doritji Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 So today I bought the CD and when I got home the deluxe package (" vinyl of the album and Calgary, Tshirt, and poster). Then with the vinyl in hand, I listened to the album for the very first time and the song I was most worried about, turned out to be my favourite :p Beth/rest is for some reason just so emotional. And just a great closer of the album. The rest of the album sounded pretty familiar but I already know that I'm gonna love it just as I did For Emma (which took me a while to get into) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keddie Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 He was on The Colbert Report last night! Interview here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390018/june-20-2011/justin-vernon Calgary performance here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390019/june-20-2011/bon-iver---calgary Skinny Love performance here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390023/june-20-2011/exclusive---bon-iver---skinny-love :nice:! I loved these! And it's always nice to watch some of your favorite music performed on one of your favorite tv shows :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivet Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 He was on The Colbert Report last night! Interview here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390018/june-20-2011/justin-vernon Calgary performance here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390019/june-20-2011/bon-iver---calgary Skinny Love performance here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390023/june-20-2011/exclusive---bon-iver---skinny-love :nice:! Whew! Thank you for these! Phew, what a man. Just... what a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedPolitik Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 AllMusic gave the new album 2.5 out of 5 stars... Well you know what AllMusic? YOU SUCK!! :P It's an awesome album and I think it's just as good as For Emma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 but the positive reviews far out weight the negative ones "possesses all the austere beauty and understated emotiveness of its predecessor." Uncut "triumphant record, one that may well be my favorite of the year." Paste "One of 2011's most absorbing, affecting and downright brilliant LPs" BBC Music "A wonderful, worthy follow-up" Clash Music it's always nice when a hyped up sophomore record delivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 9.5? fucking hell I would give it about a 6/10. Didn't think it delivered at all. sorry for being hater etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keddie Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I would give the first album a 9.5 out of 10.......as for this one I'd probably give it about an 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I would give the first album a 9.5 out of 10.......as for this one I'd probably give it about an 8. :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I actually find this one less boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedPolitik Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Both of his albums are amazing and the Blood Bank EP is also great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I actually find this one less boring. there's so much more going on in this album. it's not just a guy in the jungle having a cry about how miserable he is. this album is far more adventurous and daring with more moving parts.......just simply more going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay_is_louve. Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I loved these! And it's always nice to watch some of your favorite music performed on one of your favorite tv shows :awesome: Agreed! :heart:! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I discovered Bon Iver through a song in a free pack of songs on iTunes for "Indie Artists to Watch". I can honestly say he is the only one I ever hear anything from. Justin is a brilliant artist, and Bon Iver is another fantastic release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 there's so much more going on in this album. it's not just a guy in the jungle having a cry about how miserable he is. this album is far more adventurous and daring with more moving parts.......just simply more going on. Yup I can say I like it, unlike the For Emma one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay_is_louve. Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 For Emma is just so emotionally exhausting. This one doesn't bum you out, so I like that about it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 OH MY GOD I JUST REALIZED BON IVER IS LIKE BON HIVER /slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayAMessage Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I only discovered Bon Iver after reading a review in my local paper last Sunday, then he played on Colbert on Monday and I was just struck at how goosebumpy his song and music was. I have not been this stunned by a musician since 2008 when I saw the National open for R.E.M. Loved the National so much took a bus down to N.Y.C. and saw them in Central park. Bon Iver has had that effect on me, and I have yet to listen to his first album. Of all the songs, Holocene is the one that has truly grown in my mind, and reading the lyrics as it plays, just :stunned: I have had the album playing on my ipod touch repeatedly since I bought it on Tuesday. Even let it play while I sleep to seep into my dreams, just such an exquisitely beautiful album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivet Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 For Emma is a masterpiece ugghh and you looove TN too omg BEMYFWIEND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Note to self: Stop putting off listening to LP2 and just do it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivet Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 It only took me FOREVER to start loving it. After you get past the huge transition they've made since FE, you'll appreciate the beauty of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I think it's better than their first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivet Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 you're a cat. shush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 D: I've always thought For Emma, Forever Ago was kind of overrated. /shushes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivet Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 all i hear is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 :disappointed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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