Yeah Yeah Yeahs/ Yes Yes Yes or No No No? - Page 2

touch me i'm sick · 08.08.2006, 08:34 PM

as everyone's already said the first album is good. maps and pin are my favorites

_slavo_ · 08.11.2006, 04:20 AM

I can't really understand what they wanted to achieve with the new CD.
mellow shit is not what fits with Karen's voice

HaydenAsche · 08.16.2006, 04:48 PM

Modern Romance and Maps almost always bring me to tears.

samuel · 02.26.2009, 11:01 PM

So... "It's Blitz!" is streaming on some sites. I've listened to it a couple times, and it's alright. I like most of the melodies, I just wish Nick would have utilized the guitar instead of those damn synths. But supposedly, they're releasing acoustic versions of many of the songs, so that's good for me.

nancykitten · 02.27.2009, 05:01 AM

They're dreadful.

They're kinda Sonic Youth after being stripped of all good qualities. NY hipster at its worst.

She has an horrendous voice as well.

02.27.2009, 08:53 AM

I think their first album is one of the best and fun albums for ages when it came out. really love it and the 3 concerts I saw at that period where just excellent.
2nd album: yes I agree with everybody!
and even the concert from that tour was a let down
I still got a crush on karen o

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

I can't really understand what they wanted to achieve with the new CD.
mellow shit is not what fits with Karen's voice

exactly. she can sing really beautiful like in the adidas advertising, but the second album is just too edgeless

mil_pl · 02.27.2009, 09:07 AM

first one Fever to Tell - is good in half.
I really enjoy second one Show Yr Bones.
And third one It's a Blitz! is more poppy melodies, some synths, guitar like on the other two, and it has only 3 really good songs.

tesla69 · 02.27.2009, 09:28 AM

we need more bands with fashion advisors

NWRA · 02.27.2009, 10:55 AM

Their first album is one of my favourites of the last decade. Date With The Night, Y Control, Maps, Modern Romance... it's got so many great songs on. It's the soundtrack to the idea of a night-out in downtown New York that I have in my head, the excitement of the subway, walking down the darks streets, past the crackling neon, on the way to a grimey club, then the comedown of sitting in an empty cafe at 3am.

The second album is more poppy, and I haven't listened to it in ages, but I think they achieved what they wanted to do: reign-in the NY hipster-image, and make an album of good songs with strong melodies. I think it's a very likeable album, which is a difficult thing to describe or quantify, but there you go.

I like what I've heard of the new stuff. I don't understand why they couldn't have done most of those synth melodies with an effects-laden guitar though, like the sound they use on Y-Control. It doesn't bother me listening to it at home but I wonder how it will fit-in with the other songs when performed live.

I don't understand why people think their generic. Each album sounds different, and even their first one, which had them lumped together by NME with all the other 'The-' bands, is distinct: more distorted and louder yet more romantic and varied than The Strokes or whatever. I can't expect all die-hard Merzbow fans to like them, but it's exactly my kind of music anyway.

samuel · 02.27.2009, 12:41 PM

^ I completely agree.

I think "It's Blitz!" would have sounded 10x better if they used guitars instead of synths. Also, mainstream doesn't equate with generic. Sure, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are pretty popular, but they definitely experiment with song structures and melodies.

joe11121 · 02.27.2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

Maps was a mindblowing song.
maybe one of top5 songs I've ever heard.

Well I wouldn't say top five I've heard, but it definitely is an amazing song.

HaydenAsche · 02.27.2009, 06:33 PM

Fever To Tell is one of my favorite albums of all times. Y Control, Maps, No No No, and Modern Romance are some phenomenal songs.

hiland · 02.27.2009, 07:35 PM

ooof! please move this thread to non-sonic sounds.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of the last things i wanna read about.

Dead-Air · 02.28.2009, 06:14 AM

yawn yawn yawn

ihateyouth · 02.28.2009, 09:59 AM

Fever to Tell is good but I feel like I've heard it too much...

washedupmachine · 02.28.2009, 12:00 PM

I luv the YYY's. A great band to see live. Enjoy!

Kuhb · 03.01.2009, 05:37 AM

I might be one of the few people who really enjoyed Show Yr Bones. I thought as far as making a pop album was concerned, it was fantastic.

It's pretty shallow kinda hip stuff, but theres a special element there somewhere I reckon.

greedrex · 03.01.2009, 06:13 AM

perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

NWRA · 03.01.2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuhb

It's pretty shallow kinda hip stuff, but theres a special element there somewhere I reckon.

Yeah that's what I got from that album.

SYRFox · 03.01.2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuhb

I might be one of the few people who really enjoyed Show Yr Bones. I thought as far as making a pop album was concerned, it was fantastic.

It's pretty shallow kinda hip stuff, but theres a special element there somewhere I reckon.

I agree
I even think Show Your Bones was better than Fever To Tell. The Sweets and Fancy are probably my two favorite YYYs songs

08.08.2006, 08:34 PM	#21
touch me i'm sick expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,936	as everyone's already said the first album is good. maps and pin are my favorites
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08.11.2006, 04:20 AM	#22
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,908	I can't really understand what they wanted to achieve with the new CD. mellow shit is not what fits with Karen's voice __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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08.16.2006, 04:48 PM	#23
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Modern Romance and Maps almost always bring me to tears. __________________ rip
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02.26.2009, 11:01 PM	#24
samuel the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,174	So... "It's Blitz!" is streaming on some sites. I've listened to it a couple times, and it's alright. I like most of the melodies, I just wish Nick would have utilized the guitar instead of those damn synths. But supposedly, they're releasing acoustic versions of many of the songs, so that's good for me.
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02.27.2009, 05:01 AM	#25
nancykitten children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 316	They're dreadful. They're kinda Sonic Youth after being stripped of all good qualities. NY hipster at its worst. She has an horrendous voice as well. __________________
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02.27.2009, 09:07 AM	#27
mil_pl expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 2,467	first one Fever to Tell - is good in half. I really enjoy second one Show Yr Bones. And third one It's a Blitz! is more poppy melodies, some synths, guitar like on the other two, and it has only 3 really good songs. __________________
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02.27.2009, 09:28 AM	#28
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	we need more bands with fashion advisors
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02.27.2009, 10:55 AM	#29
NWRA children of satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 367	Their first album is one of my favourites of the last decade. Date With The Night, Y Control, Maps, Modern Romance... it's got so many great songs on. It's the soundtrack to the idea of a night-out in downtown New York that I have in my head, the excitement of the subway, walking down the darks streets, past the crackling neon, on the way to a grimey club, then the comedown of sitting in an empty cafe at 3am. The second album is more poppy, and I haven't listened to it in ages, but I think they achieved what they wanted to do: reign-in the NY hipster-image, and make an album of good songs with strong melodies. I think it's a very likeable album, which is a difficult thing to describe or quantify, but there you go. I like what I've heard of the new stuff. I don't understand why they couldn't have done most of those synth melodies with an effects-laden guitar though, like the sound they use on Y-Control. It doesn't bother me listening to it at home but I wonder how it will fit-in with the other songs when performed live. I don't understand why people think their generic. Each album sounds different, and even their first one, which had them lumped together by NME with all the other 'The-' bands, is distinct: more distorted and louder yet more romantic and varied than The Strokes or whatever. I can't expect all die-hard Merzbow fans to like them, but it's exactly my kind of music anyway.
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02.27.2009, 12:41 PM	#30
samuel the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,174	^ I completely agree. I think "It's Blitz!" would have sounded 10x better if they used guitars instead of synths. Also, mainstream doesn't equate with generic. Sure, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are pretty popular, but they definitely experiment with song structures and melodies.
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02.27.2009, 06:33 PM	#32
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Fever To Tell is one of my favorite albums of all times. Y Control, Maps, No No No, and Modern Romance are some phenomenal songs. __________________ rip
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02.27.2009, 07:35 PM	#33
hiland children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 332	ooof! please move this thread to non-sonic sounds. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of the last things i wanna read about.
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02.28.2009, 06:14 AM	#34
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	yawn yawn yawn __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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02.28.2009, 09:59 AM	#35
ihateyouth children of satan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: in dreams Posts: 322	Fever to Tell is good but I feel like I've heard it too much... __________________
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02.28.2009, 12:00 PM	#36
washedupmachine little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: brown paper bag in a septic tank Posts: 40	I luv the YYY's. A great band to see live. Enjoy!
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03.01.2009, 05:37 AM	#37
Kuhb children of satan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 332	I might be one of the few people who really enjoyed Show Yr Bones. I thought as far as making a pop album was concerned, it was fantastic. It's pretty shallow kinda hip stuff, but theres a special element there somewhere I reckon.
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03.01.2009, 06:13 AM	#38
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	perhaps, perhaps, perhaps __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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