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The picture is from the official Website. It is definately not FDL-Licensed even though the band would probably not mind it being in wikipedia.

New Band Picture

i added a new band image after corresponding with fat cat records and getting permission (see the image page for email correspondence). so that's up, and it looks better. now will someone just make it look pretty within the entire page? -sparsefarce 12 Jan 2005

Genre

ok seriously...."Folk Mind Dance"? "Freak Psych Dance"? someones making things up71.137.254.163 (talk) 21:14, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

this entire page reads like it was written by one or all of the band members... Isn't there a wikipedia rule about that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.42.83.42 (talk) 05:00, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]


what the hell is the obsession with changing from danca genres? have you ever even heard animal collective? they make dance music. what is freak folk? in an interview avey tare said i dont know what freak folk is, i dont know why people associate us with that. just because sung tongs has acoustic instruments doesnt make them freak folks. they make songs to dance to and they make punk music in that they pretty much have no influences. if anything they make freak dance music because of the convulsions people tend to fall into while attending the shows. who edits this wikipedia. leave the dance music tag alone and quit putting freak folk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.29.254 (talk) 13:31, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

dance music??? animal collective??? hahaha id like to see u dance to "#1". they are in no way a dance band....i cant even see how u can label them that...oh and just because they are 'different' doesnt make them punk. who said they have no influences? where is your source of information? even if they didnt that doesnt make them automatically punk. they experiment with sounds and have strong DIY ethics....but how can you compare animal collective with black flag or the dead kennedys? show links, then we'll talk...until then leave the genres alone71.137.246.81 (talk) 03:05, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

oh right because the dead kennedys and black flag are the full extent of punk music. DIY is the whole essence of punk. i dont see what other qualification you need. you cant prove that they dont have influences but if you think they do then i'd love to see some of them. and who are you to make the ultimate decision to constantly have these four dumbass labels attached to them. if you watch any of the shows or go to them youll find everyone dancing. i think that constitutes "dance music" more than any other academic article referencing pyramid scheme you want to run here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.116.37 (talk) 22:49, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

by all means change it...i dont know why i changed it in the first place. im just going to listen to them and enjoy them and not debate whether u can dance to it or not. if people dance to it, great. if not then who cares? "and who are you to make the ultimate decision to constantly have these four dumbass labels attached to them?" "i think that constitutes "dance music" more than any other academic article referencing pyramid scheme you want to run here". hahaha you sound pathetic. animal collective makes beautiful music...and ur worried about if u can dance to it or not? sleep tight at night knowing u won a wikipedia debate. im sure ur mom will be soo proud of u. get a life.71.137.246.81 (talk) 04:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What about New Primative? Can we add that their genre list? Strictly Business (talk) 01:02, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

umm...the genres are fine71.137.242.12 (talk) 16:34, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

umm...just indie rock doesnt even begin to describe their sound71.137.246.52 (talk) 03:10, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how about Experimental Rock, that maybe can describe their sound isn't it? Special:Contributions/Arbies92 arbie (talk) 12:22, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

it's hard to call their music at all rock anymore. they've given up guitars and the drums are minimal setup. there aren't any rock elements in the music they're making now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.131.68.13 (talk) 21:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's pretty obvious that they have been playing experimental pop music since day one. They certainly aren't a rock band or a dance music band, not that their sound hasn't been influenced by those type of groups. They sing songs and use bizarre sounds to skew the pop angle, but their focus on pop songs has never been completely absent from any release. An argument could be made that they play "folk" music, however all music is folk intrinsically. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.247.6 (talk) 17:53, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Band Members

Why does Avey Tare redirect here? He and Panda Bear are in need of their own pages. I made a page for each of Panda Bear's albums and some of his singles, but I don't know enough about him to do a page. Zeichman 23:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I erased the text accompanying the band member names; they were surely way to subjective, maybe even put there by the band members themselves (?). mabonuob 21:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

mabonuob, the origin of the band member names are widely documented. it's not mythical folklore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.131.68.13 (talk) 21:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

laramie colorado?

laramie is in wyoming.. i dont know anything about animal collective, but I know Laramie is in wyoming. just near the border


Dance?

"Dance" is listed in the genres...but I don't think I've ever really heard any dancy elements in any of their songs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.239.34.181 (talk) 10:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The music they are playing now (ie the songs they will be recording for their next album) has some dance influence, I would say...it's not prominent (in my opinion) but it is there For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iSG6U2YcQ0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.208.159.230 (talk) 08:48, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

are you just wired backwards so youve hear brother sport, house, peacebone, fireworks, #1, bat you'll fly, leaf house, slippi, winter wonderland, bearhug, pan flute jam, bros, carrots/good girl, comfy in nautica, water curses, safer and you dont think they make dance music? have you ever read a panda bear interview, he says hes trying to make dance music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.29.254 (talk) 13:34, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Naming

Is it appropriate to refer to the band members by their stage names? It reads very poorly, especially when shortening Panda Bear to just "Panda". --Colin Barrett (talk) 07:13, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd argue that since the solo discographies and liner notes refer to them this way, it makes comprehension easier across media. --Jonathan Williams (talk) 15:31, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Avant-garde?

Really? They're a pop/rock band. Tell me when they've invented a new way of looking at music. I like AC but this is only slightly less criminal than calling Britney Spears avant-garde. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.65.36.225 (talk) 00:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merriweather Post Pavillion is one of the decade's many albums to introduce new American music of this century. Many critics agree.67.236.93.168 (talk) 04:51, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's no question Animal Collective is making original strides in music. If you could name artists they're ripping off then you might have a case but I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find any influences they prominently steal from. Maybe the term avant-garde is strange since their music is enjoyable to listen to but please listen to STGSTV, HCTI, Danse Manatee, Safer, ... and then think about Britney Spears. There's no comparison. Maybe that they're both dance-able but come on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.131.68.13 (talk) 21:50, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"If you could name artists they're ripping off then you might have a case but I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find any influences they prominently steal from."

The Beach Boys. SuperTramp. I'm drawing a blank right now but there are many, many other bands. Plus, a band is not avant-garde just because they don't sound like they're ripping anybody off. I like AC, but it's a pretty big stretch to refer to them as avant-garde.

Baltimore

Why do this page and all the album pages consistently and thoroughly refer to Animal Collective as a "Baltimore-based" band? That's like saying Frank Zappa was a "Baltimore-based artist." --69.139.238.240 (talk) 06:38, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed from article per WP:EL:

but could be used as references to improve the article. TheJazzDalek (talk) 12:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Band name abbreviation

I deleted the "AnCo" abbreviation note as the source was hipsterrunoff, a mostly-satirical music blog, and as far as I know this abbreviation has only been used for the past year or two by only some fans. The band themselves have never used this abbreviation but have definitely used "AC" on releases such as Prospect Hummer. I can't really use the physical cover of an EP as a source but I thought I'd at least get rid of this unnecessary addition. 121.98.208.32 (talk) 10:24, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed - Let's leave it off unless a there is strong support with good references. --Travis Thurston+ 18:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Years active

Surely if Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is regarded as Animal Collective's first album and said album was recorded in 1999, then the band was first active in 1999? - Mr. November (talk) 15:55, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Was just about to discuss the same thing. I'll change it to 1999 for now, anyone who disagrees is free to change it back. Blåmes (talk) 08:08, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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