Confabulate it!

August 8, 2005 5:37 PM

The Confabulators. They Are Confabulators!! They Write About Music!! They Have Come From The Decemberists Board!! Ahhhh! It began on a message board (reg. required). All the latest news about The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, and now, more! Their latest entry: A review of Pitchfork's review of Sufjan's Illinois. That'll teach 'em.
posted by ludwig_van (18 comments total)

Full disclosure: I don't have anything to do with the site, but they do link to my music.
posted by ludwig_van at 5:37 PM on August 8, 2005

They're not happy with the 9.2 Pitchfork gave Illinois?

Uh, okay.

It's a brilliant album, btw. And I love The Decemberists to pieces, and can't wait to see Colin Meloy doing a solo set on Wednesday at the Seattle Zoo, but I'm afraid I'm not quite sure of the point of the FPP.
posted by jokeefe at 5:48 PM on August 8, 2005

I miss End Result.
posted by Max Power at 6:04 PM on August 8, 2005

Not a very "snappy" comeback...c'mon, Pitchfork is such an easy target. All they got is *use nerdy guy voice here* "Ummm, excuse me...um excuse me...miss? i do not believe you listened to the whole album as you did not reference the latter tracks."*end nerdy voice* C'mon...lay into 'em! They gave it a 9.2 and didn't even listen to the whole thing...those last few tracks are worth at least a few tenths of a point, right? Those bastards.

Does anyone even care what Pitchfork thinks anymore???

Best o' the web? FUCK NO!
posted by cloudstastemetallic at 6:51 PM on August 8, 2005

Sorry...I'm in a bit of a surly mood. I need some yoga or a bong hit or something. sorry.
posted by cloudstastemetallic at 6:58 PM on August 8, 2005

I don't think they were unhappy with the review. And I like pitchfork, and think pitchfork-bashing is lame. I just thought the writeup was funny. You have to take the whole site with a grain of salt.
posted by ludwig_van at 7:10 PM on August 8, 2005

Would you all please think about the hipsters? Think about the hipsters!
posted by VulcanMike at 7:15 PM on August 8, 2005

Bashing Pitchfork is like kicking three-legged kittens.
posted by aGreatNotion at 7:33 PM on August 8, 2005

I really don't see it as bashing pitchfork.
posted by ludwig_van at 7:39 PM on August 8, 2005

but... how credible can these guys be if they are fans of the decemberists?!
posted by cusack at 8:05 PM on August 8, 2005

Reviews of Pitchfork reviews? How original!
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:12 PM on August 8, 2005

how credible can these guys be if they are fans of the decemberists?!

...quite?
posted by ludwig_van at 8:29 PM on August 8, 2005

This thread is certainly worthwhile.
posted by kenko at 8:43 PM on August 8, 2005

Yeah, I'm kind of with cusack.
posted by Tlogmer at 12:43 AM on August 9, 2005

Has pop finally eaten itself?
posted by tommasz at 4:27 AM on August 9, 2005

The Decemberists are boring. This blog is kinda interesting, I guess. Sufjan Stevens is pretty boring.
Is this all for indie rock college graduates who need to be entertained by moderate snark over the not-snark-worthy?
posted by klangklangston at 10:48 AM on August 9, 2005

Bashing Pitchfork is like kicking three-legged kittens.

Bashing pitchfork is much more like making fun of and occasionally cuffing or grabbing by the scruff of the neck a kitten who has gone batshit insane and is running around the house randomly clawing things like nice furniture and your leg.

I liked the post. I am highly amused. You may now, however, return to your MetaIrony of criticising the review of the review.
posted by weston at 12:17 PM on August 10, 2005

Also: your favorite band really does suck.
posted by weston at 12:18 PM on August 10, 2005