I don't know. The Velvet Underground more or less invented the concept of sounding entirely different on each album, but they always sound like the Velvet Underground. VU fans usually have favorites, but I'm not sure if any fan ever actually hates any of their albums.
I know the lead singer of the band I'm in now seems to think that his sound is heavily influenced by The Band, which I don't hear in the slightest, and hates the constant comparison to The Smiths and Belle & Sebastian, which sound utterly appropriate to me. So I think artists sometimes incorporate influences in a way that's entirely hermetic. That's probably true of the songs I write, too.
You must see the Decemberists, Lilty! Though if the bar is the Big Easy, the show is October 15, not September.
There's no Boston show this time around, but they're in Northhampton on Sept. 28. Hmmmm....
Hmm indeed! Do you know where, Jon? I'm intrigued.
Ah, it IS the Big Easy. Maybe I mixed up the dates on the Decemberists and Rachael Yamagata.
Lilty, I'm also a big Decembrists fan. Probably my fav band of the last five years.
Eh. Pearl Street's not my favorite venue, although I hear it's better now that they don't allow smoking in the ballroom anymore. And for $15, I'd probably rather just buy the CD.
t /loser
Though if the bar is the Big Easy, the show is October 15, not September.
Oooh, a Friday night. I might be able to make it up for that. I had planned on taking that Friday off anyway. Hmmm.
ponders
Lilty, I'm also a big Decembrists fan. Probably my fav band of the last five years.
Really, David? Talk me into going to the show.
