i'm having a lot of trouble getting into GY!BE. Is there something wrong with me? I listen to the songs, and I enjoy them to an extent, but I don't find them any better than average. Should I just give it more listens till it catches on?

Yes.

Which album(s) are you listening to?

Life Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven and Yanqui U.X.O.

[QUOTE=YouGottaBeCrazy;15062991]Life Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven and Yanqui U.X.O.[/QUOTE]

why not F# A# (Infinity)?

I picked those two randomly.

Have no fear though, I'm going to listen to it all a lot more. It just hasn't really done much for me so far. Hopefully I can eventually hear what everyone else seems to hear in the band.

To Jaga Jazzist: Yes, they are f'ing good, and A Livingroom Hush is sooooo much better than What We Must.


Yanqui is their worst album, in my opinion.
Here's my GY!BE story:

I listened to the first half of F#A# and stopped because I thought "Goddamn, this is boring ambient bullshiat."
I spent the next 6 months thinking I didn't like them.
Then I finally got up the nerve (and time) to try them again, so I resolved myself to listen through the entire discography.
I listened to F#A# and then thought "Holy crap, this is really really good. I still don't like the ambient parts, but there are a lot less of them than I remember and the other parts are incredible!"
Moved on to "Slow Riot..." and found that enjoyable, albeit not amazing.
Listened to "Skinny Fists..." and found that just as amazing as F#A#, and possibly even more haunting. As I've said, Yanqui was crap to me.

Just give it some time. What I had to do was, as I said, take a 6 month break between trying them and enjoying them, and in that time I explored and branched out into post-rock so that when I came back I was able to appreciate GY!BE more.

[QUOTE=bwnstl;15063257]To Jaga Jazzist: Yes, they are f'ing good, and A Livingroom Hush is sooooo much better than What We Must.


Yanqui is their worst album, in my opinion.
Here's my GY!BE story:

I listened to the first half of F#A# and stopped because I thought "Goddamn, this is boring ambient bullshiat."
I spent the next 6 months thinking I didn't like them.
Then I finally got up the nerve (and time) to try them again, so I resolved myself to listen through the entire discography.
I listened to F#A# and then thought "Holy crap, this is really really good. I still don't like the ambient parts, but there are a lot less of them than I remember and the other parts are incredible!"
Moved on to "Slow Riot..." and found that enjoyable, albeit not amazing.
Listened to "Skinny Fists..." and found that just as amazing as F#A#, and possibly even more haunting. As I've said, Yanqui was crap to me.

Just give it some time. What I had to do was, as I said, take a 6 month break between trying them and enjoying them, and in that time I explored and branched out into post-rock so that when I came back I was able to appreciate GY!BE more.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I'm about a month into my 6 month waiting period with them. I have "Skinny Fists..." and I had a hard time with it. I was pretty bored.

On a rainy day when you don't have anything to do just sit back and listen to it. or load up yahoo and play a card game that you don't have to pay too much attention to and just listen to the whole thing.

Well I listened to [I]Skinny Fists[/I] and pretty much loved it from the off. How could you NOT like those first 10 minutes of Storm? How!?

it won't take me 6 months. i assure you of that.

EDIT: I just gave F#A# a listen for the first time and I enjoyed a lot. Maybe I just chose the wrong albums to start with.

[QUOTE=YouGottaBeCrazy;15063624]it won't take me 6 months. i assure you of that.

EDIT: I just gave F#A# a listen for the first time and I enjoyed a lot. Maybe I just chose the wrong albums to start with.[/QUOTE]

F#A# is awesome. It's the only album I've heard from GY!BE

Jaga Jazzist isn't that good. It's pretty cheesy and reminds me of music you'd hear being played over a mall PA system. :-/

Wait what? What kinds of malls do you go to?

I like it, it's just generally upbeat jazzy post-rock. And it's pretty bombastic, especially on A Livingroom Hush, which is why I like it more (more energy).

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo;15065153]Jaga Jazzist isn't that good. It's pretty cheesy and reminds me of music you'd hear being played over a mall PA system. :-/[/QUOTE]

Don't be silly. Go listen to "Right in Two" :p

[QUOTE=bwnstl;15065360]Wait what? What kinds of malls do you go to?

I like it, it's just generally upbeat jazzy post-rock. And it's pretty bombastic, especially on A Livingroom Hush, which is why I like it more (more energy).[/QUOTE]

I should probably check that album out before writing them off.

coughDUcough

:)

I'll do that when I get home from work.

Jaga Jazzist and elevator music are both good listenings.

they don't have music in elevators where i live. :p

what albums shuld i get first though? a living room hush or what we must?

What We Must tbqmfh.

Yeah What We Must is my favorite. Every track is notable. All I Know Is Tonight has that ****ing killer smooth little melody and is my favorite track, Stardust Hotel and Oslo Skyline have that really happy upbeat jazz sound going, Swedenswhateverthe**** Rom and Mikado are moodier pieces, and I Have A Ghost has that awesome little xylophoneesque thing that sounds so cool.

yeah, i really love all i know is. it's so smooth.

It actually depends on what you're looking for.

What We Must is more varied and diverse.

A Livingroom Hush is more energetic, bombastic, and "jazzy." (imo)

But yes, All I Know Is Tonight is probably the best song they've done.

Edit:
The first 4 minutes or so of Agalloch's "Limbs" sounds like something Jesu could have done.

No love for the Stix by Jaga Jazzist? It's the only album I have by them aside from What We Must but it's pretty much on par with it. I have yet to hear A Livingroom Hush though, but what I've heard from it is great.

just got sigur ros ( ).

last track rocks.

also got PT's deadwing.

[QUOTE=LF96;15078538]No love for the Stix by Jaga Jazzist? It's the only album I have by them aside from What We Must but it's pretty much on par with it. I have yet to hear A Livingroom Hush though, but what I've heard from it is great.[/QUOTE]

Actually don't have it, you should upload it for the DU. Or just for us, whatev.

[QUOTE=antihippy;15081788]just got sigur ros ( ).

last track rocks.

also got PT's deadwing.[/QUOTE]

Dude, welcome to like three years ago, man.

[QUOTE=Kage;15082395]Dude, welcome to like three years ago, man.[/QUOTE]

Yeah dude, did you think Elvis was cool like 5 years ago, too?

dude, elvis was never cool.

3 years ago i don't even know what post-rock is, dude.

Hah, we're being smartasses, relax.:)

i know, just playing along. :)

( ) is very good.