Holy crap.

k-krack · 01.06.2008, 04:19 AM

Don't get me wrong... Battles' Mirrored kicks ass. Great album, lots of wicked, well-written tunes...

...but Leyendecker has got to be one of the worst things I have ever heard.
It sounds like some shitty, forgotten boy bandfrom the mid-90s, who fired their lyricists, and decided to just do a song consisting of really annoying humming. Oh, and they couldn't actually sing, so they used effects or pitchshifters or whatever the hell Battles use...

So yeah... great album... with one of the worst songs of all-time.

ALIEN ANAL · 01.06.2008, 05:07 AM

bollocks

jakeonguitar · 01.06.2008, 05:09 AM

I disagree. Maybe it doesn't 'mesh' with the rest perfectly, but it sure as hell isn't one of the worst songs ever.

SYRFox · 01.06.2008, 07:22 AM

I really enjoy Leyendecker... The R'n'B-like drum rythm sounds fantastic with these high-pitched vocals, in my opinion

nicfit · 01.06.2008, 07:24 AM

People talk too much about battles.

Torn Curtain · 01.06.2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

People talk too much about battles.

Yeah, they should stop battling about Battles

Sorry for the crappy pun but that's what crossed my mind...

atsonicpark · 01.06.2008, 09:03 AM

yeah, one of the songs on that album that just doesn't work at all.

my reasons for disliking it are dissimiliar to yours, but the song just stinks. it is proof that battles aren't very good songwriters -- take away their amazing drummer, pristine production, and nice guitar lines and you realize, "wait, they're not actually good SONGWRITERS." and that's something that's important to me.

said it once, say it again:SLEEPING PEOPLE. way better.

ALIEN ANAL · 01.06.2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

yeah, one of the songs on that album that just doesn't work at all.

my reasons for disliking it are dissimiliar to yours, but the song just stinks. it is proof that battles aren't very good songwriters -- take away their amazing drummer, pristine production, and nice guitar lines and you realize, "wait, they're not actually good SONGWRITERS." and that's something that's important to me.

said it once, say it again:SLEEPING PEOPLE. way better.

i dont get that songwriting comment..

isnt that like saying Jesus wasnt really a good carpenter..take away the chairs legs and seat and your left with a backing that makes you say "wait..jesus isnt actually a good CARPENTER"

atsonicpark · 01.06.2008, 09:57 AM

i mean that their songs on mirrored don't have a good flow to them.

ALIEN ANAL · 01.06.2008, 10:06 AM

is it soon going to be the 'thing' to not dig battles because everyone is digging them?

i know i know, you like them, your say sayin

drrrtyboots · 01.06.2008, 10:21 AM

They write good songs but don't necessarily have the album flow thing down. Don Cab still blows my mind in many more ways.

atsonicpark · 01.06.2008, 10:29 AM

I really dig the ep's. Mirrored is, has been, and always will be flawed.

And Don Cab are AMAZING.

SYRFox · 01.06.2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

yeah, one of the songs on that album that just doesn't work at all.

my reasons for disliking it are dissimiliar to yours, but the song just stinks. it is proof that battles aren't very good songwriters -- take away their amazing drummer, pristine production, and nice guitar lines and you realize, "wait, they're not actually good SONGWRITERS." and that's something that's important to me.

said it once, say it again:SLEEPING PEOPLE. way better.

Sleeping People and Battles have nothing in common, even if they're both classified in math rock. Sleeping People is math rock. Period. Now Battles is something more than just crazy rythms and crazy time signature, and that's why they're by far better in my opinion. Don't get me wrong I like Sleeping People but Mirrored is by far more creative and interesting (in my opinion at least) than Growing

01.06.2008, 12:41 PM

Quirky for the sake of it. Yawn.

gmku · 01.06.2008, 12:45 PM

Mirrored is perfect. I love every minute of it.

01.06.2008, 12:47 PM

I must admit that I've played that record to a friend and she loved it so much she is now a fan. I don't have much time for them.

HaydenAsche · 01.06.2008, 01:10 PM

Mirrors isn't all that. Get B+C EP.

atsonicpark · 01.06.2008, 09:06 PM

sleeping people and battles are pretty damn similiar, structurally and in their guitar lines and such. but battles has the alvin and the chipmunks.

ALIEN ANAL · 01.07.2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Quirky for the sake of it. Yawn.

what the heck does that even mean.

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01.06.2008, 04:19 AM	#1
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	Don't get me wrong... Battles' Mirrored kicks ass. Great album, lots of wicked, well-written tunes... ...but Leyendecker has got to be one of the worst things I have ever heard. It sounds like some shitty, forgotten boy bandfrom the mid-90s, who fired their lyricists, and decided to just do a song consisting of really annoying humming. Oh, and they couldn't actually sing, so they used effects or pitchshifters or whatever the hell Battles use... So yeah... great album... with one of the worst songs of all-time. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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01.06.2008, 05:07 AM	#2
ALIEN ANAL invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5,461	bollocks __________________ www.instagram.com/alienanal
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01.06.2008, 05:09 AM	#3
jakeonguitar bad moon rising Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 181	I disagree. Maybe it doesn't 'mesh' with the rest perfectly, but it sure as hell isn't one of the worst songs ever. __________________
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01.06.2008, 07:22 AM	#4
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	I really enjoy Leyendecker... The R'n'B-like drum rythm sounds fantastic with these high-pitched vocals, in my opinion
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01.06.2008, 07:24 AM	#5
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	People talk too much about battles. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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01.06.2008, 09:03 AM	#7
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah, one of the songs on that album that just doesn't work at all. my reasons for disliking it are dissimiliar to yours, but the song just stinks. it is proof that battles aren't very good songwriters -- take away their amazing drummer, pristine production, and nice guitar lines and you realize, "wait, they're not actually good SONGWRITERS." and that's something that's important to me. said it once, say it again:SLEEPING PEOPLE. way better. __________________
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01.06.2008, 09:57 AM	#9
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	i mean that their songs on mirrored don't have a good flow to them. __________________
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01.06.2008, 10:06 AM	#10
ALIEN ANAL invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5,461	is it soon going to be the 'thing' to not dig battles because everyone is digging them? i know i know, you like them, your say sayin __________________ www.instagram.com/alienanal
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01.06.2008, 10:21 AM	#11
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	They write good songs but don't necessarily have the album flow thing down. Don Cab still blows my mind in many more ways. __________________
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01.06.2008, 10:29 AM	#12
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I really dig the ep's. Mirrored is, has been, and always will be flawed. And Don Cab are AMAZING. __________________
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01.06.2008, 12:41 PM	#14
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Quirky for the sake of it. Yawn.
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01.06.2008, 12:45 PM	#15
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Mirrored is perfect. I love every minute of it. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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01.06.2008, 12:47 PM	#16
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I must admit that I've played that record to a friend and she loved it so much she is now a fan. I don't have much time for them.
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01.06.2008, 01:10 PM	#17
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Mirrors isn't all that. Get B+C EP. __________________ rip
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01.06.2008, 09:06 PM	#18
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	sleeping people and battles are pretty damn similiar, structurally and in their guitar lines and such. but battles has the alvin and the chipmunks. __________________
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