Comments on: Music Notes: The Decemberists, The Crane Wife

By: Steve-O

Steve-O — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:51:28 +0000

I love this album but would not give it 5 stars however it is my favorite Decemberists album. Castaways and Cutouts is a good album but this one is still better. All their albums are good really.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:37:00 +0000

Hi bulut, a good suggestion, I haven’t listened to their other albums.

Thanks for visiting and commenting!

By: bulut

bulut — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:33:54 +0000

The Decemberists is a great band, but i don’t agree on this is perfect. Try “Castaways and Cutouts”.

By: Podunk

Podunk — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:56:48 +0000

Amazing live band. Stunningly good show and I have been to a lot over the years. Do everything you can to catch them when they come to town.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:40:28 +0000

Naw, I didn’t see the Decemberists green screen stuff. I did see the Steven Colbert stuff and laughed pretty hard, so now I’ll check it with the Decemberists angle.

I’m pretty out of the loop when it comes to new music these days, so this was a welcome surprise. But thanks for your additional endorsement for their live show.

Oh and I guess they were interviewed recently on NPR… I’ll add the link to this post shortly…

By: Bryce

Bryce — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:13:10 +0000

Did you see the whole “Green Screen Challenge” thing play out with them? It was quite hilariously done.

As for the band, they’re just fantastic. I saw them while in Minnesota in November, and the number of instruments they went through was amazing. Everyone in the band played more than one instrument during the show, ranging from normal pop/rock instruments like guitars and various piano/organ/keyboards instruments to more obscure things like violins, accordions, a pedal steel, banjo, and a hurdy gurdy (yes, a hurdy gurdy). I found The Crane Wife to be the most accessible album, but if you dig it, I definitely recommend a trip through their back catalog.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:41:53 +0000

Thanks! They definitely seem like the type of group that gets more interesting the more time you spend with them. It seems they have a connection to the steven colbert green screen challenge, too, which to a technophile is funny stuff.

By: Liza B

Liza B — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:19:35 +0000

Another thing to make my day ~ nicest response to lending a CD I’ve ever had. Like the Gilmore Girls reference, too. AND they’re playing on my birthday, too. I love this band. The best album of the decade.