Fleet Foxes
Audio CD
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£3.99
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I came across an article in a music magazine which said that this album was the best release of 2008. I thought: "Big deal, in 2006 Morrissey topped your list!". (I have nothing against Morrissey, by the way, some of his albums are quite good and so is "Ringleader of the Tormentors", but come on...). But then I was curious and gave this album a try. First listening: "Good, but not that great". Second listening: "Great". From third listening onwards: "This album is above averything else". I am aware that it may sound a little "derivative", as most of its detractors here at Amazon have noticed, sporting their new-found cool word. But, so what? Isn't it a "prerogative", something almost unescapable now in contemporary popular music, to be "derivative"? Come on, everything is derivative, my dear. You can't avoid it. And this is superb derivation. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Beach Boys, The Byrds. All so true. Fleet Foxes are an accurate and distilled blend of those bands but who really cares? Its harmonies are sophisticated, the sound is perfectly recorded (we should thank the production here), the melodies are crafted with a maturity which is simply stunning considering their just-out-of-their-teen age. What else can I say? Oh, yes: of course if you don't like music of the line of Byrds-Beach Boys-CSN&Y you won't like them either, but I bet you'll love "Blue Ridge Mountains". It's pure ether. And we all love ether.
P.S. I got the Special Edition: awful package! You cannot even pull out the CD without breaking the crappy cardboard box. I hate slipcases!
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Having read the hype and reviews both good and bad.
Decided to maker up my own mind.
Its good for me.
Do not read the reviews just enjoy or not!!!!
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Fleet Foxes write strong songs and are superb live - there can be no question that they have soul and passion in abundance.
Those few reviewers who have given the album 2 or 3 stars should probably recognise that their lack of enjoyment is down to them, not the music. Too many reviewers have clearly genuinely loved this album.
Personally, CSN and Y are some of my all time favourites and there are obvious parallels with glorious harmonies, but FF are not derivative.
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i've been a bit late in catching up with this album but after hearing it at a friends house i went and on bought it,glad i did,after a few listens it really comes into its own theres nothing out there quite like it,how can i describe it?
beautiful beach boys harmonys ,folk,countyry ,psychedelic pop its a magical mix and is the best album ive heard in ages,cant wait to hear what they do next but this will be hard to beat.
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What a great album, no wonder the reviews were so fulsome. Very melodic folk rock music. I thoroughly enjoy this album.
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