I got front row seats for a seated show because I was sitting at my computer waiting for them to go on sale.

For once, the system worked as it should.

1/15/2010 11:31:52 AM

Then, according to Murphy's Law, the show will be canceled.

1/15/2010 11:33:05 AM

I would cry.

1/15/2010 11:33:45 AM

i personally feel like seated shows should be reserved for orchestral performances and the like

if this is the joanna newsom show you were talkin bout in entertainment, i'm not familiar with her work. will it be possible to enjoy it seated? or will you still stand up, just in an assigned place?

1/15/2010 11:34:28 AM

We'll be sitting. She's a harpist.

1/15/2010 11:35:06 AM

ahhhhh


so she'll be seated too LOLZ

1/15/2010 11:38:11 AM

so technically she's got the front row seat unless you are sitting beside her.

1/15/2010 11:40:09 AM

The stage is not a row.



I'm posting this video knowing full well that some people are going to freak out about her voice.

1/15/2010 11:41:37 AM

jesus christ

not my cup of tea. she sounds like a retarded bjork.

but harp ftw

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Reason : haha^ hadnt seen that when i made my post vinylbandit=psychic]

1/15/2010 11:44:39 AM

take the joke boy!

1/15/2010 11:45:39 AM

^2 hahaha my reaction exactly

I was like hmm maybe she's got a unique voice... holy crap I had to stop it after 20 seconds of vocals

but she's a great harp player

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 11:47 AM. Reason : .]

1/15/2010 11:46:46 AM

i hate it when they reserve the first rows for box office sales

(or employees/friends/scalpers)

1/15/2010 11:47:35 AM

you are weak sam.... i made it through almost a minute.

definitely not my style. the harp sounded awesome though. not knockin your taste or anything though. to each his own.

1/15/2010 11:49:36 AM

i did a search for dewey cox playing the harp but couldnt find anything

1/15/2010 11:50:43 AM

nice...that's how I felt getting 2nd row seats for Andrew Bird in 2007

1/15/2010 11:51:27 AM

I clicked on the video with the thought that perhaps this time I wouldn't feel like stabbing myself in the eardrums. No such luck.

She's like nails on a chalkboard and those Renaissance Fair weirdos from the English Department all rolled into one big nightmare.

1/15/2010 11:51:29 AM

Are you saying that Heather wants to ride with me?

1/15/2010 11:52:29 AM

eh, I liked her

1/15/2010 11:52:30 AM

This is the first Joanna Newsom song I ever heard...hooked instantly.

1/15/2010 11:58:55 AM

i guess it's rare to have harp & vocal talent. i like the harp though

1/15/2010 12:01:36 PM

Voice caught me off guard a bit at first but it is growing on me, definitely a unique sound.....I'm sure it would be an good show.

1/15/2010 12:01:57 PM

1/15/2010 12:04:51 PM

link her song Sadie. that's the one that got me hooked on her and others may enjoy it as well. I totally dig her.

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 12:06 PM. Reason : add]

1/15/2010 12:05:17 PM

Sadie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vodb-dJOqoU

also, fuck Andy Samberg

1/15/2010 12:10:27 PM

Quote :

"i guess it's rare to have harp & vocal talent."

Don't confuse a strange timbre with a lack of vocal talent. She's a very good singer.

1/15/2010 12:11:06 PM

is english her first language?

cause if it's not, i think its just a gimmick the way she sings, like the guy in kings of leon, and its just not appealing to me

1/15/2010 12:13:03 PM

she's American

she also definitely toned down those weird affections on her voice on Ys (her second album).. some of the songs on Milk Eyed Mender can be a little harder to listen to, i'll admit

1/15/2010 12:17:44 PM

It's not a gimmick so much as it's a function of the way her voice sounds when she's putting any power behind it. If you listen to the end of the joke in this video, when she yells you hear the same timbre change as when she's singing.

1/15/2010 12:18:38 PM

Not hating at all, but I had to post this because I read this yesterday, and had no idea who most of the bands/artists were, and when I saw this thread, i had a little haha moment.

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2009-12-30/music/hype-machine-ten-most-overrated-albums-decade

Quote :

"Joanna Newsom, Ys: The fair and tender maiden of the harp and the Oxford English Dictionary (the big one that comes with a magnifying glass) built a coterie of doe-eyed undergraduates (and rock critics who should know better) with these pastoral fables and the imprimatur of Van Dyke Parks' orchestral politesse. But let's ask a simple question: When was the last time anyone played this album? It's dated in a way that cult objects always are. Since then, the album has gathered more dust than the tombs of Westminster Cathedral, and you still can't Riverdance to it. Fare thee well, m'lady! "

1/15/2010 12:22:11 PM

i was talking about her pronunciation of words

1/15/2010 12:25:30 PM

^^ Eh, I listen to it at least once a month.

Also, that article loses all credibility by calling Is This It overrated.

Make no mistake, though; the Decemberists are terrible.

1/15/2010 12:26:17 PM

^agree with everything you said

it's not an album you're gonna throw on at a party or something, but i still listen to it semi-frequently.

1/15/2010 12:29:05 PM

i enjoyed vampire weekend. it's not the best but i wouldn't call it overrated

1/15/2010 12:51:00 PM

In music circles there were a number of people who went fucking nuts when that first Vampire Weekend single came out in '07. In fact, there was so much backlash from the hype on that single that there were people who were tired of them even before their LP came out.

They're definitely overrated. First record has a couple of good songs but it's nothing special. New record is trash (though that has nothing to do with that list).

1/15/2010 12:59:02 PM

IT FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME



[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM. Reason : .]

1/15/2010 1:22:20 PM

pronunciation sounds like a girl version of adam sandler's silly singing

1/15/2010 1:26:47 PM

Quote :

"In music circles there were a number of people who went fucking nuts when that first Vampire Weekend single came out in '07. In fact, there was so much backlash from the hype on that single that there were people who were tired of them even before their LP came out."

we're looking at you, partie traumatic

1/15/2010 1:28:22 PM

if you play part one and two at the same time it makes some very awesomely weird harmonies.

1/15/2010 1:36:08 PM

She's no Hetfield.

1/15/2010 1:38:05 PM

^^this is actually pretty cool

1/15/2010 1:38:31 PM

tickets came in the mail the other day.

1/26/2010 2:50:05 PM

i was gonna post that picture

1/26/2010 2:51:01 PM

less clothes, plz

1/26/2010 2:51:07 PM

1/26/2010 2:52:40 PM

you know how conan would always yell "SSTTTAAAAMMMMMOSSSSSSS"

this shit makes me wanna yell "SSAAAAAAMMMMBEERRRRRRGGGGGG"

1/26/2010 3:02:32 PM

I think that dude totally had a thing with Natalie Portman, too

SAAAAAAMBERRRRRGGG

1/26/2010 3:15:19 PM