My favorite new album this year (it's been a pretty slow one) is Vampire Weekend's debut from January. All year, I've been thinking they remind me a lot of an 80's act, but only today did I put it together.
I was watching the newly-released on DVD Lloyd Cole & the Commotions Live at the Marquee 1986 (performance is good, though the sound is pretty muddy, and the show woefully short, but worth a look), when I realized they were the band I was thinking of.
Here to compare and contrast are two clips from YouTube:
Lloyd Cole: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4EosOM7 ... re=related
Vampire Weekend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ5TEg6v ... re=related
Lloyd and VW's Ezra Koenig definitely share a sense of style (20-odd years apart) and love of rhyming big words. They even hold the guitar the same way. Anyway, thought I'd share the revelation.
| Site Announcements |
|---|
|
View the results of the New Wave Outpost 20th Anniversary Top Songs Poll here: http://www.nwoutpost.com/poll/results Coming Soon: Top Albums Poll. Stay tuned! Welcome to the new forum! If you are a previously registered user, you must do the following: 1) Click on 'I forgot my password' at the login prompt 2) Enter your username and email you registered with and submit 3) You will receive an email with an activation link. Please click it and then log in using the random password provided 4) Go to your User Control Panel and click on the Profile tab 5) Click on 'Edit Account Settings' and enter your new password twice followed by the random password provided earlier. Click Submit. 6) That's it...you're back in! You may have to log in again with your new password. If you forgot your email address, please email me (MikeP) at: mikepaulsen12@gmail.com Note: you must now use bb code buttons in the Post form for embedded images, YouTube videos, etc. For example, to post embedded YouTube videos: paste in the link (e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?XYZ1234567), highlight it and then click the YouTube button. |
Vampire Weekend - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions II?
3 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Vampire Weekend - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions II?
by DougMash » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:19 am
- DougMash
- Take On Me
- Posts: 159
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:13 am
- Location: USA
by coop41 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:45 am
wow. I like their CD a lot as well but I liken them to Paul Simon's "Graceland" era (which I don't even own)
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOiVaE-pKqM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOiVaE-pKqM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6Mw-REfvIA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6Mw-REfvIA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOiVaE-pKqM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOiVaE-pKqM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6Mw-REfvIA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6Mw-REfvIA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
- coop41
- Room at the Top
- Posts: 3398
- Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:21 am
- Location: USA
by glokstadt » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:47 pm
Love Vampire Weekend, they performed well on Saturday Night Live (SNL) with a string quartet!
I wonder if they are named after the [i]Get Smart[/i] episode by the same name from season 1???
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/Smallerglokstadt.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
Visit Club Impact's website, where "Style colides with Action:" www.clubimpact.us
<a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/?action=view¤t=Mod_Ska_Badges.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/Mod_Ska_Badges.gif" border="0" alt="Mod/Ska Badges"></a>
I wonder if they are named after the [i]Get Smart[/i] episode by the same name from season 1???
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/Smallerglokstadt.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
Visit Club Impact's website, where "Style colides with Action:" www.clubimpact.us
<a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/?action=view¤t=Mod_Ska_Badges.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/Mod_Ska_Badges.gif" border="0" alt="Mod/Ska Badges"></a>
- glokstadt
- Room at the Top
- Posts: 6769
- Joined: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:07 am
- Location: USA
3 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Return to General New Wave & '80s Discussions
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests