Comments on: A Response to “Fiery Furnaces Blow” http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/ Brains without purpose. Noise without sound. Games without frontiers. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: (((withoutsound))) » Blog Archive » Noël de Famille http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-868 (((withoutsound))) » Blog Archive » Noël de Famille Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:49:22 +0000 http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-868 [...] Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Danielson’s stellar 2006 release, Ships. Daniel Smith has assembled his version of a supergroup which includes Why?, Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens, Sereena Maneesh, and of course, members of his family to create an album that AMG called, “Led Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, and 4 all wrapped up into one giant boot stomp of a record.” It’s hard to argue with that but if you’re looking for a gift to give your favorite indie rock fan this xmas, this might not be it. Danielson, like the Fiery Furnaces, is an acquired taste for some. Either you love it or you hate it. But you’d be hard-pressed to hate the album’s single, ‘Did I Step On Your Trumpet?,’ which is sure to enter the indie lexicon as a slacker mea culpa for accidentally offending someone. [...] [...] Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Danielson’s stellar 2006 release, Ships. Daniel Smith has assembled his version of a supergroup which includes Why?, Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens, Sereena Maneesh, and of course, members of his family to create an album that AMG called, “Led Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, and 4 all wrapped up into one giant boot stomp of a record.” It’s hard to argue with that but if you’re looking for a gift to give your favorite indie rock fan this xmas, this might not be it. Danielson, like the Fiery Furnaces, is an acquired taste for some. Either you love it or you hate it. But you’d be hard-pressed to hate the album’s single, ‘Did I Step On Your Trumpet?,’ which is sure to enter the indie lexicon as a slacker mea culpa for accidentally offending someone. [...]

]]> By: The Fiery Furnaces news, reviews, and downloads http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-319 The Fiery Furnaces news, reviews, and downloads Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:26:02 +0000 http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-319 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The Fiery Furnaces news, reviews, and downloadsSort by: Date | Relevance A Response To \"Fiery Furnaces Blow\"(((withoutsound))), June 29, 2006 Ha ha ha! Good stuff, Seamus.  [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] The Fiery Furnaces news, reviews, and downloadsSort by: Date | Relevance A Response To \”Fiery Furnaces Blow\”(((withoutsound))), June 29, 2006 Ha ha ha! Good stuff, Seamus.  [...]

]]> By: \"Weird Al\" Yankovic > elbo.ws > Music Blog Aggregator http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-301 \"Weird Al\" Yankovic > elbo.ws > Music Blog Aggregator Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:45:41 +0000 http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-301 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Posts About: \"Weird Al\" YankovicPost frequency: PostsTracks Found 13 posts matching \"Weird Al\" Yankovic. Showing 1 - 13: June 29, 2006 A Response to “Fiery Furnaces Blow”12:45am | (((withoutsound))) | RSS [img] Ha ha ha! Good stuff, Seamus. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Posts About: \”Weird Al\” YankovicPost frequency: PostsTracks Found 13 posts matching \”Weird Al\” Yankovic. Showing 1 - 13: June 29, 2006 A Response to “Fiery Furnaces Blow”12:45am | (((withoutsound))) | RSS [img] Ha ha ha! Good stuff, Seamus. [...]

]]> By: Drewl http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-297 Drewl Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:48:08 +0000 http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-297 Well, yes. <em>Streethawk</em> is an awesome album, but I only know 2 people other than myself who like it. I mean, most people probably wouldn\'t enjoy it. But it speaks to us in a way that other albums don\'t. And the other albums listed above, which could all easily be thought abstruse, have similarly profound effects on me. And with something more exoteric, like Nelly Furtado or Billy Joel, I don\'t get all the fuss. I just don\'t hear myself in \"Promiscuous\" or \"Piano Man\". Speaking of which, according to Dr. Demento, Weird Al recorded but never released a song called \"It\'s Still Billy Joel to Me\". That sounds like it would be more my cup of tea. Well, yes. Streethawk is an awesome album, but I only know 2 people other than myself who like it. I mean, most people probably wouldn\’t enjoy it. But it speaks to us in a way that other albums don\’t. And the other albums listed above, which could all easily be thought abstruse, have similarly profound effects on me.

And with something more exoteric, like Nelly Furtado or Billy Joel, I don\’t get all the fuss. I just don\’t hear myself in \”Promiscuous\” or \”Piano Man\”. Speaking of which, according to Dr. Demento, Weird Al recorded but never released a song called \”It\’s Still Billy Joel to Me\”. That sounds like it would be more my cup of tea.

]]> By: Seamus http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-296 Seamus Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:21:51 +0000 http://withoutsound.com/2006/06/28/a-response-to-fiery-furnaces-blow/#comment-296 Touché. However, the track selection doesn\'t necessarily support the give it 5 or 6 listens theory because <em>Sublimation Hour</em> is one of those tracks that, if I ran Championship Vinyl, I would put it on the stereo and say: <blockquote>I will now sell 4 copies of <em>Streethawk: A Seduction</em> by Destroyer.</blockquote> I can\'t tell you how many times I\'ve had that on in the car when driving someone around and they said, \"Who the fuck is this? This is gooooooood.\" Still point well taken. Touché.

However, the track selection doesn\’t necessarily support the give it 5 or 6 listens theory because Sublimation Hour is one of those tracks that, if I ran Championship Vinyl, I would put it on the stereo and say:

I will now sell 4 copies of Streethawk: A Seduction by Destroyer.

I can\’t tell you how many times I\’ve had that on in the car when driving someone around and they said, \”Who the fuck is this? This is gooooooood.\”

Still point well taken.

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