The Besnard Lakes are the greatest band ever

Undertoad · 06-30-2017, 01:15 PM

Here are The Besnard Lakes at their absolute Floyd-iest. This is what I mean by they are Floyd. The first 2 minutes are just slowly setting the scene, starting with an incomprehensible synth sound, distant wailing solo guitar, and sound effects. It takes until 2:05 for the guy to break in with an immensely powerful falsetto. At 3:33 the falsetto drops down into his regular voice with a crazy transition into the meat of the song.

They took 3:33 just to set things up. Nobody does that anymore. We are in an on-demand society, where everything is a click away, everyone is ADHD, Hollywood films are cut like BAM BAM BAM; and everybody listens to songs and nobody listens to albums;

...and The Besnard Lakes are asking you to patiently wait 3:33 while they set up the pins they are going to knock down.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2017, 01:48 PM

Yes Floyd all over it. Nice!

Griff · 06-30-2017, 02:40 PM

I don't generally go for modern studio work but that isn't bad.

06-30-2017, 01:48 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes Floyd all over it. Nice! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-30-2017, 02:40 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I don't generally go for modern studio work but that isn't bad. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-30-2017, 01:15 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Here are The Besnard Lakes at their absolute Floyd-iest. This is what I mean by they are Floyd. The first 2 minutes are just slowly setting the scene, starting with an incomprehensible synth sound, distant wailing solo guitar, and sound effects. It takes until 2:05 for the guy to break in with an immensely powerful falsetto. At 3:33 the falsetto drops down into his regular voice with a crazy transition into the meat of the song. They took 3:33 just to set things up. Nobody does that anymore. We are in an on-demand society, where everything is a click away, everyone is ADHD, Hollywood films are cut like BAM BAM BAM; and everybody listens to songs and nobody listens to albums; ...and The Besnard Lakes are asking you to patiently wait 3:33 while they set up the pins they are going to knock down.

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