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| | Fleet Foxes | | | Music Artist : | | Fleet Foxes | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Sub Pop | | Release Date : | | 2008-06-03 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.49 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Sun it Rises
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Ragged Wood
4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
5. Quiet Houses
6. He Doesn't Know Why
7. Heard Them Stirring
8. Your Protector
9. Meadowlarks
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. Oliver James
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Good music but already been done.
Submitted on: 2009-11-21 |
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| The first time i heard this i thought it was MY MORNING JACKET. They were doing this sound quite a few years ago. It's very good and different from most of the rock on the radio these days, but quite a few of these reviews act like this is brand new. One can't even really tell the singers apart. I am buying it though. |
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 Recommended for all lo-fi lovers
Submitted on: 2009-11-20 |
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Anyone who loves lo-fi - The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, etc. - should get this album. I would say Fleet Foxes are closest to Iron & Wine (or Carissa's Wierd for those who've heard them) because while there are moments where the beat speeds up, it's never loud or "rock". It's more like baroque pop with the vocal harmonies combining with gentle string arrangements and flutes for a sound which is soothing and beautiful.
Fleet Foxes produces some great harmonies throughout this album, especially on "White Winter Hymnal", my favorite track. There are no tracks on here I ever skip over, they're all good. Songs such as "Ragged Wood" and "Quiet Houses" have faster paced sections which are uplifting. "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" and "Meadowlarks" have a wonderful sparseness to them.
For the longest time Amazon had this CD in my "recommendations" but I neglected it. I don't recall why I ended up giving it a chance, but I'm very glad I did. Now I can't wait for Fleet Foxes to record more music. |
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A Masterpiece of a true return to alternative music.
Submitted on: 2009-11-04 |
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| What can I add that hasn't been said?? Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, The National, Bon Iver ... the second true alternative rock music is well underway and Fleet Foxes lead the pack. Scarborough Fair Forever! Folks, this is gorgeous stuff. |
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 Promising debut
Submitted on: 2009-11-02 |
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As far as I can tell this is the first Fleet Foxes album, and as far as debuts go, this one is solid enough. I'm not sure how this ended up on so many people's Top 10 lists, but everyone is entitled to his opinion. If you think this is one of the best CDs released in 2008, all the more power to you.
What do I like about the record? I have to say the vocals are great. There are fantastic harmonies that are relatively out of the ordinary for a pop record - although they are hardly revolutionary. Just about all of the songs are nice to listen to, while I'm listening to them. But I can't manage to really remember them after the album is over.
I guess that would be my major problem with the CD. I can't really comment on any of the individual songs because I honestly can't tell you how any of them go, and I have listened to the CD several times. There's so much reverb, that it is difficult to hear the performances of the group members. I'm not sure if it is because of the production, but most of the songs sound the same to me.
I'm sorry if the review is kind of "ho-hum" but that pretty much sums up my feelings toward the record. Still, in the liner notes the band hopes that we will all pay attention to them as they grow and evolve. I hope that on future efforts, they can fully develop the potential that they display here.
BTW, if you like this record you may like early Fairport Convention stuff. They had great vocals, the world's least-well-known gonzo guitarist (Richard Thompson), with a sound which was derived from British folk traditions. |
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Great music
Submitted on: 2009-10-18 |
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| Fleet Foxes has an eclectic sound you never get tired of. I can listen to it over and over. A great combination of sounds from the 60 & 70's combined and modernized. |
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