Shins: Wincing the Night Away

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2007
    I listened to "Wincing the night away" and "Chutes to narrow" on napter and they sound like keeper. I wonder if they have it out on vinyl also?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited February 2007
    I picked up "Wincing the Night Away", then immediately went out to buy "Chutes to Narrow". Great tunes! I hear a song or two here and there on NPR, but after listening to the whole album, WOW! Thanks for the heads up on this band.
    Carl

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    I listened to "Wincing the night away" and "Chutes to narrow" on napter and they sound like keeper. I wonder if they have it out on vinyl also?

    Yes they do, I own them all on LP. Except for the new one.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2007
    Demiurge wrote:
    Yes they do, I own them all on LP. Except for the new one.

    Yeah baby!!!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited February 2007
    dylan wrote:
    Decemberists - Picaresque and Crane Wife

    For Valentine's Day, my wife got me tickets to this show in April at the historic Brown Theatre. I'm pretty stoked...
    Of note, the tickets were not cheap... though I think this has more to do with the venue than the band.
    I sell gear to make money for the house and she spends it right back on me...

    And the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin':D
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    I have seen them 7 times now, and it's money well spent. Trust me on that one. Over hundreds of shows they are easily in the top 5.

    Not to say they replicate their CDs on stage, but the quality is easily the same. Too bad you won't see them with Petra, though. :(

    Have you listened to her The Who! Sell Out CD?:p
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited February 2007
    My Brightest Diamond is opening for 'em... and I can actually say, I've never heard of them.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    They're decent. Part of the Asthmatic Kitty clan. :p
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited February 2007
    Demiurge wrote:
    Yes they do, I own them all on LP. Except for the new one.

    Demi, is Chutes too Narrow a good pressing? I just ordered it on vinyl.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    cstpeter wrote:
    Demi, is Chutes too Narrow a good pressing? I just ordered it on vinyl.

    I don't have a very good TT, and I'm more of a collector of certain bands vinyls. That said, I think it sounds real good.
    :)
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    Best song on the album, by far...

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2007
    Best song on the album, by far...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkITsv3Nk6M
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2007
    Demiurge wrote:
    Best song on the album, by far...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkITsv3Nk6M


    that song is ok.. a couple other good ones are Sleeping Lessons.. but only the last minute of the song.. the first 2:25 bites. :confused:

    Australia is pretty decent too.

    Sealegs isn't bad either.

    the second half of the CD is just so so I think.
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited February 2007
    That's a cool video. Kinda reminded me of "16 Military Wives" by the Decemberists, which is straight out of Rushmore. Check it out:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mbhd4LGR-g
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited February 2007
    I think Turn on Me is my favorite thusfar. The other ones mentioned are all solid as well.

    The last three or four do trail off a bit, but still a CD I like listening to all the way through.

    I wanted to see them at Nokia Theater on 3/5, I think, but I'll be in Cabo. . . tough luck, huh?!?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2007
    cstpeter wrote:
    That's a cool video. Kinda reminded me of "16 Military Wives" by the Decemberists, which is straight out of Rushmore. Check it out:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mbhd4LGR-g


    I just picked up the Decemberists - The Crane Wife

    I haven't listened to the whole thing yet.. the hit that is getting radio play is called O'Valencia
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited February 2007
    Got my Chutes Too Narrow on vinyl last night. Sounds much better than CD. Highly recommended.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    I just received my "Wincing the Night Away" in the mail. Can't wait to listen to it.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    I just listened to the "Wincing the Night Away" LP. These guys are special. Sonics = five stars, performance = five stars, engineering = five stars. At the end of each track I kept wanting more and wondering what they were going to do next. Excellant!!!! I actually felt sad when it was over.

    The banjo was a nice touch and I know I heard a ukulele in there. The french horns at the end was a masterful touch like when Gershwin put those few banjo plucks at the end of Rhapsody in Blue. I thought I heard some Moody Blues influence on this LP. They really did it up nice too, a nice textured poster and the card posted earlier permitting downloading of the MP3 version. Great Stuff!!!

    If you don't have this in your LP colllection I highly recommend that you get it. The LP itself was a nice heavy sturdy vinyl and very very quiet. I want to get their other albums.

    It's guys like these and Maroon 5 that keep the music fires burning in this generation.

    Thanks you cstpeter and the rest of you folks for turning me on to this band.
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  • sophie
    sophie Posts: 511
    edited March 2007
    they were on letterman last night it was a rerun but hadent heard them other than on pandora a few times. i think im going to buy at least one of their cd's.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2007
    All right all you young ones, (except you Al, your old) I picked up 16 old guy and classical pressings today at my GW, RT1's best low cost vinyl outlet, there was a Shins which I went breezing by, guess I need to go invest another .85, is there a old guy Shins and younger guys Shins, all I know about shins is they give splints when I jog. Well jog might not be accurate, lets say when I lumber along.

    RT1
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited March 2007
    Since I haven't seen anyone mention it....If you buy Wincing the Night Away on vinyl you also get a code that allows you to download the album in MP3 format.

    See this thread.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    cmy330go wrote:
    Since I haven't seen anyone mention it....If you buy Wincing the Night Away on vinyl you also get a code that allows you to download the album in MP3 format.

    See this thread.

    Yeah Bro I was quoting you in the post I reviewed the LP . . . dopey me didn't realize that you posted that information in a different thread.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited March 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    Yeah Bro I was quoting you in the post I reviewed the LP . . . dopey me didn't realize that you posted that information in a different thread.

    Man I must be blind. I even read your entire post and completely missed it.:rolleyes:

    Guess I'm a little slow today.
    HT
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    cmy330go wrote:
    Man I must be blind. I even read your entire post and completely missed it.:rolleyes:

    Guess I'm a little slow today.


    I do that all the time. I think my eyes move faster than this old burned out brain can go.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    I do that all the time. I think my eyes move faster than this old burned out brain can go.

    Man I can't believe you know who these guys are and I don't, I just have to get out more.........

    RT1
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    Man I can't believe you know who these guys are and I don't, I just have to get out more.........

    RT1

    Between this forum, Stereophile and TAS the new and breaking music is all out front. You will love Wincing the Night Away, I have some other "New" music on great vinyl and the music sucks but this is really good.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2007
    I'm going to amazon the hell out of these albums. Never heard them, but this thread sure as hell makes me want to.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited April 2007
    Funny you should bring it up again. I just bought their first two albums on vinyl yesterday.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2007
    Boughted it.
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