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1 imaginary chona said on September 21, 2007
Bravo, Rachel! All these interviews are fabulous!
2 Conscientious Objector said on December 21, 2008
Overrated hipster nonsense.
3 red foxx said on December 21, 2008
wow, you really took the time to go through the TIG archives, and find this article just so you could make some negative comment? man, you really must be bored out of your mind.
the fact is, whether you like the fleet foxes music or not, there is no denying just how talented this band is. it can be debated till your blue in the face, if they are overrated or not. hipster? i don't think so. i don't see the same people who you may see dancing at sing sing (no hate here), attending fleet foxes concerts. i'm sorry, i just don't and you're wrong.
you also can't hate a band that becomes successful. i would think a band who has toured as much as they have, (six months of almost straight touring with three weeks off?) deserves a little success. and being invited to play the late show and conan? man, what a total bummer.
because a band gets famous and gains a lot of fans, isn't their fault. they don't become any less of a good or talented band because of it. if you don't like the music, fine. but why must you and a lot of others on the "i hate the fleet foxes" band wagon, cut a band down with smarmy comments? do you know them personally? have ever took the time to befriend them or talk to them? my guess is no.
i have read so many fucked up things in the comments on this site, from attacking fleet foxes' music, to slandering them as individuals. they're real people. they lead normal lives. they work hard to make rent. they have feelings. eat, sleep and shit just like you. well, maybe just not like you.. seeing how your shit doesn't stink, stays in your head and falls from your mouth.
here is a suggestion. leave the confines of your parents basement and go enjoy the snow. get a drink, go for jog, start an art project, anything. just stop wasting your time hating bands like the fleet foxes, who happen to bring a lot of people joy.
4 red foxx fan said on January 28, 2009
Wow, this reply was right on, I loved it. It was almost as if it came from one of the Fleet Foxes album covers,(inside writings).
I caught the performance of Fleet Foxes on SNL and immediately went on-line and ordered all of their CD's.
If word of mouth can make someone soar, (even higher than they already are),then I am adding feathers to their wings.
They are an incredibly talented band and I am looking forward to their 2009 album release.
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