Comments on: Something Tells Me That Grizzly Bear Isn’t *Everybody’s* Favorite New York City Band http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:57:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Narrowcast http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927762 Narrowcast Tue, 05 May 2009 14:16:37 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927762 All time would be Sonic Youth first, then Talking Heads, Television, Ramones, They Might Be Giants. As for current bands, not a lot...I guess mainly Parts & Labor, Enon, The National, Asobi Seksu, and again, Sonic Youth. All time would be Sonic Youth first, then Talking Heads, Television, Ramones, They Might Be Giants. As for current bands, not a lot…I guess mainly Parts & Labor, Enon, The National, Asobi Seksu, and again, Sonic Youth.

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927732 BigRicks Tue, 05 May 2009 14:01:53 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927732 @<a href="#comment-927572" rel="nofollow">Thierry</a>: Can we be friends? Joking aside, your top 5 is spot on. As is your current. Though I may favor TV on the Radio a touch more than YYY's. @Thierry: Can we be friends? Joking aside, your top 5 is spot on. As is your current. Though I may favor TV on the Radio a touch more than YYY’s.

]]> By: fabulousrobots http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927622 fabulousrobots Mon, 04 May 2009 23:28:35 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927622 @<a href="#comment-927542" rel="nofollow">slowburn</a>: At the height of Interpol/Strokes/YYYs, I read about it a lot. Battle of the NYC bands and such. Even though they are all pretty different. Not that anyone personally asks <i>me</i>, I hope I didn't imply that. Ooops! Anyway, foolery. @slowburn: At the height of Interpol/Strokes/YYYs, I read about it a lot. Battle of the NYC bands and such. Even though they are all pretty different.
Not that anyone personally asks me, I hope I didn’t imply that. Ooops!

Anyway, foolery.

]]> By: Thierry http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927572 Thierry Mon, 04 May 2009 22:04:45 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927572 Fave NYC bands? All-time, it would have to be between the Ramones, Tribe, Run-DMC, Talking Heads and Television. Currently, it's probably the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Fave NYC bands? All-time, it would have to be between the Ramones, Tribe, Run-DMC, Talking Heads and Television. Currently, it’s probably the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

]]> By: slowburn http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927542 slowburn Mon, 04 May 2009 21:49:48 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927542 @<a href="#comment-927512" rel="nofollow">fabulousrobots</a>: Who are these people of whom you speak? I've never been asked, "What's your favorite New York band?" Though for the record, it's Run-DMC. At the moment it could be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or even Grizzly Bear (Veckiatimest IS beautiful; give it another shot, Maura), but it always goes back to Run, Jay, and DMC. @fabulousrobots: Who are these people of whom you speak? I’ve never been asked, “What’s your favorite New York band?”

Though for the record, it’s Run-DMC. At the moment it could be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or even Grizzly Bear (Veckiatimest IS beautiful; give it another shot, Maura), but it always goes back to Run, Jay, and DMC.

]]> By: thesemodernsocks http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927532 thesemodernsocks Mon, 04 May 2009 21:46:56 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927532 @<a href="#comment-927512" rel="nofollow">fabulousrobots</a>: But its also true that , "what is your favorite NYC band?" hardly ever (if ever)gets asked. I have never seen this question put to the good commentariat here, and only in response to some magazine slobbing on an over rated blog-band. I hope that we are spared some of the feverish hype that surrounded the last Animal Collective record. Wu Tang was a pretty great New York act, but I guess they aren't current (though 8 diagrams wasn't too long ago). TV on the Radio are pretty great. @fabulousrobots: But its also true that , “what is your favorite NYC band?” hardly ever (if ever)gets asked. I have never seen this question put to the good commentariat here, and only in response to some magazine slobbing on an over rated blog-band.

I hope that we are spared some of the feverish hype that surrounded the last Animal Collective record.

Wu Tang was a pretty great New York act, but I guess they aren’t current (though 8 diagrams wasn’t too long ago).

TV on the Radio are pretty great.

]]> By: fabulousrobots http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927512 fabulousrobots Mon, 04 May 2009 21:34:49 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927512 Current? The Walkmen. The Fiery Furnaces. All time? VU, maybe? Magnetic Fields? As someone who has never lived in NYC, I think people do point to it too much as a center of amazing music. No one asks what your favorite North Carolina or Chicago band is. There are a ton of rad bands from both those places. I don't know, I like Grizzly Bear ok, and I'll buy that record, but I think that guy was being awfully presumptuous. Meh. Current? The Walkmen. The Fiery Furnaces. All time? VU, maybe? Magnetic Fields?
As someone who has never lived in NYC, I think people do point to it too much as a center of amazing music. No one asks what your favorite North Carolina or Chicago band is. There are a ton of rad bands from both those places.
I don’t know, I like Grizzly Bear ok, and I’ll buy that record, but I think that guy was being awfully presumptuous. Meh.

]]> By: dippinkind http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927452 dippinkind Mon, 04 May 2009 21:08:21 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927452 me, also, the hold steady... and from olden times probably Suicide (though i have a certain fondness for Reagan Youth as well) me, also, the hold steady… and from olden times probably Suicide (though i have a certain fondness for Reagan Youth as well)

]]> By: k-rex http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927442 k-rex Mon, 04 May 2009 20:36:26 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927442 Is Lady GaGa a New York band? Is Lady GaGa a New York band?

]]> By: Christopher R. Weingarten http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927402 Christopher R. Weingarten Mon, 04 May 2009 20:09:11 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927402 The Liars moved to Berlin, so for me it's probably Made Out Of Babies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWFTmkRJRdM The Liars moved to Berlin, so for me it’s probably Made Out Of Babies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWFTmkRJRdM

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