Guest Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Just got mine in the mail and am about to listen. I don't get the printed inner sleeve choice, but oh well. Ditching that shite. It made it impossible to put the album back in outer sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Yorkified Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 yeah, i bout an inner sleeve for it, i put that printed sleeve in the first slot with the 7" and the booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 record is too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 yeah, i bout an inner sleeve for it, i put that printed sleeve in the first slot with the 7" and the booklet. I did that too. It is cool to have as an insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Yorkified Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yeah it is. And god damn yes this is good. I can't believe it's as good as it is. It's so heavy and drony, but not boring at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philviral Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Gave it a spin last night... damn good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philviral Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Anyone else notice the spine reads "God's Pee" ??? I lolled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Not unlike a lot of the merch they've been selling, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Did anybody else try to go to the youtube link in the runout on the 7"? I think it was http://www.youtube.com/WATCH?1fd0hztEUW2 but could be wrong. If so, whatever it was, is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 also the tribute to Riot Dogs in the runouts on the other side of the 7" cracked me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFd0hztEUWk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFd0hztEUWk forgot the v="..." Either way, I had seen some of these, but (assuming) most of these pictures weren't shopped, this is crazy. And as an aside, this may have been my favorite comment on the video. Sentence One: An opinion, but it could definitely be argued. Sentence Two: hmmmm... "I like GY!BE and all, but their political views get more and more intrusive with every album. Also everyone in the Greek riots is a faggot baby." - kizarbin 6 days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esbe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Faggot babies unite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realtalk Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 BEST RESPONSE FROM THESE GUYS AFTER WINNING THE POLARIS PRIZE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehooch Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 For the lazy: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/godspeed-you-black-emperor-win-2013-polaris-music-prize-20130924 For the lazier: They donated the prize money to prison bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realtalk Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 That Rolling Stone article is like CNN reporting on almost anything. Primary sources are always better than secondary. Here is the statement from the band, via their label: http://cstrecords.com/statement-from-godspeed-you-black-emperor-on-polaris/ quote: "FUCKING INSANE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realtalk Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 A FEW WORDS REGARDING THIS POLARIS PRIZE THING hello kanada. hello kanadian music-writers. thanks for the nomination thanks for the prize- it feels nice to be acknowledged by the Troubled Motherland when we so often feel orphaned here. and much respect for all y’all who write about local bands, who blow that horn loudly- because that trumpeting is crucial and necessary and important. and much respect to the freelancers especially, because freelancing is a hard fucking gig, and almost all of us are freelancers now, right? falling and scrambling and hustling through these difficult times? so yes, we are grateful, and yes we are humble and we are shy to complain when we’ve been acknowledged thusly- BUT HOLY SHIT AND HOLY COW- we’ve been plowing our field on the margins of weird culture for almost 20 years now, and “this scene is pretty cool but what it really fucking needs is an awards show” is not a thought that’s ever crossed our minds. 3 quick bullet-points that almost anybody could agree on maybe= -holding a gala during a time of austerity and normalized decline is a weird thing to do. -organizing a gala just so musicians can compete against each other for a novelty-sized cheque doesn’t serve the cause of righteous music at all. -asking the toyota motor company to help cover the tab for that gala, during a summer where the melting northern ice caps are live-streaming on the internet, IS FUCKING INSANE, and comes across as tone-deaf to the current horrifying malaise. these are hard times for everybody. and musicians’ blues are pretty low on the list of things in need of urgent correction BUT AND BUT if the point of this prize and party is acknowledging music-labor performed in the name of something other than quick money, well then maybe the next celebration should happen in a cruddier hall, without the corporate banners and culture overlords. and maybe a party thusly is long overdue- it would be truly nice to enjoy that hang, somewhere sometime where the point wasn’t just lazy money patting itself on the back. give the money to the kids let ‘em put on their own goddamn parties, give the money to the olds and let them try to write opuses in spite of, but let the muchmusic videostars fight it out in the inconsequential middle, without gov’t. culture-money in their pockets. us we’re gonna use the money to try to set up a program so that prisoners in quebec have musical instruments if they need them… amen and amen. apologies for being such bores, we love you so much / our country is fucked, xoxoxox godspeed you! black emperor thepunkguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbrain Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 and much respect to the freelancers especially, because freelancing is a hard fucking gig, and almost all of us are freelancers now, right? falling and scrambling and hustling through these difficult times? but also is it wrong to say this album is the best thing GYBE has ever done? because i've listened to all their stuff over the years and nothing ever grabbed me like this. just phenomenal all the way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 is it wrong to say this album is the best thing GYBE has ever done? Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbrain Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 FAIR ENOUGH GLAD I ASKED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realtalk Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 This part is gold: "-asking the toyota motor company to help cover the tab for that gala, during a summer where the melting northern ice caps are live-streaming on the internet, IS FUCKING INSANE, and comes across as tone-deaf to the current horrifying malaise." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 FAIR ENOUGH GLAD I ASKED Literally everything that Godspeed has ever done has been gold, in my books. But the drone segments on this album (found on the 7") are easily out-shined by their prior work. There are a few moments of fluff in Strung Like Lights that could be clipped as well, I think. All in all better than most releases from last year, but nowhere near the league of Skinny Fists or F#A# for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Did anything happen with that guy on Reddit who found the Godspeed tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yup. I was going to say. The new album is easily their weakest in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Literally everything that Godspeed has ever done has been gold, in my books. But the drone segments on this album (found on the 7") are easily out-shined by their prior work. There are a few moments of fluff in Strung Like Lights that could be clipped as well, I think. All in all better than most releases from last year, but nowhere near the league of Skinny Fists or F#A# for me. I think this sums up my thoughts well. Allelujah was a good release, but it has nothing on the earlier albums. I do love the artwork and the overall presentation of the release, although it was a little obnoxious switching from 12" to 7" and back again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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