Bon Iver - 22, A Million (September 30, 2016) Album • Page 71

I have 28 more posts than you! Hahaha

 

haha not you man

i value your opinion and posts. if it seems like I'm being a jerk it's just because i will go to my grave defending JV in any fashion haha

 

Wash is extremely underrated and a top tier song on BI, BI

Lump Sum is the undisputed most underrated track in the discography tho for sure

 

Ahhh nah I just made that in jest; I knew you were referring to the other dude, hahaha. But yeah I know this album clicks a lot more for some than others. I tried going through it a few times, but it's just not for me

 

remember that time he covered The Park by Feist and it was incredible and made everyone in the thread happy? I remember

 

Sure the numbers aren't random but they might as well be for the listener. Numerology is exhausting. I'm sure I could find some sort of interest in their meanings if I liked the album more. I don't think that's a lazy opinion-- I think Justin is an innovator and he's going to keep innovating. This particular experiment just didn't resonate with me. The sampling of different songs were cool, and I love Fleetwood Mac lol, but it wasn't executed well imo (hip-hop has utilized this artistic technique long before Justin). I liked him better with just an acoustic guitar, his strange and beautiful poetry, and his vocoder. Maybe his next project will be better suited to my tastes.

 

I doooooooo!

 

this is the kind of well thought out criticism i like to see

i'd definitely love to see him maybe pull a sufjan and write something more stripped back after such an electronic album (like adz -> c&l)

 

We should certainly try to get a beer that weekend.

 

Someone saying Creeks is just 3 minutes of Justin talking through auto tune is maybe the worst thing I’ve read this week where I’ve read a lot of bad things

 

Let's do it.

 

the lyrics border on the best he's ever written, IMO.

"Toiling with your blood
I remember something
In B, un—rationed kissing on a night second to last
Finding both your hands
As second sun came past the glass
And oh, I know it felt right
And I had you in my grasp"

one of the most beautifully powerful things ive heard in music

 

There is alot of great performances of this song but this stands alone as the best

the part II section is just so so perfect

 

I expected this record to be a Kid A album for me before it released, where critics love it and I can't feel any connection cause it's too abstract. But man, this is one of those albums where the experimentation only heightens my emotional response to the music and lyrics. It's so good.

 

Agreed. I can't even imagine Strafford APTS without the crackling pitched up last line.. it adds so much

 

IF ANYONE CARES THIS IS MY FAVORITE BON IVER ALBUM AND ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE

 

HEY STEVE REMEMBER WHEN WE SAW THAT AMAZING UNIQUE COACHELLA PERFORMANCE

 

I envy you guys. The version of 33 GOD they did in that set was fucking perfect

 

My favorite sets:

1. EXC 2 - Premiere of 22AM
2. Radio City Music Hall
3. Sydney Opera House
4. EXC 1
5. Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington DC - February 19, 2008
6. Sunrise Show @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery September 19, 2009
7. Austin City Limits

im out of control today, sorry.
there's nothing to do at work

 

I will never ever ever forget. Nor will I forget the other time I saw them at Coachella and it was amazing tooooooo

 

You also missed the Sufjan ranking so I'm sure that still stings.

 

Bon Iver, Bon Iver still wins out for me. Dat record is udder perfection.

 

never forget theneedledrop gave BI BI and 22AM a combined score of 11/20 and said BI BI was "tinny and flat"

sorry for bringing up that name but i will never get over it

 

Idk if anyone linked this to you, but this might give you a little more insight into the typo-numerology of the album
Designing Bon Iver's 22, a Million: An Interview with Eric Timothy Carlson

 

Also 22 is 22xBI^Emma