Comments on: In The Court Of The Decemberists’ Forest Queen

By: A panoply of song | the news with nipples

A panoply of song | the news with nipples — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:45:06 +0000

[...] to rival The Hazards of Love in my affections. And that’s a big call, because Hazards is a masterpiece of songwriting that shits all over anything else you’ll ever hear. It’s a prog-rock [...]

By: The Decemberists: Down By The Water (MP3) @ Antiquiet

The Decemberists: Down By The Water (MP3) @ Antiquiet — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:41:29 +0000

[...] been eagerly awaiting The Decemberists’ follow-up to last year’s truly exceptional Hazards Of Love since June when the band first announced recording was underway. That album now has [...]

By: kathy gibb

kathy gibb — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:07:41 +0000

Noone should be allowed to comment on the Decemberists unless they have seen the band perform live …all bets are off the minute they take the stage!

By: Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (Review) @ Antiquiet

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (Review) @ Antiquiet — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:38:07 +0000

[...] proved themselves champions of the fantasy narrative with last year’s astonishing Hazards of Love, then Arcade Fire are their realist counterparts, navigating the avenues of true life with a [...]

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:28:58 +0000

I too have listened to this album at least 20 times. I wasn’t too excited about it the first time I listened to it, and I agree that you need to concentrate on the lyrics and listen to it several times before you can really appreciate the intricacies of the music and the lyrics. So my question… Is William and the Rake the same person??? Is he like a Doctor Jeckle/Mr. Hyde character. Is the forest making him evil?

By: The 50 Best Albums Of The Past Decade @ Antiquiet

The 50 Best Albums Of The Past Decade @ Antiquiet — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:01:53 +0000

[...] I’ve already heaped over a thousand words of praise upon this album on Antiquiet. As it sits in our top ten best records of the entire decade, the only [...]

By: José De la Rosé

José De la Rosé — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:41:27 +0000

Scenes From A Memory has to take the cake.

By: Decemberists' Rake's Song Video @ Antiquiet

Decemberists' Rake's Song Video @ Antiquiet — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:41:46 +0000

[...] And if you haven’t checked out Hazards Of Love yet, you ought to do so, says we. [...]

By: top 5 — albums of 2009: January – June « sæglópur

top 5 — albums of 2009: January – June « sæglópur — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:32:57 +0000

[...] antiquiet — ????? I got my copy a week ago, and according to iTunes, I’ve listened to it twenty times. I didn’t start to understand the story until at least the tenth or eleventh run through, so part of me just wanted to sort it out on paper. But what you need to know is that this is the best album of 2009 so far. It’s a masterpiece, and The Decemberists have outdone their amazing Crane Wife against all odds. It’s a grand, inspired vision. It’s a concept album, but not the usual sort, where the story or cliché being milked for an album’s worth of lyrics is more of an excuse than a constitutive instrument. Go. Get it now. [...]

By: kathy gibb

kathy gibb — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:36:41 +0000

I met my son in Kansas City a few weeks ago to see Hazards performed at the Uptown Theater. WHEW- it IS a masterpiece and I about died and went to heaven..the second half of the show was over the top as well, the whole group in high gear, Decemberists at their best. Colin Meloy is the only person I have ever seen who can split a room into 2 opposing, mounted armies and have them go at it to the death in his narration of Lawrence of Arabia during ” A Cautionary Tale”. We were on the front row of the balcony and the mass of people riding their “Camels” to the fray was a sight to behold..
I was wondering when the girls would come out to perform a non-Hazards song and was delighted when I recognized the opening chords of what was to be a blistering( yes, blistering ) cover of Heart’s Crazy on You”..and most of the young people around us, my 24- yr old son included, went ” what the hell is this” but the olds folks were high fiving each other and smiling with delight- the Wilson girls were a force to be reckoned with back in the day and this was quite a tribute to them..
Hazards live is not to be missed and I have a sneaky feeling they won’t be performing it too much in years to come..