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AnnoR "Of course, Satsuki-sama." from Honnouji Academy Since: Sep, 2010
"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
#1: May 31st 2011 at 10:12:12 PM

I've recently got their first album, and I've got to say that the band is completely fantastic. I really like Little Lion Man, The Cave, and Sigh No More, but the rest of the songs are amazing as well.

I think this is one of the first bands where I can honestly say I like every song they've ever made.

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
Forzare Reason and Madness from Hinamizawa Since: Sep, 2011
Reason and Madness
#2: May 31st 2011 at 10:30:56 PM

damn you anno

I CANT

STOP

LISTENING

edited 31st May '11 10:31:04 PM by Forzare

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AnnoR "Of course, Satsuki-sama." from Honnouji Academy Since: Sep, 2010
"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
#3: May 31st 2011 at 10:54:46 PM

Muhuhuhahahahahahaha.

That was my plan all along.

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#4: Jun 1st 2011 at 5:21:25 AM

In the words of the once-great merton,

Mumford and Sons is Coldplay with banjoes.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
TibetanFox Feels Good, Man from Death Continent Since: Oct, 2010
Feels Good, Man
#5: Jun 1st 2011 at 5:37:13 AM

I have heard The Cave far too many times for my liking. It seems to be one of those songs that was unusually popular in Australia for some unknown reason.

Reverse Since: May, 2009
#6: Jun 2nd 2011 at 9:43:40 PM

They're competent instrumentalists; I can tolerate them when they're backing Laura Marling.

This is a pretty good summary of my opinion otherwise.

Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#7: Jun 3rd 2011 at 4:14:09 AM

[up] Yeah pretty much. My main beef with Mumford & Sons isn't that they're bad, per se. It's that they put on this pretence of being down-to-earth and folky when they are nothing of the sort. If you want to listen to some decent British folk, listen to Pentangle or John Renbourn. If you want Indie-Folk done well, listen to Fleet Foxes or Fanfarlo. There are other bands that do this schtick far better, and don't make such a big deal of it.

Also they alone are responsible for the incredible rise in the number of muppets wandering around the UK in vintage 60s grey waistcoats over long sleeve shirts. For which I will never forgive them.

Also, what Wicked/Merton said. True facts.

edited 3rd Jun '11 4:15:15 AM by Saeglopur

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Forzare Reason and Madness from Hinamizawa Since: Sep, 2011
Reason and Madness
#8: Jun 3rd 2011 at 4:45:44 AM

I dunno, I don't really care about their image.

Their music is pleasing to my ears, and that's all that really matters to me.

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Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#9: Jun 3rd 2011 at 5:10:45 AM

It's not their image specifically that annoys me, it's the way they use it in contrast to the music they produce. It's the fact that other people do the same genre better and yet they feel the need to make it their main gimmick, so that in the end the music and the image are both a slightly limp imitation of what they're trying to emulate.

They write good pop songs. I'm willing to give them that. The tunes are catchy and better than most other popular things at the moment. But as a fan of the genre they're influenced by and borrowing heavily from, it kinda makes me slightly sad.

edited 3rd Jun '11 5:11:25 AM by Saeglopur

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Reverse Since: May, 2009
#10: Jun 3rd 2011 at 8:21:20 PM

I find their songs to be repetitive, self-plagiarizing and trite.

And when you have other musicians in the scene — Johnny Flynn, Emmy the Great, Laura Marling - making engaging, intelligent music, their overwhelming popularity is depressing.

AnnoR "Of course, Satsuki-sama." from Honnouji Academy Since: Sep, 2010
"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
#11: Jun 3rd 2011 at 10:24:53 PM

I can pretty much say that I disagree, and that I like Mumford and Sons. And it's pretty much impossible to change my opinion on that in any way.

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
Reverse Since: May, 2009
#12: Jun 3rd 2011 at 10:44:12 PM

Nor do I expect you to. Everyone is fully entitled to his or her opinion.

edited 3rd Jun '11 10:44:37 PM by Reverse

HopelessRomance I'm not dead yet! from Minnesota, USA. Since: Mar, 2010
I'm not dead yet!
#13: Jun 4th 2011 at 9:09:52 PM

Personally, I love them. Given, I don't typically like folk music, but Marcus has a nice voice and the lyrics are good. I bought Sigh No More back in December and at the time I was dealing with a lot of drama in my life. That album was comforting to me. Especially "Timshel".

We're going to spread this shit like Nutella.
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#14: Jun 4th 2011 at 9:49:38 PM

I like Little Lion Man.

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#15: Jun 5th 2011 at 3:03:45 PM

I said before and I'll say it again: Sigh No More is alright, but it could have been great if they'd bothered to write more than three songs for it.

BeigeFury Since: Dec, 1969
#16: Sep 11th 2011 at 4:54:56 PM

edited 11th Sep '11 4:55:32 PM by BeigeFury

LongJohnnyStrong Since: Apr, 2011
#17: Sep 11th 2011 at 7:58:27 PM

Manic-depressive folk rock banjo ear worms...

Yeah, I have their album. Yeah, I listen to it a lot.

dxman Since: Oct, 2009
#18: Sep 12th 2011 at 7:57:58 PM

Their lyrics are great, but all of their songs sound the same.

...
IkuMasamune (Insert Badass Descrption Here) from Los Angeles Since: Nov, 2010
(Insert Badass Descrption Here)
#19: Nov 2nd 2011 at 9:18:34 PM

Mumford and Sons is my top band that isn't Flogging Molly or Fall Out Boy. They're one of those bands that have no bad songs, as I have no least favorite songs by them.

I can't wait for the Wuthering Heights movie to come out, as Mumford and Sons did two new songs for that movie. Can't wait to hear them. smile

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