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 Post subject: Portugal The Man (Fans of TVOTR, the Liars, Mars Volta)
PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:40 pm 
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OK...i pretty much wrote this band off (mainly because their original band was awful)...their new EP is actually quite good...here is a tune

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There has to be some credit given at least for this band's name alone -- co-founder John Gourley once explained it as an attempt to create a demi-mythic entity bigger than the individual members. Whatever the exact origins of the name, Portugal. The Man itself came together in Alaska in the wake of the initial dissolution of Anatomy of a Ghost, with guitarist/vocalist Gourley and bassist/singer Zach Carothers continuing to work together. Portugal. The Man formed with the addition of keyboardist/singer Wes Hubbard, himself a veteran of other Alaska groups, leading to the three eventually relocating from Alaska to Portland, OR, to record and perform. Their initial existence there was the typical hardscrabble life of a band with few resources having to live day to day, but drummer Jason Sechrist, formerly of Konmai Defense System, joined to form a more stable lineup. Attention grew through word of mouth, given even more widespread reach thanks to the Internet (the band made heavy use of its sites on both MySpace and PureVolume), leading to an initial EP release in 2005 followed by its debut album, Waiter: You Vultures!, in early 2006.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:49 pm 
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OK, so I hate Mars Volta, think TVOTR is OK, and I loved the last Liars album.

So I'm checking this out but have absolutely no idea what to expect.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:08 pm 
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anyone else check this out?

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:09 pm 
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twilight kid?

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:33 pm 
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Finally listening to this, and it's not doing much for me.

I'm not quite sure who it reminds me of, but it's not one of the bands mentioned.


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I think i had a copy of it....
if i did, it didn't make an impression.
of course, i have ADD and don't remember anyways.

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strange combination of riyl, but i'll give this a shot

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:19 am 
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wasn't really impressed at all. i deleted it and i don't really see what it has to do with the RIYLs

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:58 am 
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well its experimental just like the liars (you would have to listen to the whole thing to get the complete picture)...

and the VOX is dead on with mars volta...

harmonies on the album are in the same vein as TVOTR....just his voice taint that good as TVOTR...

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