6.24.2008

Fleet Foxes

There has been a recent development in my local area in regards to the "Indie" scene. The music has started leaning towards a more clubbish type of aural vibe, with heavy usage of electronic instruments and odd little beeps and bops coming back into vogue.

Fleet Foxes does not fit in here. They seem to be going far back into the sixties to early seventies period. Lots of Harmonies here, and lots of nods to just "organic" groups as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, the Kingston Trio.

Modern comparisons would be The Shins. No wonder since Sub Pop records does tends to cultivate these types of eccentric Navel Gazing acts that attracting earnest youg people, looking to wear their heart on their sleeve.

6.20.2008

Coldplay: Viva La Vida



So it has been a while (close to 2 years) since I posted on this thing. Yeesh! Way to go with the staying power.

To get back in the swing of things I thought I would go with something obvious.
Coldplay......

Coldplay, Coldplay, Coldplay. Everyone knows 'em, Loves them or Loathes them.

New Album out ... "viva La Vida"


I've had a chance to give it a listen. Gotta say it is definitely an improvement over X & Y.

About 75% of the Album can be considered "good" in my humble opinion with the other 25% falling between "eh" and "BAD"

In particular the track "Yes" I find completely annoying.

But enough about the album. Chances are you've already made up your mind whether you've heard the album or not.

Let's talk about the controversy over the Title Track.

If you haven't heard, here's a basic summation:

A music group called Creaky Boards
has claimed that Chris Martin was spotted at a Brooklyn shows the band was playing at in which they played a song of theirs called "The Songs I Didn't Right." The claims is that "Viva La Vida" is a direct melodic Ripoff of their original work. Coldplays official statement is this false since Chris Martin was in a London Studio on the night in question and that Viva La Vida was already in the can as well.

Here is the You tube video that makes the comparison between the songs.

Of more substance is this you tube video featuring a DJ discussing plagiarism in general as well as the details of this particular "scandal."

Fine. Bottom line. If Coldplay can prove that Chris Martin was, in fact, in-studio that night AND that the song was already finished then there it is. Controversy done.

However ... If you are a Coldplay hater, this is just one more thing for you to add to your ammunition. But here is a question. If the song is shit, then it doesn't matter whether Coldplay or Creaky Boards plays it. Shit is Shit.

If I had no previous experience with Coldplay and Creaky Boards I would say that there was definitely some suspicious similarities. But Creaky Boards also has a lot more Beach Boys influence than the Coldplay version, so it could be a fluke.

Creaky Boards should be happy though. Their reflected glory of the one of the World's Biggest bands has boosted their popularity through the roof for now. All kinds of hits due to this claim. Not only is their myspace page blowing up, the You tube video is getting mad hits, as well as the dozen or so other Creaky Boards videos out there on you tube.

For Christ's Sake guys. You've got a video of Creaky Boards covering Insane Clown Posse! What the Fuck? And it's got over 12,000 hits. Dynamite Hack has already explored the Ironic Cover. This is not the time to leave up your Fucking Around all over the internet.