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Boy & Bear — Feeding Line
Album: Moonfire
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7.1

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Total ratings: 2218









Released: 2011
Length: 4:23
Plays (last 30 days): 1
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My body moves in time
We're begging on the feeding line
We're lifting out above this head space
See my body over flows

But I got my whole damn life
Caught up in moments entirely of yours
But I'm finding it harder to reason in order to grow
And finding it hard is a feeling that all of you know
Know know

See my body keeps in line
And I got my whole damn life
Oh I want to be somebody, somebody, someone
You're so desperate now
Oh no you won't let it go
You bit of your tongue to become one

Nevertheless when this pain in my chest seems to grow
I'm living it harder to feel what it feels like to know
You know, know, know

(whistling)

The home I lived in I came to grow
My body's cumbersome and slow
But I felt it felt it coming over me
(x2)

I got my whole damn life
Caught up in moments entirely of yours
But I'm finding it harder to reason in order to grow (whistling)
And finding it hard is a feeling that all of you know (whistling)

Nevertheless, when this pain in my chest seems to grow
And grow
You know, know, know
Comments (129)add comment
Love this song! Makes me wish I could whistle better. 
Posted 4 months ago by Citizen225    [ Reply ]
Love the driving bass and the following electric guitars... 
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Do you have bears Down Under? ;-)

Thanks to RP for giving playtime to Aussie bands other than the cliched Men at Work, such as Midnight Oil and Boy and Bear, who really blow my didgeridoo - ripper! :o)

You've never heard of Drop Bears?

https://mythicaustralia.com/dr...

Posted 2 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 Axeman wrote:

Thanks - now I can't 'un-hear' that :)


Gaahhh!! Me too :-)
Posted 2 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
One of the things I am most looking forward to when the pandemic is over, is to be able to see this band live.
Posted 3 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Great Australian band. 
Posted 3 years ago by adelaide68    [ Reply ]
 Gazraman đã viết:

Họ được gọi là cậu bé và gấu vì khi Dave Hoskins lên 3, cậu ấy đã gặp một vụ cháy nhà thiêu rụi hoàn toàn ngôi nhà của gia đình cậu. Khi anh được giải cứu, anh được tìm thấy đang trốn dưới giường và ôm con gấu bông Angus của mình. 



hihi
Posted 3 years ago by richardhuy    [ Reply ]
 debobasu wrote:
I didn't know Kermit started a band...

 
 
Thanks - now I can't 'un-hear' that :)
Posted 3 years ago by Axeman    [ Reply ]
 dandueck07 wrote:
This is the song that first drew me into Boy & Bear fandom, and I never tire of listening to it.  From the rhythmic beat, to the interesting lyrics, it has all the components of a song worthy of a "9" rating imo.
 
The whole LP is wonderful, and surprisingly was at risk of not being made at points... Amusingly their co-manager at the time, Guy Morrow, wrote an academic paper on the conflict! https://www.arpjournal.com/asa... ("Creative Conflict In A Nashville Studio: A Case Of Boy & Bear") and seems there were some fairly tense periods, but a great recording came out of it.

I frequently relisten to Moonfire and enjoy each play. Their latest records are also great, I encourage everyone to give them a try if they like this style.
Posted 4 years ago by christopherwoods    [ Reply ]
just saw them in concert in Chicago on Monday.  Excellent live :)  
Posted 5 years ago by red04star    [ Reply ]
This is the song that first drew me into Boy & Bear fandom, and I never tire of listening to it.  From the rhythmic beat, to the interesting lyrics, it has all the components of a song worthy of a "9" rating imo.
Posted 5 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
new band to me....nice song.
Posted 5 years ago by Q1999    [ Reply ]
 Gazraman wrote:
They are called boy and bear because when Dave Hoskins was 3 he was in a house fire which completely destroyed his family home. when he was rescued he was found hiding under his bed holding his teddy bear Angus. 
 
I imagine he's pretty tired of having to tell people that story.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Still sounds good.
 
Posted 7 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
B& B are in my home town Hobart, Tasmania, this very day!!  {#Daisy}
Posted 7 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Looked at the album cover showing on tunein whilst this was playing - shows the album picture with artist as boy & album as mutual friends. Text above shows artist as boy and song as feeding line. Small bug somewhere...
Posted 7 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
 jbunniii wrote:
@#(*&#$(*&$@#(*$

4->3

 
Did you mean 2398734987423984?


Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Clever follow-up to Placebo - This Picture.  Nice one.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:
                   We Antipodeans love our boy and our bear

 
Do you have bears Down Under? ;-)

Thanks to RP for giving playtime to Aussie bands other than the cliched Men at Work, such as Midnight Oil and Boy and Bear, who really blow my didgeridoo - ripper! :o)
Posted 8 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Great 10 song run from one great aussie band in the Audreys to this one.  RP consistently awesome.
Posted 9 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
                   We Antipodeans love our boy and our bear
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
yeah really digging their sound more and more with time..{#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
I freaking love this band.  Love his voice.  Love their style.
:-)
Posted 10 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Love this band - first heard them here, this very song. Check out their latest CD "Harlequin Dreams" if you like this. {#Roflol}
Posted 10 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
this reminds me of a Grey's Anatomy song, nothing wrong with that.
Posted 10 years ago by Lauriea    [ Reply ]
 Gazraman wrote:
They are called boy and bear because when Dave Hoskins was 3 he was in a house fire which completely destroyed his family home. when he was rescued he was found hiding under his bed holding his teddy bear Angus. 
 
And there you have it…..so all of you (all y'all for the US folks) that made fun of the band name are now considered to be a-holes.
Posted 10 years ago by hagz21    [ Reply ]
They are called boy and bear because when Dave Hoskins was 3 he was in a house fire which completely destroyed his family home. when he was rescued he was found hiding under his bed holding his teddy bear Angus. 
Posted 10 years ago by Gazraman    [ Reply ]
Still hooked !
 
msymmes wrote:
I am hooked on these guys.

Love the video too. 

 


Posted 10 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 vesta0424 wrote:
Why Boy and Bear?  Bears aren't indigenous to Australia.  Shouldn't it be Boy and Platypus or Boy and BarB or something like that?

 
The band's name does not refer to the large, ursine omnivore, but rather to a financial investor who is pessimistic about the markets and seeks to profit from their declines.  Really - I heard about it on an episode of "Chico & The Man".
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Like them...
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Why Boy and Bear?  Bears aren't indigenous to Australia.  Shouldn't it be Boy and Platypus or Boy and BarB or something like that?
Posted 11 years ago by vesta0424    [ Reply ]
@#(*&#$(*&$@#(*$

4->3
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
Yikes, two days in a row? It's about as unwelcome as the bear's belch after he ate the boy.
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
I remember the movie about the boy and the bear, the one where the bear ate the boy at the end.
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
This is good bear hunting music, I've found
Posted 11 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
 :+:_DL wrote:
Wait, it's not Fleet Foxes? or Band of Horses? 
I don't think I could even explain how sick I am of this song.   

 
and yet, you tried...
Posted 11 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
 :+:_DL wrote:
Wait, it's not Fleet Foxes? or Band of Horses? 
I don't think I could even explain how sick I am of this song.   

 
... Played 6 times in the past 30 days ...
Really?
Sick of the song?
Remember regular radio, where you hear almost exactly the same songs within a 24 - 48 hour period?
Posted 11 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
There are no #@$%^& bears in Australia!     {#Wall}

 
Sure there are. Drop bears.
Posted 11 years ago by darrio    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
There are no #@$%^& bears in Australia!     {#Wall}

 
silly comment.  also no Monkeys in the Arctic, no Gorilla(z) in the U.K., and, the best example, no Dodos in the.....



Posted 11 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
Wait, it's not Fleet Foxes? or Band of Horses? 
I don't think I could even explain how sick I am of this song.   
Posted 11 years ago by :+:_DL    [ Reply ]
Loving the chorus on this one.
Posted 11 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
For all you folks below, Kermit is a FROG.  If he and Fozzie started a band, it would accurately be named Frog and Bear. 
 
{#Roflol} I'd pay good money to see Frog and Bear. I love the off-beat rhythms in this song.
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

I really can not compare this to the Fleet Foxes. The lead singer's voice somewhere remotely sounds the same as the FF lead singer at times, but Boy & Bear's music as a whole really doesn't sound like FF.
 
This, "Moonfire", is an excellent album by the way. Great variety!
 
8   


Posted 11 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 zspoppa wrote:
Pleasantly surprised to find a band that sounds like Fleet Foxes, but is not, in fact, Fleet Foxes. Will have to check out more from B & B
 
Yea, Fleet Foxes with vocals that aren't annoying!
Posted 11 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
The sound is growing on me, for sure.
Posted 11 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Pleasantly surprised to find a band that sounds like Fleet Foxes, but is not, in fact, Fleet Foxes. Will have to check out more from B & B
Posted 11 years ago by zspoppa    [ Reply ]
For all you folks below, Kermit is a FROG.  If he and Fozzie started a band, it would accurately be named Frog and Bear.  And, by the way, this drummer does not sound like Animal.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
rp gets a 10 for the playlist this morning!
Keep'n my ears warm with these very cold temp's. 
Posted 11 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
Dig the throbbing bass and the whistling.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
I am hooked on these guys.

Love the video too. 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 debobasu wrote:
I didn't know Kermit started a band...

 
 
Agree, best comment, maybe ever....
Posted 11 years ago by cyesp    [ Reply ]
Don't know why I so many people have never heard of this band.   They are very very good.
 

msymmes wrote:

Great stuff !!

 

ziakut wrote:
Gotta say I'm enjoying quite a bit of both Boy and Bear.
 
 


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Favorite comment - "I didn't know Kermit started a band."

Nonetheless . . . I really like this song! 
Posted 12 years ago by mikec09    [ Reply ]
Like this song... {#Drummer}
Posted 12 years ago by meico    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

These guys are 5000 times more talented than FF. . . 
 
 

Or, as my m/c buddies might say:- FYYFF.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
The band name reminds me of a couple I met long ago "Bear" and "Buffarilla".... both big people with lots of hair. She was a cross between a buffalo and gorilla and that's where the name originated.  Like I said nice people but size (6'3"+ each) and unruly hair put the world at a distance.... Not musicians, but lots of interesting tales... We shared a pina colada afternoon that ended with everyone feeling like Pooh Bear and the jar... The Boy and Bear music is nice, but... No hook... Pleasant but no recommendation... Maybe some few hours of pina coladas would change things....

OK, random ramblings, but what do friends do when listening to music...? 

Exactly
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]

Great stuff !!

 

ziakut wrote:
Gotta say I'm enjoying quite a bit of both Boy and Bear.
 


Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Gotta say I'm enjoying quite a bit of both Boy and Bear.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]

I thought that I listened to Fleet Foxes!


Posted 12 years ago by lamotte51    [ Reply ]
Koala Bear
no bears, huh..? ;P
Posted 12 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
There are no #@$%^& bears in Australia!     {#Wall}
 
I will concede metaphorical bears, but draw the line there....{#Beat}
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
There are no #@$%^& bears in Australia!     {#Wall}
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
These guys are really good, aren't they? (He said without a hint of irony)
Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:

The bear plays the fiddle.  There was a rabbit on bongos for a while, but they kicked him out for always playing too fast and pooping everywhere.
  

 
  Thanks for the laughs. I appreciate your humor.


Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
i like this a lot. 8
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
So, the bear is on public assistance?
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
Very good comments on this tune! I missed this!
Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:

The bear plays the fiddle.  There was a rabbit on bongos for a while, but they kicked him out for always playing too fast and pooping everywhere.
 
 
It happens every time they let the rabbit play drums!
Posted 12 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]

Agreed !!

 
michaelgmitchell wrote:
It's a keeper.
 


Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Wonder what the boy plays and what the bear plays.
 
The bear plays the fiddle.  There was a rabbit on bongos for a while, but they kicked him out for always playing too fast and pooping everywhere.
  

 
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 other1 wrote:
Wow, thought this was Jackson Browne for a minute. Had to google and make sure he wasn't the lead singer of Boy and Bear. Nice tune.
 
I also "heard" Jackson B. in there also, but glad its not lol do like this tune!
Posted 12 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Wow, thought this was Jackson Browne for a minute. Had to google and make sure he wasn't the lead singer of Boy and Bear. Nice tune.
Posted 12 years ago by other1    [ Reply ]
Wonder what the boy plays and what the bear plays.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
Again, how many bears are there in Australia?
 

About as many as there are fleet foxes in the USA.
Posted 12 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Again, how many bears are there in Australia?
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
I didn't know Kermit started a band...

 
Posted 12 years ago by debobasu    [ Reply ]
 Ngoziman wrote:

Just got tickets for one of their UK gigs next month. Ah, bliss.

 
Damn I wish I looked here sooner.  London gig is sold out and I'm in the wrong place for all the other gigs.
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Black Keys meet Fleet Foxes meet Andrew Bird. Pretty good stuff.
 
{#High-five} Great description!
Posted 12 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]

Just got tickets for one of their UK gigs next month. Ah, bliss.


Posted 12 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Plays in past month: 17


Okay, we get it. Move on.
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
love that bass
Posted 12 years ago by BLADERUNNER    [ Reply ]
Must be descendants of the whistlers from the movie The Bridge on the RIver Kwai. Good song!
Posted 12 years ago by fdfanalytics    [ Reply ]
Would never have picked these guys as good old Ockers.  That's what you get for moving to the other side of the world I guess.
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]

Not even close!

TJS wrote:

Sounds like David Gray.  Baaaaaaaaaabylon
 


Posted 12 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
Starts off strong, then gets predictable fast.
Posted 12 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
Sounds like David Gray.  Baaaaaaaaaabylon
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Black Keys meet Fleet Foxes meet Andrew Bird. Pretty good stuff.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
It's a keeper.
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
'Quite Likeable' - reminiscent of Interpol, particularly the vocals in my opionion
Posted 12 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
He sounds like the Lead Singer from Boy and Bear !!

 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Good song; the lead singer sounds like the one from The Black Keys
Posted 12 years ago by RasmusTP    [ Reply ]
 MiracleDrug wrote:


off the meds, eh?
 
No meds strong enough to dull the agony of listening to FF, best to avoid them all together. . . 
 
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
such a great song! and great band!
Posted 12 years ago by zitherica    [ Reply ]
What's not to like about a song with good whistling? {#Whistle}
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Tough to get carried away when we talking about FF.  They're so abysmally boring and uninspiring that even the thought of choking to death on a cup full of broken glass and kerosene holds more promise. . . 
 
 

off the meds, eh?
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Whoa there now!  Don't get carried away.
 
Tough to get carried away when we talking about FF.  They're so abysmally boring and uninspiring that even the thought of choking to death on a cup full of broken glass and kerosene holds more promise. . . 
 
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
What makes this song really  interesting is the 'battle' between the tricky background instrumentation and the singer's rhythm. Really grabs my attention, and must make it tough to perform well. 7 from the intrigued Nottingham jury (which also loves the band name :o)).

Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Wow! New & refreshing.  8


Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

These guys are 5000 times more talented than FF. . . 
 
 
Whoa there now!  Don't get carried away.

Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Me too Bill, I really like that song ! Thanks for playing it.
Posted 12 years ago by dlaumor    [ Reply ]
I really like this.  Great voice, guitar, layers,.. and cool whistling.
Posted 12 years ago by ivanaus    [ Reply ]
Likin' it FINE!  Great job putting this "on air" for us, RP, thanks!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Patience by Guns 'n' Roses.
 
WELL?  There's whistling in it!
 
I keep thinking that eventually this song won't sound as kickass good to me, but it seems to have staying power.  Excellent tune.

Posted 12 years ago by ptooey    [ Reply ]
 grogg wrote:
So... would you guys say this sounds more like AC/DC or Fleet Foxes?
 
These guys are 5000 times more talented than FF. . . 
 
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 grogg wrote:
So... would you guys say this sounds more like AC/DC or Fleet Foxes?
 
Sounds nothing like AC/DC.
 

 {winky emoticon goes here}
 

Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 grogg wrote:
So... would you guys say this sounds more like AC/DC or Fleet Foxes?
 
with the whistling there at the end, definitely FF.
i don't hear much AC/DC at all.
Posted 12 years ago by sheetsy    [ Reply ]
So... would you guys say this sounds more like AC/DC or Fleet Foxes?
Posted 12 years ago by grogg    [ Reply ]
Just saw the video on their web site.  Very cool.  Not what you would expect.     Love that whistling....!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:
First I've heard this track — I thought it might be singer from Fleet Foxes or MMJ doing a side project.  So because of the similarity I am hearing, I like it — gets a 7 from me.  BTW — according to Allmusic this album was:  ..."recorded in Nashville with producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, the Shins)..."  So perhaps I'm hearing more similarity than just the vocals.  {#Wink}

 
or Rick Davies... 

Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
First I've heard this track — I thought it might be singer from Fleet Foxes or MMJ doing a side project.  So because of the similarity I am hearing, I like it — gets a 7 from me.  BTW — according to Allmusic this album was:  ..."recorded in Nashville with producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, the Shins)..."  So perhaps I'm hearing more similarity than just the vocals.  {#Wink}

Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 sillyjeff wrote:


Scott, I think it's ironic - someone could say that YOU cannot say someone else cannot say "sounds nothing like AC/DC" and they would be just as incorrect as you are.  

I totally agree with your point that if somebody says it sound like AC/DC, then it DOES to them, since that was the response triggered in their brain for whatever reason.

I agree that for someone to respond to tell someone "It sounds nothing like XXXXXX..." is obtuse (unless they add - "to me").

But for you to say someone else can or cannot say something that doesn't endanger the public seems obtuse as well, to me.  This is America. 

In Wyoming many men cling to Second Amendment rights with Easy Rider rifle racks proudly perched in Safeway parking lots.  How about the First Amendment?

Neither ranting vitriolic, nor insidious incivility, makes us right. 
 
WTF. 
Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
This song is growing on me every time I hear it.
I agree about the whistling, but then again, it's catchy in a pop kind of way. At least this song won't get played over & over again 'in a pop kind of way.'
Posted 13 years ago by jptl    [ Reply ]
I saw them at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco a coupla weeks ago - they are VERY LOUD in a small venue - where I paid the princely sum of $10 USD for a one-set show.  They were opened by another (not-yet-ready-for-primetime) band.

Met a self-described "Househead" (A follower of Crowded House, like the deadheads who followed the Grateful Dead around.  Who knew?) who likened this band's harmonies to those of Crowded House and their ilk.  This woman was a veritable fount of knowledge and seemed to have an encyclopedic grasp of the Australian and American Celtic-Bluegrass-Rock-Folk scene (my term, not hers), and mentioned another band that I haven't checked out yet, but which might be worth listening to:  Mumford and Sons.
Posted 13 years ago by imallan    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I've posted a more vitriolic rant about this before, but if somebody says it sounds like AC/DC, then it does. This point is not arguable. Music is so subjective, how can you know what elements of a certain song are reaching any individual's brain? You can't. Maybe that one chord on the rhythm guitar right *there!* reminds *that* listener of something they were doing in 1978 and in 1978 they listened to AC/DC a lot so this song sounds like AC/DC to them. You cannot say "sounds nothing like AC/DC."

Maybe a more appropriate response would be "their use of harmony is similar but beyond that, I think their sounds diverge..." or "I'm not hearing that." 
 
I remember that rant, I do believe, since it was in response to a reply to my post about Some Say Leland sounding like Sufjan Stevens. In any case, go Scott!

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Bumping from 7 to 8 - at first I thought it was Nils Lofgren!  Then the whistling started. {#Lol}  I still really like this song.

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Awesome... keep it coming Bill!!

Posted 13 years ago by Happy_Monday    [ Reply ]
whistling pretty much destroys any song but i still like this one (song not whistling)
Posted 13 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
 Pibailey wrote:

Sounds nothing like Fleet Foxes. Yes it borrows from many genres, including folk. But don't liken it to 1 specific folk group that also uses harmonies...


 debobasu wrote:
Fleet foxes? Sounds nice though...
 
 
You're right; it sounds like Adele.
Posted 13 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
Great song.  Highest rating I've given a new song is quite a few months.  Good pick RP.
Posted 13 years ago by 84MacGuy    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I've posted a more vitriolic rant about this before, but if somebody says it sounds like AC/DC, then it does. This point is not arguable. Music is so subjective, how can you know what elements of a certain song are reaching any individual's brain? You can't. Maybe that one chord on the rhythm guitar right *there!* reminds *that* listener of something they were doing in 1978 and in 1978 they listened to AC/DC a lot so this song sounds like AC/DC to them. You cannot say "sounds nothing like AC/DC."

Maybe a more appropriate response would be "their use of harmony is similar but beyond that, I think their sounds diverge..." or "I'm not hearing that." 
 

Scott, I think it's ironic - someone could say that YOU cannot say someone else cannot say "sounds nothing like AC/DC" and they would be just as incorrect as you are.  

I totally agree with your point that if somebody says it sound like AC/DC, then it DOES to them, since that was the response triggered in their brain for whatever reason.

I agree that for someone to respond to tell someone "It sounds nothing like XXXXXX..." is obtuse (unless they add - "to me").

But for you to say someone else can or cannot say something that doesn't endanger the public seems obtuse as well, to me.  This is America. 

In Wyoming many men cling to Second Amendment rights with Easy Rider rifle racks proudly perched in Safeway parking lots.  How about the First Amendment?

Neither ranting vitriolic, nor insidious incivility, makes us right. 
Posted 13 years ago by sillyjeff    [ Reply ]