mumford and sons

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:59 pm

anyone know of them? so far I've heard 2 songs by them. I like the two songs. thoughts?

88marquis · Post by **88marquis** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:05 pm

I have friends who are way into Mumford. There's a public radio station here called the Current that plays them at least a few times a day, and has had them in studio n what not. I think its good stuff but I don't actually listen to them. I enjoy the occasional song to come on the radio but thats about as far as I'm willing to go with them.

The Friendly Stranger · Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:34 pm

Frauds.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:36 pm

Huge in the UK. Can't make my mind up. Something about them is as genuine as a Japanese Elvis. Maybe it's the waistcoats and faux-folk while sporting full-on Cockney accents? I can't be sure.

They're probably harmless.

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:40 pm

Mexicola wrote:
They're probably harmless.

This.

They seem to provoke a lot of hatred here in the uk. I actually like their album - it's 'pleasant'. Not earth shattering, but some nice tunes, nice instrumentation. Inoffensive.

Listened to it a lot on holiday last year in the Highlands.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:55 pm

The singer sounds like the singer from VNV Nation

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:37 am

its something to do with the constructed image of their sound and look. it doesn't feel real for me...nonetheless, its some of the better commercial material out there at this moment in time.

The Friendly Stranger · Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:55 am

Mexicola wrote:Something about them is as genuine as a Japanese Elvis. Maybe it's the waistcoats and faux-folk while sporting full-on Cockney accents? I can't be sure.

This. Definitely riding on Arcade Fire's coat tails. Any band with a 'uniform' can jog on for me. I don't give them long...Moderate second album and will then disappear when people tire of their image.

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:13 am

The Friendly Stranger wrote:
Mexicola wrote:Something about them is as genuine as a Japanese Elvis. Maybe it's the waistcoats and faux-folk while sporting full-on Cockney accents? I can't be sure.

This. Definitely riding on Arcade Fire's coat tails. Any band with a 'uniform' can jog on for me. I don't give them long...Moderate second album and will then disappear when people tire of their image.

That's rich coming from somebody who said i was a 'snob'

Anyway the debut album was great!

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:16 am

My sister and I swap music sometimes and she sent me this a few months back. I hopped around a few songs and had no interest in more than that, so I ended up deleting it because I knew it would be on of those albums that just sits in my music library unplayed, taking up hard drive space.

Xurbatronic · Post by **Xurbatronic** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:21 pm

Mumford & Sons - sounds like a dodgy removal firm. Also, I think their music is bland. They should rename themselves the Dukes Of Tedium if you ask me.

The Friendly Stranger · Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:01 pm

Retrodreaming wrote:
The Friendly Stranger wrote:
Mexicola wrote:Something about them is as genuine as a Japanese Elvis. Maybe it's the waistcoats and faux-folk while sporting full-on Cockney accents? I can't be sure.

This. Definitely riding on Arcade Fire's coat tails. Any band with a 'uniform' can jog on for me. I don't give them long...Moderate second album and will then disappear when people tire of their image.
That's rich coming from somebody who said i was a 'snob' Anyway the debut album was great!

Fair point I suppose... but I'm sticking to my guns

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:05 pm

Xurbatronic wrote:Mumford & Sons - sounds like a dodgy removal firm. Also, I think their music is bland. They should rename themselves the Dukes Of Tedium if you ask me.

Lol didn't Chris Moyles say that!

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:08 pm

The Friendly Stranger wrote:
Retrodreaming wrote:
The Friendly Stranger wrote:
This. Definitely riding on Arcade Fire's coat tails. Any band with a 'uniform' can jog on for me. I don't give them long...Moderate second album and will then disappear when people tire of their image.
That's rich coming from somebody who said i was a 'snob' Anyway the debut album was great!
Fair point I suppose... but I'm sticking to my guns

Xurbatronic · Post by **Xurbatronic** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:39 pm

Retrodreaming wrote:
Xurbatronic wrote:Mumford & Sons - sounds like a dodgy removal firm. Also, I think their music is bland. They should rename themselves the Dukes Of Tedium if you ask me.
Lol didn't Chris Moyles say that!

Chris Moyles radio show followed by a Mumford & Sons gig, that is as near to the notion of a weekend in hell as I'll hopefully ever get!

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:31 pm

I was dragged along to see Mumford and Sons in Green Man fest last year, and given the left-field lineup was a bit of a travesty. Nonetheless the atmosphere was amazing! Everyone was doing the hoedown and everything was happy and good... despite me being kind of unimpressed by their musi beforehand.

That was a badass festival

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:26 am

my mom likes them, so obviously i heard it sometimes visiting my parents. I was never impressed, in fact, i found their music a little irritating. I can't really put my finger on it. Perhaps because it has a fake feel.

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:14 am

TheSilenceEchoes wrote:my mom likes them, so obviously i heard it sometimes visiting my parents. I was never impressed, in fact, i found their music a little irritating. I can't really put my finger on it. Perhaps because it has a fake feel.

I also know this band primarily via your mom haha. And no, not for me. My musical taste is too eclectic to enjoy them.

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:25 am

Xurbatronic wrote:
Retrodreaming wrote:
Xurbatronic wrote:Mumford & Sons - sounds like a dodgy removal firm. Also, I think their music is bland. They should rename themselves the Dukes Of Tedium if you ask me.
Lol didn't Chris Moyles say that!
Chris Moyles radio show followed by a Mumford & Sons gig, that is as near to the notion of a weekend in hell as I'll hopefully ever get!

haha!