Comments on: Vampire Weekend - Where Have You Gone

By: Mattress

Mattress — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:33:31 +0000

I never would have thought of that

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:38:12 +0000

Tyler… Umm the thing about PatD sophomore album is that… It kinda sucked.

I’m so excited about VW next album it’s ridiculous! My older sister showed them to me last year and now I can’t stop listening to them, I can safely say they are my favorite band.

By: Faron Baxter

Faron Baxter — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:04:41 +0000

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By: Constantine Paul

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By: Fuelbot

Fuelbot — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:47:14 +0000

vampire weekend’s debut album is probably the most cohesive and consistent album of 2008.

By: asdj

asdj — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:18:59 +0000

me and my friends still talk about them, I played a-punk in a set the other night :????

By: angie

angie — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:38:34 +0000

I’ve been listening to them all year. They are def on my top 2008 list. I don’t get tired of that album…great music for driving like an asshole!!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:05:34 +0000

Alright, slow down. What is the worry here? That Vampire Weekend hasn’t put out two platinum albums in the last two weeks. These guys need time to go tour, to experiment, and to get this next album right. “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance” coming out on vinyl is also exciting. Let’s not be so quick to write off a band that put out such a hot debut album.

Plus, “Walcott” was on Grey’s Anatomy. How do I know that? My girlfriend makes me watch the show.

Let’s see how this next album is. Then we’ll find out what the boys have under their preppy loincloths.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:28:11 +0000

I didn’t take that line from anywhere, though I think most people who don’t like VW agree with that line of thinking, so it wouldn’t surprise me if something similar has appeared elsewhere.

By: WHOOPS

WHOOPS — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:58:16 +0000

Tyler,

I’m pretty sure you stole that wrapped Paul Simon’s sound in a cute little jacket shit right from someone else’s review. I will admit they were probably listening to Graceland when they made this album, but i really don’t think they are similar enough to justify your comment.

By: Nicholas Pickle-us

Nicholas Pickle-us — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:45:49 +0000

A haiku, in honor of how wrong you are:

Yes, still I listen
And daily anticipate
the next sweet weekend.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:20:27 +0000

In my opinion, the problem with Vampire Weekend is that they are essentially a gimmick band (i.e.: they took Paul Simon’s sound, wrapped it in a cute little preppy white Ivy League package, and sold it to a new generation). VW rose to popularity largely because of blogger word-of-mouth and the combination of being just accessible enough but just underground enough to be considered ‘cool’.

And unfortunately, their fans (the aforementioned hipster bloggers and trendy, impressionable college kids) are a finicky bunch who will abandon them and hop onto the next ‘cool’ band as soon as it comes along. This is the problem they’ll face in creating their second album. Do they just do more of the same or are they going to try to grow as legitimate artists and risk losing their fan base? You can call this the “Panic at the Disco” effect if you like. Exhibit A:

Debut Album - “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” – apprx. 2m sold worldwide

Sophomore Album - “Pretty. Odd.” – apprx. 600k sold worldwide

VW will likely carve out a nice niche fanbase, just as PatD did, but they were never even as big as PatD, and it would probably be a mistake to say they have any kind of legitimate staying power. Certainly there is a market for inoffensive frat party background music, but I’m not sure if you can build a serious long-lasting music career off of that. Maybe.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:41:22 +0000

What I love about the internet - predictions can be revisited for prophesy or hipocracy.