Animal Collective ‘Taste’

I’ve written at length about one of the most consistently innovative ‘noise’ bands out there, Animal Collective.

These two live performances (one from the French Blogotheque show, the other from the 2007 Midi Festival) capture the band in ways I have not seen. While I’ve seen them live, I’ve never witnessed the band discovering a song in a shopping trolley.

While some call them consciously peculiar and odd, I’m heartened by pretentious indie rock bloggers attacking the band for being ‘too pretentious.’ There’s a limit, apparently. In any case, I love them and find their sound to be one of the most soulful and haunting things to come from a human being since I first heard Bowie and Eno on Heroes.

You be the judge.

Animal Collective ‘Taste’
from Blogotheque

Live at Midi festival French Riviera 2007

Lyrics: from lyricalcollective.wikispaces.com

There’s a secret place I hide that’s deep inside of me
An elusive voice that tells me what I like, now
You might think I’m gonna judge you in your fancy place
I don’t really give that credit to what taste does ’cause

I don’t care if you don’t like that
You get your feelings hurt
But I’m okay with that
And if I like you
It’s for your simple ways
And we will always be at a tasty place
And you can cook a rose but I don’t eat those
Taste!

And I didn’t pretend to like the clothes you chose for me
Something in my heart, it tells me it’s a weakness
But I like shiny things and flower prints you wouldn’t dare
Take a woman’s blouse and set it for your son to wear

When we share our points of view
You get a glimpse of me
I get a glimpse of you
And I don’t really care
If I don’t change your ways
We will always be at the tasty place
And you can cook a rose but I don’t eat those
Taste!

Am I really all the things that are outside of me?
Am I really all the things that are outside of me?
Am I really all the things that are outside of me?
Am I really all the things that are outside of me?
Am I really all the things that are outside of me?