For Emma Forever Ago

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Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011 . Retrieved December 7, 2011. It's not impossible and I'm sure, or at least, I hope it can happen. I hope that idealised vision of romantic love where you adore each other til the very end is something that's obtainable, but I just don't believe it is. It's likely that you'll split up. People are annoying, their habits are annoying, spending too much time in another person's company can be annoying. People change, people get bored, people have irritating habits, people feel trapped and claustrophobic.

Somewhere in the basement, hopefully ravaged by cold and damp, I have a succession of notebooks containing any mumber of thoughts, ideas, events and the like from my past. Far too much is terribly mawkish and self-pitying. Ora io di cantautori più intensi, lirici e profondi di lui ho avuto modo di incrociarne parecchi... sparo li tre nomi per non annoiare nessuno ma l'elenco è lunghino... Micah P Hinson, Chris Bathgate, Elvis Perkins... per par condicio tre nomi femminili e allora dico Jospehine Foster, Alela Diane, Jolie Holland.... E di album più belli ne ho sentiti davvero tanti. Having said that, you can have too much of a good thing. Iver's weakness is one that he shares with almost all of the folksy singer-songwriters of the past 20 years; if you are going to pull off the minimalism of the genre, you need something really striking to lift you ahead of the herd, and Iver really doesn't have the personality for that - or at least not one that comes across here. a b "Portuguesecharts.com – Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2015. L'album trappola di Justin Vernon, ma una trappola per se stesso, la tagliola che in parte gli ha tagliato la carriera. L'album con cui ha dovuto fare i conti ad ogni sua uscita, tra confronti che l'hanno sempre visto uscire sconfitto.Ever since acoustic introspection became one of the most praised qualities in music over a decade ago, I've been quietly pleased that I was never tempted to attempt to publish any of my musings. If nothing else, the age/time continuum and thinner hair has taught me that however acute private feelings may be, they do not make for great art unless they can be embedded in a wider context. a b c Josh Eells (June 23, 2011). "The Solitary Fame of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Quando questo album è uscito nel 2008 non si parlava d'altro.... di questo album si sapeva tutto, la genesi completa. Come, dove, perchè è nato.... fatto curioso per un personaggio che fino a quel momento era un perfetto sconosciuto.... Edwards, Aaron. "Signs of Life 2008: Best Music:: Music:: Features:: Paste". Paste. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008 . Retrieved August 11, 2008. I arrived at the cabin in November, so there's a very big winter theme for everything when I was there. On a physical level, I would wake up to stoke the fire or get wood chopped to get it in the house to keep warm. Just winter in general was kind of a part of where I was physically and metaphysically as well. It bled into the music naturally. I had nothing but the sound of my own thoughts, and they were really loud when that's all that was going on.

Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016 . Retrieved April 29, 2023. Quiet and folkily ambient, For Emma, Forever Ago is an impassioned cry too compelling not to become heard. Welcome to Rough Trade Shops". Roughtrade.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011 . Retrieved August 11, 2011. Having the foundation would mean very little if Justin Vernon didn't have the ability and talent to execute the album he was trying to make. When you're making this kind of intimate music, I think there's quite a set formula and it's a relatively easy one to implement but to make something truly special, you need something more. Something that transcends the technical aspects and the production. It has to have the feeling, it has to feel sincere and heartfelt - and For Emma, Forever Ago is most definitely that. It's some of the most heartfelt and deeply personal music I've ever listened to. I think that's the most important thing when making this kind of album, though musically it's stunning. The soft warm wispy acoustic guitar is perfect, and it creates a wonderful atmosphere. The vocal harmonies are beautiful as well and there's a lot of subtlety as well, like sparse use of horns and electronic effects. It's not as one dimensional as you'd think, it has more sonic depth than I was expecting yet it simultaneously manages to stay incredibly stripped down and minimalistic. a b Hyden, Steven (February 18, 2008). "Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015 . Retrieved August 22, 2015.

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So I approached For Emma, Forever Ago with a deep level of suspicion and very few expectations whatsoever. a b c Niall Byrne (October 8, 2008). "Interview: Bon Iver". State. No.5. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Sanneh, Kelefa (October 17, 2007). "CMJ Music Marathon: Once Obscure, Now With Something to Prove". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011 . Retrieved May 2, 2010. Pitchfork: Staff Lists: Top 50 Albums of 2007". Pitchfork. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011 . Retrieved August 11, 2011. a b "Danishcharts.dk – Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

a b Deusner, Stephen M. (October 4, 2007). "Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015 . Retrieved August 22, 2015. Lars Brandle (April 17, 2015). "U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Up by 53% in Q1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Dutchcharts.nl – Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2015. I was surprised. I don't really care about Iver's personal travails. I don't mean to sound hard-hearted, but I don't know the man and there's no reason to suppose that his life's story is any more interesting than that of random people you happen to pass on the street. The fact that he had the good fortune to make a record has nothing to do with any potential universality of his experience compared to anybody else's.

Brandon Stosuy (January 9, 2008). "Quit Your Day Job: Bon Iver". Stereogum. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015.Well not really. I am sure he has plenty to say, but I am struggling to find exactly what it is. 50% of the time the words cannot be understood due to the 'limited production' and the rest of the time I just get the overall sense that it is nothing that the Great Lake Swimmers have not done previously. Certainly Mr Vernon and the GLS front man Tony Dekker have seemingly identical vocal deliveries. Justin Vernon (February 14, 2008). "Guest Lists: Bon Iver". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015 . Retrieved November 25, 2015.