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, 26 May 2012 22:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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

]]> By: 2ironic4u http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927392 2ironic4u Mon, 04 May 2009 20:05:42 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927392 "Favorite band to take a nap too" was what I believe the headline meant to read. “Favorite band to take a nap too” was what I believe the headline meant to read.

]]> By: drinkypuss http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927372 drinkypuss Mon, 04 May 2009 19:38:55 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927372 Current favorite NYC band? The Hold Steady. All time favorite? Public Enemy, suckas! Although i guess they are a little bit Long Island. Run-DMC or the Beastie Boys, clearly. Then the Ramones. Current favorite NYC band? The Hold Steady. All time favorite? Public Enemy, suckas! Although i guess they are a little bit Long Island. Run-DMC or the Beastie Boys, clearly. Then the Ramones.

]]> By: AquaLung http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927362 AquaLung Mon, 04 May 2009 19:37:02 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927362 "Second–and perhaps more importantly–there’s an ever-growing world of people out there who don’t work in the media in New York City" Are you some kind of conspiracy theorist? What are you talking about? Nothing happens outside of New York City. Once you leave the city limits, you fall off the face of the earth. Everyone knows that. “Second–and perhaps more importantly–there’s an ever-growing world of people out there who don’t work in the media in New York City”

Are you some kind of conspiracy theorist? What are you talking about? Nothing happens outside of New York City. Once you leave the city limits, you fall off the face of the earth. Everyone knows that.

]]> By: KingofPants http://idolator.com/5225702/something-tells-me-that-grizzly-bear-isnt-everybodys-favorite-new-york-city-band/comment-page-1#comment-927352 KingofPants Mon, 04 May 2009 19:26:42 +0000 http://idolator.com/?p=5225702#comment-927352 People in media went into the media so they could take over the media and talk about the things that people in media would want to hear about. The ability for one person to designate a trend -- thus actually creating the trend, and the attendant illusion that This is Important -- is the ultimate in corrupting power for certain types of people. This also applies to the nerds taking over Hollywood, resulting in the nerd apotheosis that was <i>Watchmen.</i> People in media went into the media so they could take over the media and talk about the things that people in media would want to hear about. The ability for one person to designate a trend — thus actually creating the trend, and the attendant illusion that This is Important — is the ultimate in corrupting power for certain types of people.

This also applies to the nerds taking over Hollywood, resulting in the nerd apotheosis that was Watchmen.

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