Look devert---i'm not trying to be a prick. but you come over and hijack my thread, tell me my music stinks, post some random quotes from other random internet folks----all with the caveat that you have never heard the album in question other than some 15 second snippets off iTunes. all i wanted to do is share with some folks what "I" deemed album of the year (so far---I have a lot of hope for Wilco in a month)---without reading reviews or posts or whatever. and to tell you the truth---i thought the snippets sounded like crap and still ordered the damn thing. boy was i wrong. i got all excited to post this thread as its something i haven't done since this forum was started (i haven't been this surprised by a musician in a long time).
Sure, i can put up links to Rolling Stone and Spin covers, Billboard #2 chart, links to Colbert and Fallon videos, articles saying its one of the albums of the year, collaborations with Kanye, his building his own studio in the Wisconsin with all vintage gear, etc. but it doesn't really matter to me, or most folks. listen to the album and make a decision. and i apologize for saying i didn't care for Bonnie Raitt---while i respect her, she's not my choice---but i've listened to her albums and songs over the years. and i do think she is to be respected. If you'd like to start your own thread about this 1972 recording, please do. I really just meant that i didn't think "album of the year" could be awarded to a 1972 recording. most people have not heard of Bon Iver or have no idea who Justin Vernon is (i didn't until 3 weeks ago).
anyways, i'm not going to write any more on the topic---just folks can listen and decide for themselves. i hope some people find how musical and creative the guy is. i'm not a chill out/folk indie guy AT ALL (and don't prefer Iron and Wine, Fleet Foxes, James Blake, Ray Lamontange, and a whole host of like artists), but really respect Bon Iver's work in this particular case. it is floyd-like in some respects the way the entire album flows and IMO of course. the last track is controversial, but we can discuss that another time.
Cheers,
KeithR
ps. devert- i would like to hear about your Torii sometime. seems a popular Zuist choice these days. i recently obtained a Mastersound DueVenti in the same vein.