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Even money says this post has exactly 0 substantive responses.Anybody out there ever listen to The Dismemberment Plan? I fashion myself a good ole' self-respecting Alternative Hipster (think: Wilco, Arcade Fire, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), and noticed there are a lot of fellow hipsters who post on this forum (yeah, you know who you are).So. anyone else think that "Emergency & I" is one of the most underappreciated albums of the nineties?Ice

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You knew I would be in this one...Emergency & I is one of the best rock albums of the last ten years, no argument.Check out the album "Change". I love the tracks 'The Other Side' and 'Time Bomb'.It's no Emergency & I, but I think it is close.Also, for your further listening. Things I can't stop listening to.Deerhoof - Apple 'OSleater Kinney - The Woods

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i love that record.  you knew i would.
Yeah, I was actually pretty sure I was getting a positive respone from you, Avsfan, or Absolute.But I know plenty of people who have fantastic taste in music who've never heard the band... which makes me feel good because I look like a badass reccomending it. I hadn't spun it in about 3 months, and then I heard someone rocking out to "The City" in a gas station the other day, and decided it was time for a week-long Dismemberment Plan bender.It's awesome.
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You knew I would be in this one...Emergency & I is one of the best rock albums of the last ten years, no argument.Check out the album "Change". I love the tracks 'The Other Side' and 'Time Bomb'.It's no Emergency & I, but I think it is close.Also, for your further listening. Things I can't stop listening to.Deerhoof - Apple 'OSleater Kinney - The Woods
That Sleater Kinney album killed me for about 2 weeks... People thought I was weird, because it was all I listened to. "What are you listening to, man? Put on Fiddy or Nelly." Shut up or I'll murder you.Yeah, I hated "Change" when it came out, but after about 3 days I loved it. I think "Superpowers" and "Time Bomb" are the only songs in my Dismemberment plan universe that can hold a candle to "What Do You Want Me to Say" or "The City". Man, this is awesome. I was sure this would languish here for months and nobody would hop in. Life is radical, dudes.
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i love that record.  you knew i would.
Yeah, I was actually pretty sure I was getting a positive respone from you, Avsfan, or Absolute.But I know plenty of people who have fantastic taste in music who've never heard the band... which makes me feel good because I look like a badass reccomending it. I hadn't spun it in about 3 months, and then I heard someone rocking out to "The City" in a gas station the other day, and decided it was time for a week-long Dismemberment Plan bender.It's awesome.
LOL, I'll check it out.
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Are you guys pumped for the Sigur Ros tour? I changed my avatar in honor of tickets going on sale this Saturday. If you haven't seen them, go!

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so you are liking Clap Your Hands?
Yeah, I heard whisperings before they released their album, so I (gasp!) went to Best Buy the Tuesday it was released and picked up a copy. I haven't had as much time to listen to it as I'd like, but I really enjoy it so far. I think I saw Pitchfork kinda compare them to Neutral Milk Hotel in their review, and that's the best comparison I've been able to think of so far.
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so you are liking Clap Your Hands?
Yeah, I heard whisperings before they released their album, so I (gasp!) went to Best Buy the Tuesday it was released and picked up a copy. I haven't had as much time to listen to it as I'd like, but I really enjoy it so far. I think I saw Pitchfork kinda compare them to Neutral Milk Hotel in their review, and that's the best comparison I've been able to think of so far.
Talking Heads is a much better comparison.And no song is better than 'The City'
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Talking Heads is a much better comparison.And no song is better than 'The City'
I kinda felt like that at first, but there's this strange knee-jerk, quasi-compulsory "talking heads" comparison whenever a band has "that sound." You know, the synth phrasing, the badass drum fills and shit. The wailiing lyrics. The weirdness. I probably overcompensate my refusing to acknowledge ANY Talking Heads comparisons, even when they are acceptable (or in this case, perhaps optimal).And yes. During senior year, I played on a very good baseball team that ended up playing in a few big games in the midwest. We got to have a song play before every at bat. I was hitting in the seven hole.4- Nelly- Some Stupid Nelly Song (crowd goes wild)5- Jay-Z- Crappy Jay-Z song (not one of the good ones) (crowd goes wild)6- ODB- Baby I got Yo' Money (crowd, and Iceman, goes wild)7- Dismemberment Plan- The City (dead fucking silence)8- More crappy pop-rap (crowd goes wild)Without fail, someone alternative hipster younger sister would fall in love with me after every game... and I'm one ugly dude.
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Talking Heads is a much better comparison.And no song is better than 'The City'
I kinda felt like that at first, but there's this strange knee-jerk, quasi-compulsory "talking heads" comparison whenever a band has "that sound." You know, the synth phrasing, the badass drum fills and shit. The wailiing lyrics. The weirdness. I probably overcompensate my refusing to acknowledge ANY Talking Heads comparisons, even when they are acceptable (or in this case, perhaps optimal).And yes. During senior year, I played on a very good baseball team that ended up playing in a few big games in the midwest. We got to have a song play before every at bat. I was hitting in the seven hole.4- Nelly- Some Stupid Nelly Song (crowd goes wild)5- Jay-Z- Crappy Jay-Z song (not one of the good ones) (crowd goes wild)6- ODB- Baby I got Yo' Money (crowd, and Iceman, goes wild)7- Dismemberment Plan- The City (dead censored silence)8- More crappy pop-rap (crowd goes wild)Without fail, someone alternative hipster younger sister would fall in love with me after every game... and I'm one ugly dude.
Baby I Got your Money is a classic.It was my ringtone for a long long time.Although my ringtone has been 'Monkey Gone to Heaven' for a while now.
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dudes?  sigur ros?  no?
I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen them live. A friend or two of mine are addicts, and are trying to get me to smoke a pound of pot, do some shrooms, and go to a show soon.Worthwhile??
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Although my ringtone has been 'Monkey Gone to Heaven' for a while now.
Oh man, that's a good one. I alternate between Electioneering, Working Man (because I fucking hate Rush), and the theme from Fraggle Rock. People recognize the theme from Fraggle Rock maybe once every six months and immediately become my best friend.
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make sure to smoke a lot first.
Yeah, I figured. I'm the most maladjusted stoner on the planet, and become completely non-functional whenever I smoke, which is somehow between 4-7 times a week, even though I "quit smoking about a year ago."It's settled. I'm going to do as many drugs as my system will allow (read: I'm'a be tripping balls) and see Sigur Ros in concert. What's wrong with being young?
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Avs, you should listen to Mayhem and White Skull at the same time.Absolute, you should call a brother back... ever. (Also you should start listening to Sleater Kinney about eight years ago)

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ice and absolute, you guys never responded about intonation this weekend. you guys should come. absolute, aren't you from the midwest too?

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ice and absolute, you guys never responded about intonation this weekend. you guys should come. absolute, aren't you from the midwest too?
I'm going.
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