Fleet Foxes: SNL Vids

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Sweet, nice to see they still trying to move copies of Sun Giant by playing Mykonos!

Did this guy steal his voice from Jim James?

What are you some kind of Trig Newton ecnal? They sound nothing alike!

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Robin Pecknold definitely resembles Jim James' vocals on a few of Fleet Foxes songs. Listen to any MMJ ballad and you will most certainly hear the resemblance.

these guys hit some killer harmonies and write some spectacular tunes. gooood shit

This shit is awesome!!!

Absolutely loving this band - their music fills my heart w/ warmth and brings me back to much earlier days discovering magic in my folks record collection. Pecknold sorta resembles Chris Robinson in those SNL vids - sight not sound wise.

the vocal harmonies are off the charts.....for a second these guys conjured thoughts of some classic CSN stuff

Thanks Jambase for putting this together...I was telling everybody to check out SNL this past Saturday, when even I missed it. I work at Barnes and Noble and for the first time, we play something that's actually new and good. I heard these guys and at first, I thought one of their songs had harmonies like the Flaming Lips, then on another song I thought they were The Shins, then on another they sounded like My Morning Jacket...they are great and bring a lot of influences together and take a Crosby, Stills, and Nash to a whole modern level that's warm and fun...check them out

The lead singer looked sooooo nervous at the end of the show. Did anybody else notice that?

^^ i thought it looked like he was tripping

Dig 'em.

Conjugal that's kinda what I thought or tweeking out on some sorta upper.

this guys are awesome! they were one of my favorite shows of '08. if you have a chance to see them live dont hesitate

i saw this on SNL, and i had never heard of them. kinda one of those "it sounds familia" kinda bands. i went and got the discography and i absolutely love it. i will say that on some tracks i did kinda get the jim james feel but they're nothing alike. hope to see these guys soon. i really dig what they're doing

that was the best performance i've ever seen on SNL. Great sound and amazing harmonies. this band is for real. i hope they play a bigger venue the next time they are in mpls as they sold out in a week.

yeah. it's posted on jambase so he must have been doing drugs like a mofo. (but not).

these guys are amazing, two of my favorite songs

I'll admit I recognized a similarity between Jim James and Pecknold, I can't get over the fullness of their sound. On just about every song on their LP and EP. Awesome stuff.

Darn...missed a good SNL...and missed Rosie as host! Shit! Did manage to catch the Foo Fighters on ACL on sat., then VH-I with the live at Wembley concert (with J. Page and JP Jones), though!

homeboy sounds a lot like jim james. not really a bad thing though.

^^ Sure does. Nice sounds though.

I liked the vocal harmony part alot better when The Who were doing it on Who Are You nearly 40 years ago, but this is allright...

Are those the lights that Panic used in 2006?

absolutely stunning harmonies, I haven't heard a less than stellar song from these guys yet and am very much looking forward to seeing them live first chance i get.

oh yeah and rosario dawson is damn fine

awesome! one of my favorite bands out now!

and to all the comments about him being tweaked/tripping, i think the dude's just really shy...

whatever it was it worked... awesome performance and I am sure their record sales have been through the freakin roof from gaining such exposure. Lets just hope for another round of US dates!!

why all the negative votes for posting the obvious? This guy sounds like jim james. anyone with ears who has heard my morning jacket would have to be half a tard to not agree.

i love my morning jacket and i'm slowly falling in love with fleet foxes.

It just seems like someone is giving negative votes because they can't come to terms with the fact that thier favorite new band sounds like someone else.

You know what else? they sound like C.S.N & Y., the beach boys and simon and garfunkel.

^hotchkiss ,you are mistaking the overbearing use of reverb on the vocals for voice similarity. Both MMJ and Fleetfoxes wash their vocals in an enormous amount of reverb, almost like they're singing in a tin can. While the effect is at once warm and endearing, over the course of a whole album it starts to wear thin. I myself commented recently (not here) on the similarty to MMJ, but only in the production department. Both voices are indeed unique. And supremely talented.

They sound like a Northwest Sub Pop Beach Boys. I can hear some similarities to Mr. James, but I don't think they are trying to rip sounds.

This was quite a surprise when I turned on SNL and the Fleet Foxes, one of my new favorite bands, was playing. I think this band has got a sick original sound that is completely unique. Can't wait to catch my first show to put it all into perspective.

no, not mistaking the liberal use of reverb on the vocals as the similarity. It's the tone, pitch and vocal technique that are similar. definetly not a rip off. i'm not saying it's a bad thing.

addicting! Hope they make a new album soon. again. hurry!

Check out this incredible band doing a fleet foxes cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlZ3s-qSmI&feature=channel_page

I absolutely love these guys and i am overjoyed that they are getting the recognition they deserve. I do agree that the Robin Pecknold sounds like Jim James but there is nothing wrong with that, the bands are both quite different and both very good. I don't think thats a bad thing. Also I read an interview with Pecknold where he talks about his shyness, he is extremely shy and gets nervous on stage so that's why he looks all disjointed at the end of the show.

The CSN comparison is right on!