Random Music Talk XXXVIV: Straight Outta Moncton

[No spoken words]

I had never heard of a band called "The War on Drugs" until Ashley asked me to listen to a song of theirs today, a song I actually liked a lot.

Any thoughts/opinions on this band, kids?

 

[LemonMelon]

Since I'm in the same room as her about half the time, I too heard some of their music. Quite good!

New album Slave Ambient out August 16, so I'm all up on that.

 

[Imperor]

I saw them open for Destroyer in March.

 

[No spoken words]

Good, bad, meh?

 

[Imperor]

Unimpressed. But then again I didn't pay much attention since my date kept blabbing about something or other.

 

[No spoken words]

Had you heard their music before seeing them in person, or is this just an assessment of their concert performance? I only ask cos I love Okkervil River but when I saw them at Lolla they were horrid, etc.

 

[Imperor]

If I know ahead of time what bands are on a bill, I'll usually bone up on their tunes before the show. So I listened to a few songs of theirs and wasn't particularly moved to listen to any more.

I'm not going to say they suck since I'm unqualified to do so, but in my limited experience, I wasn't nuts about them.

 

[No spoken words]

Ah, ok, cool, thanks.

I've now listened to 3 of their songs via Youtube and liked them all, so, we'll AGREE TO DISAGREE.

 

[LemonMelon]

They're one of those bands that plays every major American festival, so I always see their name but don't think to listen to them since they usually conflict with someone else I want to see. Glad that changed.

 

[Reggo]

I had never heard of a band called "The War on Drugs" until Ashley asked me to listen to a song of theirs today

I had never heard of them until I read this post.

I think iDub and I live under the same rock.

 

[lazarus]

Oh man, General Grievous hurt me when I saw that name. It was a physical pain, in my heart.

"Han Solo" and a German-fied "Dark Father" aren't exactly subtle, either.

But I was talking less about the bigger characters whose names are spoken in the film and more about the ones who you only learn through the credits or seeing the action figure, like "Elan Sleazebaggano", "Clegg Holdfast", or "Droopy McCool".

 

[Imperor]

Nute fucking Gunray.

 

[No spoken words]

Nute fucking Gunray.

 

[Lance's Mom]

I've heard mixed things about Kit Fisto.

 

[Reggo]

a German-fied "Dark Father"

Dutch-ified.

 

[cobl04]

I always played as Clegg Holdfast on the star wars racing game on 64.

 

[Imperor]

I played that shit into the ground.

 

[cobl04]

Awesome game, even if I never understood the tracks or characters. Clocking up 1,000km/h in boost mode was sick.

 

[Imperor]

The first girl I ever kissed broke up with me on the phone while I was playing that game, actually.

Sigh. 2007 was a simpler time.

 

[No spoken words]

At least it wasn't done via text.

 

[If you shout...]

broke up with me on the phone

That is some bullshit. Fuck that.

 

[martha]

Dutch-ified.

Vaders unite!



(Vader was my grandfather's family name.)

 

[Imperor]

Eh, we were 11. No skin off my back. I have been split up with in much shittier ways. Most recently was the old stop-talking-to-completely-after-Impy-found-out-I'm-moving-in-with-the-boyfriend-I-lied-about-not-having trick.

 

[martha]

The first girl I ever kissed broke up with me on the phone while I was playing that game, actually.

Sigh. 2007 was a simpler time.

Eh, we were 11.

So you're 15 now?

 

[iron yuppie]

Eh, we were 11. No skin off my back. I have been split up with in much shittier ways. Most recently was the old stop-talking-to-completely-after-Impy-found-out-I'm-moving-in-with-the-boyfriend-I-lied-about-not-having trick.

That sounds harsh.

 

[LemonMelon]

So you're 15 now?

Makes his St. Vincent crush/obsession seem cute instead of unsettling.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

The Deputy reveals his age to no man.

 

[If you shout...]

Eh, we were 11.

I'm also confused about this, but it's all good. Better 11 than 21/in a serious relationship/whatever.

 

[Danny Boy]

Apparently she's 15 and moving in with her boyfriend now. I think you should call the cops.

 

[Imperor]

The 2007 thing was a joke. Apparently a very bad one. That game came out in 1999.