/saw them before the photo album
//on a stage about a foot tall

///the intro is pretty sweet, though

That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

unfarkingbelievable: That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

Do you have a lawn for people to get off?

j/k, I agree with your assessment.

I liked the song right up until the singer began singing. Yeesh.

/too much treble.

I really need to Tivo that show, all the clips I see from it are very entertaining.

Not familiar with their music, but they probably got the band name from the Beatles film "Magical Mystery Tour."

Some of The Beatles are watching a performance of the song "Death Cab For Cutie" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (a band put together by Neil Innes, who wrote most of the Rutles music. He also played the minstrel who sang "Brave Sir Robin" in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail.")

\Beatles geek
\\just a plain geek, really

John Buck 41: unfarkingbelievable: That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

Do you have a lawn for people to get off?

j/k, I agree with your assessment.

Um, you guys ever hear of Vivian Stanshall? The Beatles? "Death cab for cutie" is a song probably older than you.

Are they the ones who do that gay-ass "Soul Meets Body" song, or is that some other group of gay-asses?

AdolfOliverPanties: Not familiar with their music, but they probably got the band name from the Beatles film "Magical Mystery Tour."

Some of The Beatles are watching a performance of the song "Death Cab For Cutie" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (a band put together by Neil Innes, who wrote most of the Rutles music. He also played the minstrel who sang "Brave Sir Robin" in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail.")

\Beatles geek
\\just a plain geek, really

It was also performed in episode 7 of the pre-Monty Python show Do Not Adjust Your Set.

I really dug the intro. I farking hate Cath though

Neat. I really, really enjoy Death Cab.

I was sure it was going to be his fiancée.

they are sooo 2004

I've only been able to find two songs of theirs that wasn't utterly pathetic.

/Though CaptainFatass would disagree on one.
//The intro was epic

I saw Death Cab live in 2005. They actually put on a good little show.

littlesin79: they are sooo 2004

this!

I remember seeing a lot of 15-year olds sporting Death Cab teeshirts a few years ago and decided they sucked. Then I heard them and really paid attention a couple years later and fell in love with their tunes.

/damn kids

Great introduction, or best introduction ever? BUT Death Cab For Cutie had one good song. I didn't even realize they were still around. The singer sounds like someone attached a small taser to his balls before he went out to perform. Utter garbage, and boring garbage at that.

I'm not 'hep' to a lot music the kids are listening to these days, but these guys strike me as sort of a poor man's Pavement.

Is it just me or did Ben Gibbard lose a bunch of weight?

I liked the video, until the music started.

LOL James Lipton
he does some stuff on Conan's too, right?

hey! i actually like "soul meets body" it's catchy.

and that first track? [something about a bridge?] off the newer disc of theirs... heard it on the radio, cbc radio.

/ not gay.

All's I wonder is...are these guys able to rock? I mean, even the Smiths, kings of mope, could rock - that's why they were a great band. These guys are just...morbid.

Infinite Monkeys In Front Of A Computer: Is it just me or did Ben Gibbard lose a bunch of weight?

He lost quite a few pounds humping Zooey Deschanel.

/His doctor recommended it.
//Always listen to your doctor.

CitizenTed: Infinite Monkeys In Front Of A Computer: Is it just me or did Ben Gibbard lose a bunch of weight?

He lost quite a few pounds humping Zooey Deschanel.

/His doctor recommended it.
//Always listen to your doctor.

That would definitely work for me.

/Wonder if I could get a prescription.

Have never gotten the appeal of these guys. When they first made a splash I tracked them down but couldn't get into it. Did absolutely nothing for me. I understand tastes differ and whatnot, but I'm not exactly stuck in one era or genre with my music appreciation. I remain boggled.

Lipton's right, it's not genital-shredding bad, but Death Cab's music is unenjoyable to people who are outside of a certain mindset. It's alternative, remember?

What a waste of a great intro

Wow, didn't even recognize Gibbard until he started singing, shows how much I've followed them recently.

Yeah, Gibbard looks like a lanky weirdo without his glasses, am I right?

/yeah, I like 'em. So what?

Alternative music is (in my estimation at least) the product of songwriters saying "fark it, they're my songs, I'll sing them myself" instead of getting a lead singer. Whether it's Lou Reed in the 70s, Thurston Moore in the 80s, Stephen Malkmus in the 90s, or Ben Gibbard now, the common unifying trait of all influential alternative musicians is that they've never been able sing worth shiat.

I think whether or not somebody "gets" alternative stuff boils down to whether they're paying attention mostly to the song or mostly to the performance. People who care more about the song listen to Elliott Smith, people who care about the performance listen to Daughtry, and people who demand both are pretty much stuck with nothing but Queen.

In all seriousness, though, if you ever find yourself enjoying a song until the singer jumps in, maybe you should give it more of a chance.

/I don't personally like Death Cab, though, so fark it. :P

Quantum Apostrophe: John Buck 41: unfarkingbelievable: That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

Do you have a lawn for people to get off?

j/k, I agree with your assessment.

Um, you guys ever hear of Vivian Stanshall? The Beatles? "Death cab for cutie" is a song probably older than you.

Did she or they write it in 1956?

Saw death cab in 2005 in Austin, TX. There were SOOOO many hot chicks there (b/c of The O.C.). I like them, have all of their albums and EPs. Plus my wife looks good in their T-shirts ;)

fuelvolts: Saw death cab in 2005 in Austin, TX. There were SOOOO many hot chicks there (b/c of The O.C.). I like them, have all of their albums and EPs. Plus my wife looks good in their T-shirts ;)

So your wife doesn't know you're gay yet. That'll be a funny day.

They make me want to stick my genitals into a blender.

Quantum Apostrophe
Um, you guys ever hear of Vivian Stanshall?

Yup. I have. But [first and only] from "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. [he did the speech at the end of Part 1, introducing the instruments, and he's listed in the back cover credits]
[at the time i had no idea who he was...
still didn't know until recently lol]

Dear Jerk: I'm not 'hep' to a lot music the kids are listening to these days, but these guys strike me as sort of a poor man's Pavement.

I'm wondering if you didn't get Pavement, or don't get Death Cab, or both ... because yeah, they have very, very little in common.

John Buck 41: Quantum Apostrophe: John Buck 41: unfarkingbelievable: That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

Do you have a lawn for people to get off?

j/k, I agree with your assessment.

Um, you guys ever hear of Vivian Stanshall? The Beatles? "Death cab for cutie" is a song probably older than you.

Did she or they write it in 1956?

What did you do at 13 that still resonates today, champ?
/Vivian is a dude's name in England
//So's Evelyn apparently

Quantum Apostrophe: John Buck 41: Quantum Apostrophe: John Buck 41: unfarkingbelievable: That is one of the most asinine contrived band names ever.

Do you have a lawn for people to get off?

j/k, I agree with your assessment.

Um, you guys ever hear of Vivian Stanshall? The Beatles? "Death cab for cutie" is a song probably older than you.

Did she or they write it in 1956?

What did you do at 13 that still resonates today, champ?

I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

/Vivian is a dude's name in England
//So's Evelyn apparently

Who knew?

TeddyRooseveltsMustache: The singer sounds like someone attached a small taser to his balls before he went out to perform David Sedaris.

Which actually is the same thing as what I just crossed out, I guess.

Quantum Apostrophe:
//So's Evelyn apparently

It's pronounced "EVE-elen"

/obscure?
//Like Death Cab too!

So now I have to go and find out who James Lipton is before I can decided on if the intro sucked or not.

Mistah Scrotie: I really dug the intro. I farking hate Cath though

And what does the dead Chicago guitarist player from the 1970's have to do with this???



/You...weren't talking about him, were you? Ooops.

Seamer: So now I have to go and find out who James Lipton is before I can decided on if the intro sucked or not.

Same here. Having said that, I just don't feel the need to google every single time I come across something unfamiliar.

That was good. I like Death Cab and LOVE James Lipton.

/I'm not a real actor
//So here to help tell my story is someone who interviews actors.
//How existential

Is this what kids listen to these days?
I suppose it's not near as bad as whatever band Ashlee Simpson's husband is in. I hate that one.
This guy's voice reminds me of the guy from Glassjaw. That might not be the best thing.

galumph200: TeddyRooseveltsMustache: The singer sounds like someone attached a small taser to his balls before he went out to perform David Sedaris.

Which actually is the same thing as what I just crossed out, I guess.

Sedaris sings way better than that, his Billie Holliday is spot on!

SomebodyElsesShoes: Quantum Apostrophe:
//So's Evelyn apparently

It's pronounced "EVE-elen"

/obscure?
//Like Death Cab too!

Anything Goes, perhaps?

death cab was a big part of my emotionally turbulent mid-20s period of self-searching, but time marches on, and a few years later, I now find them a bit trite. their live shows were fun times, I admit. The Postal Service, on the other hand, was a Ben Gibbard project that has held up well upon re-listening.

zappawizard: galumph200: TeddyRooseveltsMustache: The singer sounds like someone attached a small taser to his balls before he went out to perform David Sedaris.

Which actually is the same thing as what I just crossed out, I guess.

Sedaris sings way better than that, his Billie Holliday is spot on!

This is actually true. I prefer hearing Sedaris doing Lady Day over listening to the tuneless Lady farkin' Day.

GladGirl: death cab was a big part of my emotionally turbulent mid-20s period of self-searching, but time marches on, and a few years later, I now find them a bit trite. their live shows were fun times, I admit. The Postal Service, on the other hand, was a Ben Gibbard project that has held up well upon re-listening.

You like The Postal Service more than Death Cab? Have you checked out Dntel?

Which one is Cab?