This is now the hidden gem of a great band that is still a secret. But one day as they are so far ahead of their time. I’m glad I got them at the time. Enjoy future Ponders!!!!
Love that honky tonk in Sunlight Cardigan and Frond. Been following Pond since this came out pretty much, and love how their music has evolved and how they try all these different styles, but always groovy as hell.
are u from argentinia, pal ?I hardly cannot imagine how beautyfull it must be, to see em in such an amazing country !I´ve sadly never been in South America, but the symbiosis of those two absolutely incredible , lifechangin experiences, must be soo nice.You´re a blessed person, my friend
From watching these lads at Mojos, for next to nothing in the early days.... Toward their transition to the dominant gang of merry men they be. Excites me for the future of west oz rnr
não tenho como escolher qual seria o meu álbum favorito do POND, todos são surpreendentes e tem seu ponto alto. numa escala de 1% a 100% eu diria que esse álbum está a 99%. porque apesar da pouca sofisticação, esse álbum chega a ser 2 caos em 1 organização. amo este álbum
You hear a progression of their sound on the first 3 LPs. Not necessarily needs to be in your library, but have a few interesting moments to check out. Psychedelic Mango (2008) has a Syd Barrett Era-Pink Floyd Sound with some Grungy Noise Rock thrown in for good measure. A 6.5 to 6 out of 10, the mixing and production really holds the album back. Corridors of Blissterday (2009) improves on the P.M. by improving on the production and mixing as well as the songwriting. A 7 to 6.5 out of 10, they're getting closer but still no cigar. Frond (2010) is where they have captured their sound but still have one or two elements preventing it from being perfect. A 7.5 to 7 out of 10, now all they need is to have less repetitive melodies & lyrics and a really good producer. Beard, Wives, Denim (2012), Hobo Rocket (2013), Man It Feels Like Space Again (2015), The Weather (2017) & Tasmania (2019). 5 album streak where I would score them somewhere between a 9.5 to 9 to 8.5 out of 10. They've perfected their song writing, they've got the right sonic palette and a producer (Tame Impala/Kevin Parker) who knows how to make their sound blossom. 9 (2021) feels like a massive step down. Kevin Parker is not their producer and they haven't learned the production and mixing methods from him at all. While the album has hooks, it feels kind of like Imagine Dragons featureless glop. This album feels like what Pond would sound like if they were generic. A 3.5 to 3 out of 10, they have no excuse for sound this hollow, poor & overrated (with a the good scores it got from critics.) Stung! (2024) feels like a return to form towards that 5 album streak throughout the 2010s. No score for it yet since I need to listen to it a few more times, but early indications are good so far and the production and mixing have the substance that 9 was missing. But it just as easily could become nothing more than nostalgia bait if it doesn't hold up. Here's hoping it's good. I love Pond and hoping for another classic album.
Somehow, Air fans recommended this to me and they were right - it is great. However, it is not, in any way, comparable to Air. They are two different genres. I prefer Air, but this sounds more natural and is a nice change of pace from days and days of listening to nothing but Air.
I'm quite sure that Kevin is on drums on this one and Jay is most surely here as well. Can't remember which instrument he is playing though, and I don't know who else there is on the album.
if you look the record up on Discogs and zoom in, you can make out a few names on the back. they were all using aliases at the time though (Nick, Jay and Joe) so maybe Kevin could've played on it but we wouldn't be able to tell
@@PMurray2694 When 99.9% of the people who trash Pond's more recent material are mad at them simply because their sound has evolved and taken a turn from the more rock-driven music they made in their early years, then it's pretty damn safe to assume that the guy I replied to is one of those people. I didn't "deny" him of his right to an opinion whatsoever; I merely voiced mine in opposition to his. The only thing that's "truly whack" here is your outright disrespectful defense of someone who was unnecessarily shitting on a band's work when he could have just as easily stated his opinion in a less antagonistic manner that wouldn't draw the ire of fans who enjoy _all_ of that group's output. And nine times out of ten, the ones who make their opinions sound as harsh as possible do so with the intention of angering those fans. I'd say that's more "whack" than my counterpoint to his awful opinion.
This is the album that moved me away from the heavy metal genres. Such a close place to my heart. Disappointed by where the tool their music recently though. Not to my taste. But it is their journey, not mine.
Well, if you're disappointed at the latest albums, probably because of the lack of heavy guitar riffs and drums, that means they didn't move you that far away from metal.
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as much as i want this album on streaming again, not having it there and only listening to it here and there makes it so much more special to me
frond had the weather vibes before the weather even existed 🥲
a great record for people with ears and a soul.
Fantastic for people on acid too. Hello I'm stuck in the middle of this picture and Im cool with it
@@TomaszOdkrywca le epic drugs
A trick: you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Tomas Elon Yup, been using Flixzone} for since november myself :D
a Pond worth diving into
This is now the hidden gem of a great band that is still a secret. But one day as they are so far ahead of their time. I’m glad I got them at the time. Enjoy future Ponders!!!!
BETTY DAVIS WILL YOU COME DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS TO SAVEE USSSSSSSS
I wanted to post the exactly same thing. Isn't this gospel-ish ditty fucking epic?
And Joan Crawford has risen from the grave! lololololol
One of my favorite pond's album
More people need to hear this record.
Those last five or six minutes are so nice. Thank you.
This is where I will start my journey with this band
Love that honky tonk in Sunlight Cardigan and Frond. Been following Pond since this came out pretty much, and love how their music has evolved and how they try all these different styles, but always groovy as hell.
Such a good album, every song is good.
On first listen I'm loving Mother Nigeria and Frond.
Don't you think Mother Nigeria sounds a bit rolling stones-ish? Like vocal-wise?
Betty davis 😅 this album was in repeat there for a while.. love it.
why isnt this collection of songs on the spotify???????????!??11
I can't believe it either dude
a lot of good music isn't on spotify
Because spotify is user-friendly, not artist-friendly
The initial recording of this album has been deleted by the record company; a few CDs and 500 vinyl records were made.
because it is already here on youtube
best pond album EVER. i missed out on this one for a long time
Frond (track) - Wow. You can hear it all coming together right here
Cloud City such a funky groovy place
I really don't think album endings get much better than this.
agreed, would recommend steve hackett's 'voyage of the acolyte', another epic ending
Could not agree more. Even moreso because its Kev himself ripping on drums.
I'm proud about being in their gig at niceto Club in Buenos Aires 2016... Just wished this song were played there!!!
are u from argentinia, pal ?I hardly cannot imagine how beautyfull it must be, to see em in such an amazing country !I´ve sadly never been in South America, but the symbiosis of those two absolutely incredible , lifechangin experiences, must be soo nice.You´re a blessed person, my friend
I never heard this album from them. I’ll have this on repeat for a while. This album perfectly encapsulates what they’re about... or were anyway.
SKELETROLL !!! “Were” is the key word. Miss this and the Hobo Rocket sound
I love them, but I'm kinda stuck on track mother Nigeria at the moment with this album what is this song about?
@@claireskochinski7700 it’s been a little more than 10 months since I’ve listened to it. I’ll have to listen to it again to get a fresh take.
17:14 to 18:47 is my favorite part of this album!! Excellent use of the piano/keyboard
My fav part also. Eargasm!!!
Then check out newest release by KGLW called Changes, you might like it.
sunlight cardigan sounds so much like David Bowie. LOVE IT
Check out their new album The Weather then, lots of Bowie-esque moments
thanks, i bought the album. Its probably my favorite record from theirs now. I appreciate the suggestion
From watching these lads at Mojos, for next to nothing in the early days.... Toward their transition to the dominant gang of merry men they be. Excites me for the future of west oz rnr
Just bought this album, sick!
RIP Bowie. Cheers to you guys !
David Bowie lives on, vibrations that echo for eons.
This guys killed last night, so dope to watch them live! I petted nick allbrooks head hahahah
awn ^-^
I'm a believer!! Heaven save us.
Ahhh.. good old 2010 ❤️
Best album.
GOING GREEN AND FOLLOWING BLUE
oh la la ! this ending ! Formidable !
não tenho como escolher qual seria o meu álbum favorito do POND, todos são surpreendentes e tem seu ponto alto. numa escala de 1% a 100% eu diria que esse álbum está a 99%. porque apesar da pouca sofisticação, esse álbum chega a ser 2 caos em 1 organização. amo este álbum
this on vinyl has been selling online for $200 upwards :o
The shell of your mother. That's great!!!
You hear a progression of their sound on the first 3 LPs. Not necessarily needs to be in your library, but have a few interesting moments to check out.
Psychedelic Mango (2008) has a Syd Barrett Era-Pink Floyd Sound with some Grungy Noise Rock thrown in for good measure. A 6.5 to 6 out of 10, the mixing and production really holds the album back.
Corridors of Blissterday (2009) improves on the P.M. by improving on the production and mixing as well as the songwriting. A 7 to 6.5 out of 10, they're getting closer but still no cigar.
Frond (2010) is where they have captured their sound but still have one or two elements preventing it from being perfect. A 7.5 to 7 out of 10, now all they need is to have less repetitive melodies & lyrics and a really good producer.
Beard, Wives, Denim (2012), Hobo Rocket (2013), Man It Feels Like Space Again (2015), The Weather (2017) & Tasmania (2019). 5 album streak where I would score them somewhere between a 9.5 to 9 to 8.5 out of 10. They've perfected their song writing, they've got the right sonic palette and a producer (Tame Impala/Kevin Parker) who knows how to make their sound blossom.
9 (2021) feels like a massive step down. Kevin Parker is not their producer and they haven't learned the production and mixing methods from him at all. While the album has hooks, it feels kind of like Imagine Dragons featureless glop. This album feels like what Pond would sound like if they were generic. A 3.5 to 3 out of 10, they have no excuse for sound this hollow, poor & overrated (with a the good scores it got from critics.)
Stung! (2024) feels like a return to form towards that 5 album streak throughout the 2010s. No score for it yet since I need to listen to it a few more times, but early indications are good so far and the production and mixing have the substance that 9 was missing. But it just as easily could become nothing more than nostalgia bait if it doesn't hold up. Here's hoping it's good. I love Pond and hoping for another classic album.
Awesome
love rob
Wow. Frond.
Amazing
Need this on Cd, Tape, or Vinyl.
mike buckley anything, anyhow
mike buckley getting this on vinyl is as rare as it gets
everything tame impala members make is beautiful
You mean Pond members, Pond was first, including Kevin Parker starting in Pond. Wild huh?
Van Morrison! thanks for opening.
wow wow esto, ESTO ES: ''POND'' señoras y señores!!!!!...........................
Sencillamente hermoso...
Que lindo es POND.
buenísimo!!
+Enrique Fonseca a oc
Increíble
GENIAL!!
aber hallo, fuckin groovy stuff
23 dislikes. Why? Was it just TOO good?
Ce final de fou!!!
the psychopaths on Apple Music got rid of Frond. wtf. thank god for youtube
The start of torn asunder sounds a lot like Dungen
Somehow, Air fans recommended this to me and they were right - it is great. However, it is not, in any way, comparable to Air. They are two different genres. I prefer Air, but this sounds more natural and is a nice change of pace from days and days of listening to nothing but Air.
New Pond is more like Air funny enough.
30:00 sounds like 'kelly watch the stars - air
9:28-10:06 sounds like the end of "If 6 was 9" by Jimi Hendrix
Holy shit
Pazzo album
clave
Pondiment Frondalelic
please upload their second album
this is
No, Corridors of Blissterday is the second one
Holds up better than Final Net.
Is the end of cloud city fuckd up...???don't remember it like tht
hey Dante Rivera can you release the other five albums made by pond on your TH-cam channel please
420th like
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could someone manage to tell me the personnel on this record besides Nick?
I'm quite sure that Kevin is on drums on this one and Jay is most surely here as well. Can't remember which instrument he is playing though, and I don't know who else there is on the album.
Definitely Nick, Jay and Joe...Kevin was playing drums live with them at the time but I don't think he played on the album
if you look the record up on Discogs and zoom in, you can make out a few names on the back. they were all using aliases at the time though (Nick, Jay and Joe) so maybe Kevin could've played on it but we wouldn't be able to tell
🤯
manso disco
whats van morrison got to do with betty davies
QUACK YES. WHY INDEED YES,
about 8,000 times better than the Pond of today
Nah, their new stuff is just as great. Just because it isn't as guitar driven as this doesn't mean it's worse.
@@PMurray2694 When 99.9% of the people who trash Pond's more recent material are mad at them simply because their sound has evolved and taken a turn from the more rock-driven music they made in their early years, then it's pretty damn safe to assume that the guy I replied to is one of those people. I didn't "deny" him of his right to an opinion whatsoever; I merely voiced mine in opposition to his. The only thing that's "truly whack" here is your outright disrespectful defense of someone who was unnecessarily shitting on a band's work when he could have just as easily stated his opinion in a less antagonistic manner that wouldn't draw the ire of fans who enjoy _all_ of that group's output. And nine times out of ten, the ones who make their opinions sound as harsh as possible do so with the intention of angering those fans. I'd say that's more "whack" than my counterpoint to his awful opinion.
This is the album that moved me away from the heavy metal genres. Such a close place to my heart. Disappointed by where the tool their music recently though. Not to my taste. But it is their journey, not mine.
Well, if you're disappointed at the latest albums, probably because of the lack of heavy guitar riffs and drums, that means they didn't move you that far away from metal.
MGMT
Similar, yes, unique? Absolutely! I love MGMT but Pond is entrenched in my soul
mother nigeria x1299093049301
oh la la ! this ending ! Formidable !