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MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

Oh yeah, they rock. Next to the Shins and Aimee Mann they are most of what I listen to. Id like to see them live sometime. I guess they were JUST in this area but I had no money at the time CURSES YOU MOTHERFUCKS.

Favorite Songs:

Sleep Spent
Expo 86
Debate Exposes Doubt
Title and Registration
Blacking Out the Friction
Passenger Seat (So calming)

Jim Bowie · Oct 22, 2004

Sadly, I have to agree with you. DCFC rules. They and The Postal Service, Ben's other thing, got me to like emo. It kind of makes me sad, since throughout high school this is always the stuff I bashed.

Favorite song... well... I'm not sure. Transatlanticism is frequently played right now.

MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

Transatlanticism kicked ass.

People rave about dashboard confessional as far as emo-ish stuff goes and yuk. Death Cab for me. Postal Service isnt bad, I like most of their cd.

StoOgE · Oct 22, 2004

Going to see them next saturday.. I like Death Cab, but Im pretty much going to see Pretty Girls make graves...

MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

I have Pretty Girls' CD. Its good, just didnt grow on me all that much

StoOgE · Oct 22, 2004

MrAngryFace said:
I have Pretty Girls' CD. Its good, just didnt grow on me all that much

their last one inst all that great... Its solid overall, but their older stuff is much heavier. the track sad girls for life is fucking awesome.. I allways feel slightly odd listening to bitter women bitch about men but whatever.

BlackSalad · Oct 22, 2004

mmm, death cab

if you like death cab, check out plus/minus

hXc_thugg · Oct 22, 2004

I would turn gay for Chris Walla. The end.

element · Oct 22, 2004

there is no appreciation for deathcab. it is not allowed.

MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

GO AWAY OR APPRECIATE THE DEATH CAB!

distantmantra · Oct 22, 2004

Being the forum's resident Death Cab freak (loud and proud since 1998), I support this thread.

MAF, you didn't miss them, they're playing at the Paramount on Nov 9th. Then I'm heading to Canada to see them with Stars on Nov 12th. That will bring me to a grand total of attending 42 DCFC shows.

In other DCFC news, it appears that they have signed or will be shortly signing with Atlantic Records. While I'm happy they're gonna make more money, I'm worried that the label will force some producer upon them instead of letting Walla continue his magic.

MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

That would suck, a trendy Death Cab would make me vomit.

distantmantra · Oct 22, 2004

MrAngryFace said:
That would suck, a trendy Death Cab would make me vomit.

Dude, they're already trendy, deal with it. I didn't mean that it would suck if more people liked them, they deserve the attention (well, I think they do at least). I'm more afraid that a major label would force them to go in a certain direction or drastically change their sound to the point where they break up over it, or that the label expects them to sell X number of records and when they don't, all hell breaks loose.

Diablos · Oct 22, 2004

Didn't I suggest some of those songs to you, MAF? Can't remember.

iamthevillain · Oct 22, 2004

Photobooth is such a great song.

here's some mp3s that ben gibbard did on the radio acoustic

http://www.hardlylove.net/mp3/

GG-Duo · Oct 22, 2004

iamthevillain said:
Photobooth is such a great song.

here's some mp3s that ben gibbard did on the radio acoustic

http://www.hardlylove.net/mp3/

Those acoustic tracks are great!

I really enjoy his acoustic stuff - Steadier Footing, Lack of Color, whatever. His voice is naturally bittersweet, and I think that stuff suits him more.

distantmantra · Oct 22, 2004

GG-Duo said:
Those acoustic tracks are great!

I really enjoy his acoustic stuff - Steadier Footing, Lack of Color, whatever. His voice is naturally bittersweet, and I think that stuff suits him more.

From the looks of it, that's from KEXP Summer 2003. I remember listening to that at work.

If you haven't already, pick up the All Time Quarterback s/t from Barsuk, the Ben Gibbard/Andrew Kinney split EP "Home: Volume V" from Post Parlo Records, and the Studio X Sessions iTunes EP. All contain acoustic Gibbard goodness.

GG-Duo · Oct 22, 2004

On it, thanks for the recommendation.

element · Oct 22, 2004

yeah, when The OC is using deathcab in their episodes, you know they are trendy

also Ben Gibbard drives me insane, not as much as Sean Nelson.

distantmantra · Oct 22, 2004

element said:
yeah, when The OC is using deathcab in their episodes, you know they are trendy

I don't watch the OC, so it doesn't effect me one bit. But from what I've heard, some of the writers on the show have loved Death Cab, Bright Eyes, etc. for a long time, which is why they mention them.

Jim Bowie said:
Sadly, I have to agree with you. DCFC rules. They and The Postal Service, Ben's other thing, got me to like emo. It kind of makes me sad, since throughout high school this is always the stuff I bashed.

Emo? Really? I've been listening to them since 1998, and I never thought of them being emo. The first thing I thought of when I first heard them was "Gee, they sound like Built to Spill for some reason."

Pimpwerx · Oct 22, 2004

I saw them live two weeks ago in Ft. Lauderdale. Only went b/c this chick was really into them. Meh, it was ok, but I wasn't totally thrilled by their performance either. I guess if I was into their music more. To their credit, they sounded good live, as far as playing the instruments and singing and stuff. Lots of bands are just studio bands, they're not. PEACE.

MrAngryFace · Oct 22, 2004

WISH they were trendy, then I could find a friend who would fucking know who they are and go with me

Jason · Oct 22, 2004

I saw them open for the Dismemberment Plan. They weren't half bad...just not my cup of tea.

bobbyconover · Oct 22, 2004

Both of these bands (Deathcab, Pretty Girls) are fucking horrible if you ask me, but MAF, don't you live here in Seattle? If so, I wouldn't worry about missing their show. Both bands play here like every 2 weeks.

iamthevillain · Oct 23, 2004

ben gibbard kills it live esp. when he plays 'title and registration' and sings and does a beat with a single drumstick at the same time

but yeah those mp3s are the ones from kexp. I just googled 'ben gibbard kexp' and found that random page.

White Man · Oct 23, 2004

MAF is dead to me!

I'll go see DCFC with you, but only if you'll go see Gwar with me and volunteer to be fed to the Earth Maggot.

Pretty Girls Make Graves rock, though.

MrAngryFace · Oct 23, 2004

White Man · Oct 23, 2004

I only hit you because I love you, MAF.

element · Oct 23, 2004

MrAngryFace said:
F U!

looks like someone who get an invite to the Metric show now!

distantmantra · Oct 25, 2004

White Man said:
I'll go see DCFC with you, but only if you'll go see Gwar with me and volunteer to be fed to the Earth Maggot.

I would love to see Gwar, but only if I could sit up in the balcony away from the madness.

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