Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
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TMobotron
September 19th 2010


7253 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

how is it possible that the sound of a train can work so well is what i want to know

BigHans
September 20th 2010


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I dunno Re Stacks has been my fave for about a year now but Im starting to think blindsided is the best song here.

BigHans
September 20th 2010


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Thats a good one.

Athom
Emeritus
September 20th 2010


17249 Comments


i prefer stinky love tbh

stacks used to be my favorite but now that might go to creature fear

Yotimi
September 20th 2010


7677 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'm with Hans on Blindsided.

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

so im liking this a lot more than before, but there are still things getting in the way of this being the lauded masterpiece that I believe it not to be. But there are some truly stunning moments on here when Iver doesn't sound distant and awkward.

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

wow Blindsided is gorgeous, definitely the best so far.

Romulus
September 23rd 2010


9117 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The Wolves is my favorite but Blindsided next definitely

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Skinny Love, The Wolves and Blindsided are the best so far, loved them all. But what I can't ignore are the two awful openers, Lump Sum and Flume. Iver's melodies are cringing on both those tracks, and his sometimes incredible voice is used very poorly on those two tracks. But the album definitely picked up after that

eternium
September 23rd 2010


16358 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Not a single weak song on this.

BigTuna
September 23rd 2010


6000 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

re:stacks = best

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

fuck off eternium



anyway im really loving the soft LOUD soft LOUD play on "Creature Fear". Definitely gonna have to bump this rating, but the first two tracks are just so annoying and poorly put together imo

eternium
September 23rd 2010


16358 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

u mad?

Romulus
September 23rd 2010


9117 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i completely get your argument but i don't totally get the singling out of the first two tracks. what do they have/lack that the other tracks do/don't? (genuinely interested not challenging you)

DiceMan
September 23rd 2010


7066 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I like Skinny Love a lot... But yeah Blindsided rules. Wolves is one of my least favorites.

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

oh, no problem. My issue with the opening tracks is awkwardness. On those two, I feel that Vernon doesn't use his amazing voice well, the melodies are very irritating and make me kind of gag. In Lump Sum, Vernon did some experimental stuff at the end which really annoyed me in terms of its flow, which ruined that song for me overall. Those two songs seem really distant in a bad way, and on the next few tracks, Vernon really picks up the vocal/melodic bliss, and I no longer feel awkward and annoyed. I feel that those first two songs show the worst of what Vernon does, everything that he's great at are displayed poorly on those two tracks for me. The rest of this is excellent though.

CelestialDust
September 23rd 2010


3170 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

maybe yourrrrrree just awkward

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

ok



anyway Re: Stacks was very good too but overrated by you guys and a little too long.



The first and second times I listened to this it was a 2.5, but now that Ive gotten into this genre, I can safely put this at a 4. I still think Iver is a tad overrated, but Vernon really shows some genius in the records best moments. I loved Skinny Love, The Wolves, Blindsided, Creature Fear and For Emma. Middle of the album is the strongest

TMobotron
September 23rd 2010


7253 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

dude flume is awesome i think lump sum is a weak point though

NeutralThunder12
September 23rd 2010


8742 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

lump sum is definitely the worst here.



shit though Blindsided is incredible



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