For this once-every-four-years Leap Day, let's go back 14 years and give a listen to Animal Collective at T In The Park, a 2006 music festival in Balado, Kinross.
Reportedly, that's somewhere in Scotland.
For Reverend Green is from Animal Collective's 2007 LP Strawberry Jam. This is one of my all-time favorite AC songs because:
Reportedly, that's somewhere in Scotland.
For Reverend Green is from Animal Collective's 2007 LP Strawberry Jam. This is one of my all-time favorite AC songs because:
- That opening loop sounds like what a carnival carousel might sound like on acid. I had always assumed the loop was an organ or synth, but watching this live video reveals that it's actually a highly distorted electric guitar.
- Panda Bear's drumming. I'm no expert, but it sound like he's playing in 2/4 or 4/8 for one line, and then 7/8 on the next. Does that make it 11/16?.
- Avey Tare screams a lot at unexpected times (it's an acquired taste, but once you get used to it, it sounds great), and sometimes he sings "For Reverend Green" as "Forever in green."
- The segue on the LP from For Reverend Green to the next track, Fireworks, is one of the best 1-2 transitions in all of rock music.
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