One of my favorite bands of the last 10 years or so. I wish they'd come out with a follow up to Road Eyes.
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Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:13 pm
by retinal orbita
That is one of the worst band names I've ever heard.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:05 pm
by Pentametre
retinal orbita wrote:That is one of the worst band names I've ever heard.
Funny you say that, because it's one of my favorite band names!
It's pretty unwieldy, though, I'll give you that.
I liked Road Eyes, but holy god is the cover art horrible! Good call on posting Flashlight Planetarium, that's probably my favorite track off that album.
For some reason, my favorite song of theirs is Young Fight, from the EP of the same name. I say "for some reason" because I probably wouldn't call it one of their best songs, and it's definitely not most representative of their sound/style. Really love the wistful chord progressions and bits of piano.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxYAIIKPbgM[/youtube]
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:36 pm
by stilwel
"Diarrhea Planet" now THAT is a terrible band name.
Thanks for the support Pentametre.
APOF's sound has certainly evolved over the course of just a few albums/EPs. All good sounds to me. I like the progression and where they've ended up.
Looking forward to hearing what they do next.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:17 pm
by Pentametre
Have you ever had a chance to see them live?
I don't think they come to the states very often, and, like most bands that visit from abroad, they've never dropped by Kansas City.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 11:47 pm
by stilwel
Nope, never seen them. I'm curious how well their sound is reproduced live.
I'm often disappointed by bands in a live context.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 5:22 pm
by WayToHip
I didnt know about this band till now. I like them, thanks for posting them!
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:32 pm
by Pentametre
stilwel wrote:Nope, never seen them. I'm curious how well their sound is reproduced live.
I'm often disappointed by bands in a live context.
Yeah, I especially wonder about the vocals, as a big part of Michael's sound is doubling and harmonies.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:55 pm
by stilwel
WayToHip wrote:I didnt know about this band till now. I like them, thanks for posting them!
You bet!
They have several other albums so check them all out.
Re: Amusement Parks On Fire
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:57 pm
by stilwel
Pentametre wrote:Yeah, I especially wonder about the vocals, as a big part of Michael's sound is doubling and harmonies.
Yeah, definitely the vocals.
FWIW...I'm kind of ok with bands being amazing in the studio and not being able to pull it off live.
As long as they are able to capture the studio brilliance, that's really the most important thing to me.
