Decemberists (Official Thread)

[METALPRIEST]

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Well I just got done searching around and my local Best Buy does not carry Crane Wife but my local Barnes & Noble does

I try to check before I order and all that.

Also, it all sounds good, but it seems to me (so far) that Crane Wife would be the disc for me to start with. I see it's their 4th album and first on a major label.

 

[Gabble Ratchet]

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Big love for the Decemberists. The two albums I am most familiar with are Picaresque:

And, as Sooty has already stated, The Hazards Of Love:



On first listen of Picaresque, I absolutely fell in love with "The Bagman's Gambit", a 7 minute acoustic folk song with a very modern story attached to it. It is a striking mix of simple understated instrumentation, painfully emotional vocals and a story that belongs in a modern action movie. I was seriously channeling The Bourne Identity while reading!



I also grew to like The Mariner's Revenge Song, a real epic sea shanty played with passion and accordions. As well as the other, shorter tracks being full of catchy melodies and lyrical brilliance it became a well listened to album for me.

The Hazards Of Love I first heard on a flight to England and because of the situation I couldn't fully grasp it. But after downloading it after I got home, it became another regular listen. Because it is a concept album, I only ever listen to it all at once, and some of my favourite sections would be all 4 parts of the title track, Won't Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga) and The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid:



I am still getting familiar with the rest of The Decemberists' albums, but I thought I'd say my share about the two albums I love from them so far in my listening history!

 

[METALPRIEST]

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Picaresque is a wild cover

 

[LG]

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Have to thank my old friend "El Mad Dog" for telling me about them almost 4 years ago.

I have Picaresque, The Crane Wife and The Hazards of Love, very good band and I hope they are around for a while.

 

[Soot and Stars]

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Cool LG, but now that we are all picking sides which album is actually your favorite?

 

[LG]

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^^I guess if push comes to shove I would pick "The Crane Wife", as my favorite. It was the first CD I listened to and was a very pleasant surprise. I like all 3 albums though, the Decemberists could easily have been from the late 60's early 70's at least to my old ears they fit in with that era of music.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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I agree LG! I really do like them and am glad I started adding them to my collection.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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I'm lovin' my copy of Crane Wife...can't wait to pick up my next one.

 

[Soot and Stars]

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I'm lovin' my copy of Crane Wife...can't wait to pick up my next one.

Glad you had the same experience as I!

 

[METALPRIEST]

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Yeah I did....