fr8lover Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 this album is absolutely AMAZING. their album before this "oh, inverted world!" was in my cd player for the better part of a year, and this one wasn't the disappointment that i usually expect from follow ups to an album as good as the last. Its got a country-tinged song or two, a couple acoustic joints, but mostly the shins' version of well-produced, layered, fun rock and roll. "oh, inverted world!" reminded me a lot of the beach boys, and it was the perfect summer album. this ones not through and through as happy as the first but the more rockin songs have a lot of 60s and 70s influence in them. my favorite tracks are "mine's not a high horse" which has amazing keyboard backrounds and james mercer's great singing voice and "saint simon" which sounds straight out of the 60s with these little breakdowns of melodic singing, keyboards and cello that gave me chills... go cop this album now, and get "oh, inverted world!" if you hadnt heard that too...its really mood changing music, for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 this album is absolutely AMAZING. their album before this "oh, inverted world!" was in my cd player for the better part of a year, and this one wasn't the disappointment that i usually expect from follow ups to an album as good as the last. THANK GOD! i was havent heard it yet, but i was hoping that was your reaction, and not eh, its not as good as inverted world... trust freighlover kids, and go buy yourself some shins....your ears will thank you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr8lover Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 i figured youd be the only one to reply to this, but yeah its really good. id still pick "oh, inverted world!" over this, but i feel that this album is of equal caliber musically. amazing songs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mental invalid Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 that first album was just almost to good.... i just happy it within the same ballpark.... sophmore albums can be tricky sometimes.... but yeah when i heard inverted for the first time it knocked my socks off, thank you beardz, and when i finally got it, thank you poopman, it stayed in heavy rotation for months on end..... classic sounds..... beardo saw shins and modest mouse together.....bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr8lover Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 Originally posted by mental invalid beardo saw shins and modest mouse together.....bastard! ill be seeing them with the rapture in less than a month, check them out if that tour comes your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroHammers Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Originally posted by mental invalid beardo saw shins and modest mouse together.....bastard! make that PedroHammers as well... damn what a good show that was.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 i went to that shit too, some skinhead bitch was rubbing her drunken guiness noggin on my junk. she was scream and die ugly... the newest badly drawn boy is aight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Wow .. I didn't know anyone else here liked them. I saw them twice within 12 hours (one a club show, the other a festival show). They are without a doubt my favorite band for the past six months. Here's what I said in another thread about them: Originally posted by Poop Man Bob ANUS ONER TWOER SATURDAY I go see The Shins, possibly my favorite band. No pictures. But Wayne from The Flaming Lips was at the show, so that’s worth mentioning. •stopreadinghiddenmessages•stopreadinghiddenmessages•stopreadinghiddenmessages•stopreadinghiddenmessages• ANUS ONER TWOER SUNDAY • • • The Shins http://fattydave.homestead.com/files/theshins.jpg'> Review: Double Plus Good Song to sample: The entire Oh, Inverted World album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperbackWriter Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 word to james mercer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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