― calstars, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
lol u mad
This is great.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link
i held the same opinion as calstars the first few times. i wouldn't say it's classic, but it has moments. "society is my friend" is my choice cut.
― farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:33 (thirteen years ago) link
reminds me of the verve a little bit for some reason; in a good way.
― farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
can't hear it without thinking of sy's "society is a hole" which is by design I take it
― I love priest but I've chosen maiden (Edward III), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:25 (thirteen years ago) link
society is my friend, it makes me lie to a hole
― JaySeanLilWayne (some dude), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
they are labelmates now. i love that callback though.
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I think he played 6 of those 8 at Academy
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
wish i could have gone to that. very excited about the show with j mascis later this month
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Childish Prodigy > Constant Hitmaker >>> Square Shells >> Smoke Ring > God is Saying This to You
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
smoke ring's just a runner up?
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm warming up to it...
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DUDE THO
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
not feeling this new album... really same-y songs, no variation like on Square Shells, no weird little instrumentals, no big loud sounding stuff like "Freak Train" from CP, his voice sounds the same on every song with the same accent and inflections. Plus I think having what sounds like a consistent lineup throughout makes these tunes sound even more similar, which does not serve them well imo.
― sleeve, Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Those are all completely valid points and pretty much why this isn't an "o_O OMG I love this album" album for me. But, having said that, I really do love the vibe, so even if it is kinda samey - its a great one.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 10 March 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Wish this album would had more of a "Freeway" vibe
― calstars, Friday, 18 March 2011 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean where are the electric guitars?
― calstars, Friday, 18 March 2011 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
His voice sounds yards better when he projects
― calstars, Friday, 18 March 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
this is a gorgeous album
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 19 March 2011 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
normally i would not like a dude who sings like this, but his writing for guitar is ridiculously good.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 19 March 2011 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
liking this a lot, it's a grower
― dmr, Saturday, 19 March 2011 03:50 (thirteen years ago) link
his sound is always so pretty & inviting imo but w/ this album i find myself aimlessly singing a bunch of the songs
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 19 March 2011 03:52 (thirteen years ago) link
me too. like "jesus fever" isn't even one of my top three on the album but it runs thru my head
― dmr, Saturday, 19 March 2011 11:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I loved Childhood Prodigy. Reading this thread and a few reviews, I'm guessing the new one is closer to Square Shells than CP. I'm alright with that but prefer his more freewheeling style.
― musicfanatic, Saturday, 19 March 2011 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.tweetdeck.com/twitter/matadorrecords/~ACp19
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 19 March 2011 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
bummer. i have tickets for friday night's show. hope he gets his stuff back together soon
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 19 March 2011 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
does a Ned Raggett like Kurt Vile, or does he just follow random people's Twitters?
Vile doesn't seem like "Ned music" imo
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Sunday, 20 March 2011 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
More of an RT in this case.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 20 March 2011 04:12 (thirteen years ago) link
ah got it
suddenly it all makes sense & my life has been restored to balance & normalcy
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Sunday, 20 March 2011 18:30 (thirteen years ago) link
"Smoke Ring..." is a damn near perfect record, marred only by the out of place "puppet to the man." Three three plus minute outro on "Ghost Town" is a sheer wonder, esp. when that insect like guitar bubbles up in the mix.
No one does stoner observations like Vile.
― kwhitehead, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link
"puppet" is great, fuiud
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, Puppet was the first track I got into on this.
― farielan chosder bout a chagh an i ballme trantuming (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
***runs and hides***
― kwhitehead, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
hey it's each to his own.
― farielan chosder bout a chagh an i ballme trantuming (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
This is obviously my problem, but I already have a tough enough time with "Kurt Vile," but "Smoke Ring For My Halo" on top of it has made it such that I cannot even bring myself to listen to his music.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
yr missin out i think!
― 69, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
it's his real name! what's he supposed to do?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
Totally missing out
― Forget the rest / this breast test is best (Ówen P.), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
pretty stupid reason not to listen to an album...
― skip, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, considering how terrible the names of so many things in my collection are... I'll give him a shot... "Ghost Town" is as good a place to start as any?
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
just listen to the whole album!
― 69, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:15 PM (1 hour ago)
I find myself explaining that rather frequently.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 00:39 (twelve years ago) link
That's perfect
― Number None, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:11 (twelve years ago) link
Good track! But the entire album, for real.
― Boehner & der club of GOP (Ówen P.), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:17 (twelve years ago) link
"clarke b."
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 June 2011 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
this album is great, and his stuff translates really well to a live setting (from what i can tell)
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 June 2011 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
it's his real name!
hard to believe
he's really good live. the quieter solo stuff especially. really intense.
― dmr, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
fuck, "baby's arms"
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:35 (twelve years ago) link
I've listened to Smoke Ring more than any other new album this year, for sure.
― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:49 (twelve years ago) link
the guitar playing is so distinctive
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:51 (twelve years ago) link