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 Jul 5 2007, 05:42 PM
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It ain't easy being cheesy.  Group: Admin Posts: 3,180 Joined: 5-July 07 From: UK Member No.: 1,077  |
Listen here.
Anyone else got love for Death Cab for Cutie? QUOTE Death Cab for Cutie is an American band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band takes its name from a satirical song of the same name, performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band on their 1967 album Gorilla and in The Beatles experimental movie, Magical Mystery Tour.
Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard while he was the guitar player for the band Pinwheel. As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords; the release was surprisingly successful, and Gibbard decided to expand the band into a complete project. He recruited Christopher Walla, who also recorded "Songs with Chords", as an electric guitarist, Nicholas Harmer on bass, and Nathan Good to play drums, a configuration that released the LP Something About Airplanes in the summer of 1998. The album got favorable reviews from the independent music scene, and in 2000, the follow-up was released: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes. Nathan Good left the band at some point during the recording of We Have the Facts. His playing on "The Employment Pages" and "Company Calls Epilogue" were kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs. New drummer Michael Schorr would first appear on The Forbidden Love E.P., released in fall of 2000. The following year, another LP was released, entitled The Photo Album. Limited editions of this album contained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability E.P. In 2003, there was another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm replacing Schorr. McGerr would play drums on the next release, Transatlanticism, which came out in October of 2003. Transatlanticism received critical praise and also became the band's top-selling album, with 225,000 copies sold during its first year out. It later achieved Gold Status in 2006 (not verified by RIAA). In addition, tracks from the album appeared in the soundtrack of television shows The O.C., Six Feet Under, and CSI: Miami, the 2005 movies Wedding Crashers and Mean Creek, and the 2007 movie Catch and Release. In spring of 2004, the band recorded a live E.P. titled The John Byrd E.P., named for their sound engineer. The E.P. was released on Barsuk Records in March of 2004, fulfilling the band's contract with Barsuk. The album includes tracks from The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Fillmore in San Francisco, as well as other venues. In November, 2004 Death Cab for Cutie signed a "long-term worldwide deal" with Atlantic Records, leaving their long-time label Barsuk Records. Gibbard stated on the official website that nothing would change except that "Next to the picture of Barsuk holding a 7", there will be the letter "A" on both the spine and back of our upcoming albums." This was a marked change from Gibbard's earlier views on major-label relations, which he said "are set up to fuck you and take all your money.". After signing to Atlantic, the band was still nervous about corporate economics, and encouraged fans to download its songs from the Internet.". The first and second singles off the band's Atlantic Record release Plans were "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth", respectively (which they performed on Saturday Night Live on January 14, 2006). The full album was released in August of 2005. Plans was somewhat well-acclaimed by critics and fans, and received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album of 2005. It achieved Gold Status in 2006 after charting on Billboard for 47 consecutive weeks. The band released a touring DVD called Drive Well, Sleep Carefully in 2005. Known for their contributions to animal rights, the band is supporting the activist group PETA in giving away copies of the DVD to promote animal rights. A live version of the band's song "Photobooth," is featured in the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 racing game Project Gotham Racing 3. In early 2006, the band announced the upcoming release of Directions, eleven short films inspired by songs from the Plans album, each directed by a different person. The videos were posted one at a time at the band's website and the DVD went on sale April 11, 2006. The iTunes Store began selling the videos (formatted for iPod) early on March 28, 2006. Lance Bangs, P.R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn are among directors that have contributed to the project. An episode of MTV2's Subterranean played these videos for the whole hour plus discussion with members of the band. In 2006, the band made their first appearance at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit. The band completed their lengthy 2006 tour of the USA on December 9, 2006, finishing with a show at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. |
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Aug 7 2007, 07:23 AM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 4-August 07 From: australia Member No.: 1,223 |
their a good band
help me relax more then scremo haha..... my fave would have to be a movie script ending....love that song |
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Aug 7 2007, 10:19 AM
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It ain't easy being cheesy. Group: Admin Posts: 3,180 Joined: 5-July 07 From: UK Member No.: 1,077 |
Mine's Photobooth. It's just so summery.
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Aug 11 2007, 09:50 PM
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True Emo Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 31-July 07 Member No.: 1,209 |
i like them, they are pretty cool
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Oct 9 2007, 07:56 AM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 8-October 07 From: California Member No.: 1,501 |
i will follow you into the dark for me
(IMG:http://www.luv-emo.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/001_smile.gif) |
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Nov 10 2007, 12:44 AM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 9-November 07 From: earth XD Member No.: 1,843 |
QUOTE (Al Young @ Jul 5 2007, 12:42 PM)  yessssss.... death cab 4 cutie= <3 they are AmAzInG |
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Nov 24 2007, 12:27 PM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 23-November 07 From: london Member No.: 1,977 |
QUOTE (jennifer @ Oct 9 2007, 07:56 AM) i will follow you into the dark for me (IMG:http://www.luv-emo.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/001_smile.gif) gotta love that song, it's so beautiful. i like the sound of settling although their old albums were the best. |
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Dec 20 2007, 06:21 PM
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Emo Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 20-December 07 From: Lakewood, WA Member No.: 2,468 |
i love death cab =]
plans is a great album |
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Dec 22 2007, 04:24 AM
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Röda Fanan Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 16-December 07 Member No.: 2,407 |
I definitely have a thing for Death Cab. Especially Title & Registration.
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Dec 22 2007, 04:33 AM
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Lovable Smartass Group: Members Posts: 1,970 Joined: 2-August 07 From: St. Clair, MO Member No.: 1,214 |
i never cared for them.
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Jan 23 2008, 10:06 PM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 21-January 08 From: grey street Member No.: 2,953 |
i love death cab.
my favourite song is either tiny vessels or transantlanticism. |
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Jun 26 2008, 02:51 PM
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True Emo Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: 25-April 08 From: Utah Member No.: 4,446 |
Name: Death Cab for Cutie.
-Sooooo indie right? Record Label: Atlantic Records. Record Label = Dependent != Independent != Indie. |
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Jul 4 2008, 02:37 AM
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True Emo Group: Members Posts: 2,106 Joined: 21-May 08 From: If I told you, would you still love me? Member No.: 5,014 |
They arent indie. they're like post-emo (DISCLAIMER: not entirely accurate)... need i say more?
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Jul 4 2008, 07:58 AM
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True Emo Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 19-February 08 From: los angeles Member No.: 3,314 |
QUOTE (Darkness @ Jul 3 2008, 09:37 PM) They arent indie. they're like post-emo (DISCLAIMER: not entirely accurate)... need i say more? not post emo not indie |
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Jul 4 2008, 08:30 AM
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Emo Addict Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 23-December 07 Member No.: 2,515 |
they are good, i only like the solo stuff tho
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Jul 14 2008, 02:57 PM
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Emo Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 28-December 07 From: Illinois Member No.: 2,558 |
this band just makes me miss the postal service
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Sep 23 2008, 03:39 PM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 21-September 08 From: Vainness Vortex Member No.: 7,270 |
Yeah, this should be in the emo section.
But this band is really good. Their music makes me relax or sometimes makes me sad. I like it so much. Actually, I'm listening to their album "Translanticism" right now. I wish I heard of them much earlier. |
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Sep 23 2008, 05:33 PM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 17-September 08 From: Trinidad Member No.: 7,193 |
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Jan 7 2009, 05:00 AM
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Emo Poseur Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 6-January 09 From: England Member No.: 11,106 |
i love death cab!!! <3
definitely one of my fave =] |
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Jan 9 2009, 07:07 AM
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True Emo Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 19-February 08 From: los angeles Member No.: 3,314 |
old thread but umm. this bands boring. not bad songwriters, and they have made some stuff i like, but generally. . . snoooozefest.
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