The Decemberists The Crane Wife
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Waior
July 3rd 2011


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I only recently fell in love with that album.

thatoneguy726
July 9th 2011


1669 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Picaresque and everything after are their best though

ZGP1992
October 14th 2012


302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

While I always found this band kind of pretentious in thier ye-olde english librarian get-up and snooty accents, I really enjoyed The Cranes Wife and the story behind it. The songs were well written and musically engaging, giving the impression of an indie-rock musical. I could imagine this record being reimagined in its entirely with a full stage play. I havent heard any subsequent decemberists recordings, but I found this to be a great and defining work of thiers. The only flaw i could piont out is that some of the songs are dragged on too long and there are a couple tracks that could be considered filler.

ExcentrifugalForz
March 6th 2013


2124 Comments


Best not mess with the Shankill Butchers. Glad they added tracks 11-12 to later releases cause they're not bad.

Gyromania
Staff Reviewer
June 12th 2013


38767 Comments


wow, the island is incredible. going through this band's discography today (i'd only heard a few songs from each album + hazards of love and the king is dead all the way through) and loving it so far. i also seem to be doing it out of order but w.e

wafagan
April 14th 2014


16 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I love 'Perfect Crime #2'. It's guitar riffs and lyrics remind me of 'Life During Wartime' by Talking Heads. Has anyone else noticed?

jtswope
May 16th 2014


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The Island rules hard.

wacknizzle
May 16th 2014


14555 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I need to jam this more, I've hardly listened to this band at all in years

jtswope
May 16th 2014


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I jammed them a lot last summer. Might revisit their stuff soon.

FromDaHood
September 4th 2014


9111 Comments


It's crazy how overrated this is

wwf
September 27th 2015


7198 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

So why did they not release culling of the fold on the regular album, its better than most any song on this album

theBoneyKing
September 27th 2015


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Iirc, Jenny Conlee thought it was too harsh to put on the regular version, but I can't find anything to prove that, so take it with a grain of salt. But yeah it rules.

xfearbefore
October 18th 2015


2059 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is such a wonderful album. It has provided me immense comfort these last few days. I have the terrible tendency of wanting to check out an artist, checking out their first album, loving it so much I listen to that non stop for awhile and then forgetting to check out the rest of their catalog. Which definitely happened with this band, but I'm glad I'm checking the rest out now, so very glad. The Crane Wife 3 and Yankee Bayonet are exquisite.

xfearbefore
October 18th 2016


2059 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yankee Bayonet is just so utterly perfect.

Sowing
Moderator
October 18th 2016


45797 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is their best album

xfearbefore
October 19th 2016


2059 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'd agree. As much as I adore some of the songs off their debut album, this is their most consistently excellent work.

wwf
October 19th 2016


7198 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this album is fantastic yeah

theBoneyKing
October 19th 2016


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Awesome album but their 5th best tbh

Fight me

Sowing
Moderator
October 19th 2016


45797 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Wtf 2nd best I'll give you a pass, 3rd best maaybe



5th best? Let me know what you're smoking

theBoneyKing
October 19th 2016


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Since I'm lazy:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1061036&listid=160698

WATWWABW grew off me since that list so this moved up a place.



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