Animal Collective's Moment In Time

Eh, I don't listen to them, they're just getting popular among kids who never saw Phish but want their 'own' scene. It's like a 'freshmen only' party to them. Phish is and was the only scene.

Oh jeez, listen to yourself, guy: "Eh, I don't listen to them" and then you pass judgment. How foolish and small-minded do you have to dis a band that you never listened to?

You have every right to not listen to Animal Collective (it's actually awesome that you don't, keep it up), but you sound like a fool for trying to define what they are when you admit you have no idea.

I can only hope you're being sarcastic, in which case you didn't really put that across well, either.

man i tried giving these guys a run for a couple days but i found it really hard to listen to them without some in the room saying "turn that shit off!" it really is weird and abstract stuff which doesnt mean bad. however, not my style. -2¢

I dig 'em. As AC said in this article, their albums aren't consistent stylistically. If you're on this website, there's a fairly good chance you'll be able to find an album of theirs that you can connect with. The other AC albums will make a little more sense once you have context.

RE: "Animal Collective fans were overheard saying that the group deserves to be appreciated like Phish, where every performance is bootlegged and listened to like the Zapruder footage. "

Tell the fans to go buy their own gear and do it themselves.

AC is the best/most innovative band of the decade. A lot of people don't understand them and it's their loss.

I find it funny that they only got Geologist to interview. Dude is such a hippy

They are just the "it" band of the moment. way overrated imo. Actually imo they suck ass. Just indie wannabeee hippies trying to be all cool and abstract. Plus I hear they blow ass live. I think people are trying to hard to like these guys becasue everyone from Pitchfork to their grandmother are saying how amazing this album is. Hogwash I say. HOGWASH!!

if you don't like Animal Collective at least check out Panda Bear's Person Pitch

LOL at "it" band of the moment, actually if u knew anything you would know they have been blowing up since early 2003 and each one of their 9 albums has gotten very high praise from most people. I just saw them the other night for the first time since 03 and it was amazing, they really are a great live band and a great studio band which is a rare thing in these days its wonderful to see a band progress so much and stay true to themselves.

Why must everyone bash a band if they dont like em Animal collective is a great badn each album is different an unique. if u dont like them just do what pikinkid does, he gave em a shot and just said not my style. big ups pikinkid

The merriweather album is fucking awesome.

Well, as I said in my comment on the CD review from a few days earlier, .... " I just don't get it ..." I also gotta agree with some of the comments here ... The "It" band ... This CD does seem to be getting press everywhere, and it does seem as though journalists are tripping over themselves to call them the hot new thing because they are so different and abstract. But these are the same critics who say that jambands all sound the same. I listened to the tracks of this CD, and you know what? I kept hitting the skip button because each consecutive track sounded exactly the same. I try hard not to come hear and bash, and I don't mean to bash this band. But I just don't get what is so hip about this music? I too, agree with PickinKind. Weird and abstract, turn that shit off. Again, we're all entitled to our own opinion. But why is this CD getting all the fuss?

Cool "song". It kinda sounds like what would happen if you blasted techno music in the monkey room of a zoo at 2:00 a.m.

This band is good shit. This band is the new shit.

Love 'em and the new album is just amazing.

"Eh, I don't listen to them, they're just getting popular among kids who never saw Phish but want their 'own' scene. It's like a 'freshmen only' party to them. Phish is and was the only scene."

First of all, like jz said, looking down on a band you don't really listen to is kind of pathetic. What's even more pathetic, and what no one's really mentioned yet, is that the people who came to Phish FOR the "scene" are one of the least favorite parts of Phish concerts for people who simply care about the MUSIC. In fact (and no disrespect to any fellow fans intended), the "scene" is one of my least favorite parts about seeing ANY music - I hate all the silly assholes spinning into me, spilling beer on me (I'm short), and smoking cigarettes all up into my lungs.

I'm a lifelong Phish phan, but I also love Animal Collective, and it's got nothing to do with being displaced - their shows are like nothing else on Earth, and so are their albums - for very different reasons than you might say the same about Phish.

Long Live The Collective! PEOPLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Why do we continue to argue and flame each other about TASTE in music? I guess people are passionate about cilantro too. The first guy to post here states, "Phish is the ONLY scene" ? ? Wow. Nice open minded dude. And I bet UNDERMIND is the best record ever in your book?

For $20, AC is worth checking out live. I saw them at the Fillmore in 2006 - it was nuts. There are so many influences and experiments going on within the music that they produce - they may not "jam" but they improvise and change it up - it's not uninteresting. I don't put them on my iTunes and press repeat, and I understand Pickinkind's statement that it's not for everyone - but for those who have the patience to listen, it is really incredible. They are influencing the music we hear. As was mentioned in the article, one album to the next is very different, and hardcore fans are polarized about favorite albums. So you can't write them off on a single listen - you just got to poke around...

Animal Collective is great... innovative... like the happy wash of psychadellics just before things get too intense. If you like Animal Collective check out Blackout Beach... a bit darker... like AC's and Bowies love child

best

wish theyd spend more time touring in US

and less time in europe

listen to sung tongs

oh and why no festy late nights?

imagine that....

not really diggin the song at the Melkweg at all and i agree with an above statement - I was listening to them last night and my wife told me to turn the noise off... can anyone give me a couple tunes to check out... would like to give them a chance at least.

I would love any of their albums after a bottle of robo and a hit of deems. too bad i dont do that shit anymore, merriweather would have blown my mind under those conditions. Other than that the only chops these guys have is vocal chops. Great harmonies but nothing you can nod your head to thats for sure. but i guess thats not the point. the point is to be as weird as possible, and to me that just comes off as being pretentiously different.

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

copy and paste this, awesome song!

or just click the link.

All the "it" band comments just shows how out of touch you people are with music. Like lakai said, these guys have been very well known in the music scene for a while.

I'll admit, they are an aquired taste.

more than any band in recent memory, animal collective forces total reconsideration of what music can be. listening to them is an experience in shifting your expectations. a lot of people cant handle that--theres no drum kit, theres no guitars, wtf??? which is fine--stick to what you like. some people like having their expectations blown and AC is really good at that.

that said, "my girls" and "summer clothes" from the new album are the jam. theres traditional song structure in both tunes thats revealed only under very deep listening. this is not music for immediate gratification, which, for me, makes it that much more rewarding.

and holmes up top, its awesome that you dont listen to AC bc you dont have to. dont do anything you dont wanna do. nobody here should be trying to convince anyone else of a bands merits. its easy enough to hear the music for yourself and make a decision. if you like it, great, if not, move on. the ignorant bashing, though, has got to go.

I saw an interview with these guys. They are actually deadheads.

Just recently got turned on to these guys and bought their new CD. Interesting. Gee I wish they would of added the lyrics. Any way to get them?????

Hope to catch them at the Fox in Oakland when they come through. How are they live?

I just saw em last night live and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

For Lyrics and a few tabs and videos: http://lyricalcollective.wikispaces.com/

thanks eric. nice site!

yeah i gave that song a go and checked out some videos on youtube and i have to say this isn't my style. HOWEVER, don't thumbs me down just yet, because i wanna say that some of their stuff reminds me of some of John Frusciante's weirder electronic stuff, which i love! so see, it's not all bad, you can learn something from anything, even if it does sound like techno in the monkey house.

A fantastic album, their best in my opinion. Feels and Sung Tongs are also great and as mentioned quite different. Animal Collective has potential to pick up jamband fans because of their unique sound. Their albums tend to grow on listeners over time, so don't write them off after one listen because they sound "weird"

Really,Phish was the ONLY scene,I guess all tohse Grateful Dead shows I went to had no scene. hahahah

what other albums could you recommend a new comer? I have Merriweather.

PANIC confirmed Orange Beach!!!!!!!??????!?!?!??!?! Holy Shit!!!! There is some actual NEWS for you JamBase!!!!!!

panic is for frat boys

Sung Tongs>Feels>Spirit>Strawberry Jam>MPP

animal collective>panic

weird is right

listen to the live shows on archive

jan 20 n 21

people still care about panic?

I live with a bunch of hipsters who love this band. Honestly, I've listened to them a lot, with an open mind, and trust me, I love weird, experimental music, I WANTED to like this band, but for the life of me, I just can't figure out what's so appealing about them. But I mean hey, all the internet blogs love them so let's hop on their dick too!

Everytime I ask someone to put a different song on, and I pretty much NEVER do that, I'm always told we were listening to an Animal Collective song. Whoever called it pretentious couldn't have been more correct in my opinion.

I don't think these guys are even close to the same category as phish (not in a bad way or good way). They have a style all their own. While some grooves may be hard on the ears, some are magical. So anyone who is trying to make connections to phish with animal collective are WAY OFF. WTF people? Deathtonoobs sounds like the amature (noob) imo. Or just PT scum.

WSP SUX! And these guys suck even more donkey shit. Fucking indi emo bullshit.

I've given these guys a couple chances, and they haven't reached out & grabbed me. I'd rather listen to Undermind. Oh, & WSP was good in their day, but my interest in them doesn't extend beyond the Houser years (& I'm not a fucking frat boy).

Oh and don't forget the floor tom! lol Why do all these new Indie pop "dance" bands feel the need to have a fucking floor tom by itself on stage? to me thats just screaming we have no chops so we beat on drum instead!