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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Sep 28, 2009 ^^
Rating : 4.964 (122/13,445 LTDR)
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I was at this show purely by accident. Was gifted tickets serendipitously. It "began" at midnight and included film screenings, curated playlists and monks chanting before Bon Iver took the stage at sunrise. By this point it was a kind of delirium from staying up all night in anticipation. A thick fog came in that morning--rarer at this geography in LA. I have never been to a show so silent during the performances, nor witnessed so many communal tears. This was the era of the 2008 recession, shortly after Obama took office. LA was, in many ways, in shambles. Shuttered businesses, scant opportunities. Who knows what people were projecting on this music. I was 23, formless, and taking in the release of music that was both so new and so familiar. The skyline, usually a kind of ambient orange haze, was an impenetrable grey behind Justin and his band. As if we were in a time capsule, holding it still for the music. A wonderful memory.
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Vernon to The London Times: "I dated a girl right before I went to the cabin, but she is not the âEmmaâ person. Emma doesn't really exist. Well, she does, Emma is her middle name but we had split up long before I moved. I called her anyway and she's pretty freaked out. But as I explained to her, it was never about her. The record was me finally stopping a terrible, slow spin that had been building for years. Me alleviating memories, confronting a lot of lost love, longing and mediocrity."
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Sophomore year 2008, I remember going across the hall to my friend's dorm room (Old Dorm Block, Reed College) and putting this album on for us to listen together. He went full on Hipster---all like, "oh yeah Bon Iver, it's okay, you know..." After a couple tracks, not a word was spoken for the rest of the runtime. At the end we were wiping the tears from our eyes, trying to laugh it off. "Okay, you were right, it's... it's a good album."
Chris, if you're reading this, I'm sorry the charcoal drawings we did all over your walls didn't come out and you had to pay those maintenance fees.
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This is something special. It's something to behold. It should seep into your every pore and fibre. 6 years since this was performed. How much water has flowed under the bridge since then. And yet this is so constant. Just remember it all folks. Every day is a heartbreakingly wonderful blessing.
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i THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS EVER WRITTEN. THE RHYTHM OF THE MELODY, THE SPACES IN THE MELODY, THE CHORDS, YOUR DELIVERY, BOTH LIVE AND RECORDED, MESMERIZES ME AND TAKES MY BREATH AWAY, EVERY SINGLE TIME I HEAR IT, SINCE THE DAY I HEARD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETELY DECIPHER THE LYRIC, BUT I DON'T CARE, I DON'T HAVE TO. THE MELODY, YOUR VOICE, THE HARMONY ALWAYS MAKE MY HEART ACHE IN THE WAY THAT ONLY TRUE BEAUTY CAN.
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This song brings back memories of my summer in 2014. It was the year I finished my college years, and had the best time with my best friends. We almost made every night as special as the night before. We drunk iced cold beer on a riverbank near our neighbourhood and wait for the sunset, while bon iver songs are playing. It was perfect with the best people in my life.
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@delcim
11 years ago
"Emma is not a person. Emma is a place that you get stuck in. Emma is a pain that you cannot erase." - Justin Vernon
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