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Owl city lova! 12/14/2011 4:19:00 AM
This person doesnt have taste in music,i may be only 10 but this guy is a stinkin rip off to all music! God may a Wolf drag this guy in to the woods and teach him a sence of music!!!!
and you know what ...
I`ll be out of my mind and you`ll be out of ideas pretty soon so lets spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon!
ya take that!
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Kayla HootOwl 12/03/2011 4:33:00 PM
Wow. You seriously have no heart. Adam Young is the greatest man ever. And I can't believe someone could ever hate him ad his wonderful music
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DB 12/03/2011 3:42:00 PM
The person who wrote this article must be the most arrogant f@!?er walking the Earth today. Owl City still holds the record for the most Downloads on iTunes so he must be doing something right. So to the person who wrote this article, get a life! Thanks
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12/03/2011 3:24:00 PM
Get the f*ck off the internet, please! >=(
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Xaveir 11/24/2011 6:14:00 PM
I agree with a lot of people about 1 thing: If you don't like a song, singer or some sort of music...
just DON'T LISTEN TO IT. If you want to nag and rant about how much you hate him, at least
give AN ACCEPTABLE REASON. Your reasons, however, are the real dispiriting exercise.
And this is the least I can say about this f*cked up article.
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Anntruo 08/08/2011 1:30:00 PM
WOW, just wow, I think this may be the most pathetic article ever written, there isn't even one shred of criticism in here, it's just a pathetic little hate rant. Man, I think someone needs a life, you are one bitter little boy.
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Bmghanon 04/08/2011 9:33:00 AM
Whomever wrote this bundle of garbage and tried to pass it off as a news article needs to die in a fire, be reanimated and thrown back in the fire.
I can see how Owl City sounds like the Postal Service, but to say that he is ripping them off is at the very least a stretch.
And that whole Stone Temple Pilots - Pearl Jam - Nirvana line... WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? Do you not listen to any music at all?
Ignorance is worse than stupidity.
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Anon 03/06/2011 9:07:00 PM
Perhaps some protesters here hadn't heard Postal Service first, so your enthusiasm for Owl City's "talent" can be forgiven.
That said, it really is a total rip-off. And, as prime example, Pandora pulled up Owl City for me when I indicated liking Postal Service. And when I heard it, I thought it was new music _from them_, and only checking the player did I learn it was Owl City.
Sorry, author's right...
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Josh 03/04/2011 8:36:00 AM
lol, worst. article. ever.
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Invader_yao 02/09/2011 12:42:00 PM
Undoubtedly the most hilarious nonsense I've ever heard.
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GigglesNCariaga 12/26/2010 9:36:00 PM
*sigh* Haters Gonna hate -.-'
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Rich 08/16/2010 6:44:00 PM
"And while it might be easy to hate on a kid who sells out shows around the country without having paid any dues, even that is not the main reason to dislike Owl City."
Maybe he made it to the top faster because he actually has some talent which is more than I can say about most of the bands I hear today. Many of them would be better off to stay in the garage where they started. I know I would be better off if they stayed there.
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niggerjim 05/06/2010 8:39:00 PM
FAGGOTS!
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Erzulie 04/25/2010 4:04:00 AM
That was an over-critizing article. Good gosh give the guy a fucking break alright? He's just playing music, HIS OWN music that he made. I don't think Adam gets up every mourning and says, "Gee, I wonder what lyrics I will steal from someone else's song today." I think Owl City is a freshing change from all the rock bands and pop bands. He's different. And change is always a good thing. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion and everything, but if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say a damn thing at all.
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Gorky 04/19/2010 1:33:00 AM
Owl city are a crappy copy of the Postal Service, for sure. But my god this article is ten times worse. Some of the worst music writing I've ever read.
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Sumari 04/12/2010 10:46:00 PM
Music is a form of self-expression... Your ranting and raving is also not a form of original self-expression...many have done what you are doing now...
he found a way to express himself and people liked it... what so bad about that...
oooh and your whole rant about the projects name? What is that all about?!?!
Owl City= A city of Owls...I find it rather creative..."The collective body of citizen(owls perhaps?)"
Just enjoy someone's creativity...and if you don't like the style then don't listen...simple...
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Tristan Pantano 04/01/2010 10:02:00 PM
I would like to ask the writer to please Ess tee eff you & gee tee eff oh. I've been a postal service fan long before an owl city fan, and they sound nothing alike. At all. Gibbard sounds nothing like Young, Gibbards lyrics have meaning whereas Adams aren't meant to, and TPS has an overall depressing feel whereas OC is bright and poppy. They're very different bands, both great, but nothing alike.
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Jesse 03/30/2010 4:32:00 AM
Ben,
Just thought I'd come to your defence (which, by the way, is technically a correct spelling variation of "defense", as are "color" and "colour", in case any of you were wondering).
Anyhow, anybody who doesn't agree that Owl City is a complete rip-off of The Postal Service obviously isn't familiar with The Postal Service.
Music is derivative, I don't argue that. However, music is an art form, and there is a difference between the influence an artist has on another's art and an artist recreating another artist's work, which essentially is what Owl City is did.
That been said, Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello SHOULD be flattered, not upset. The Postal Service likely was a one-time collaboration so its not like they are going to have to compete with Owl City. In fact, The Postal Service might see a spike in iTunes downloads from teeny-boppers who discover their new favorite band-of-the-week actually came out 6 years ago.
And, in all fairness, Owl City did such a darn good job at ripping off The Postal Service that I thought I was listening to Bed Gibbard the first few times I heard the song. And while Owl City may be enjoying more commercial experience than The Postal Service did, one thing is for sure: in a year's time Owl City will be hardly be relevant and The Postal Service/Ben Gibbard/Death Cab For Cutie will still have their place among the pantheon of Indie Rock's Golden Age.
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brittany mangan 03/29/2010 6:14:00 PM
This was terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible. You can't blame people for getting lucky. If you hate a band enough you will always try to find an older band they purposely ripped off of.You ranted on about the name of Adam Young's project simpley to fill up space. It's hard to be completely and 100% original. It rarely happens. I bet your favorite band isn't the start of an entirely new genre of music. Good job proving nothing, idiot.
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Katherine Da Silva 02/26/2010 2:35:00 PM
FAO Ben Westoff I thought i'd add a note to my last correspondence about Owl City..because it's worse than just a rip off merchant problem...he has stolen what I class as my life's work...not his he's hardly a holy character! Why was my apartment burglarised and my words stolen ask Adam that when you next see him. As for the name Owl City...I wrote or began a novel some time ago before 2005. And before that a poem was written in Brighton and read out at a slam..'Pig in Paradise Pub' as the venue was called run by students..and local poets..in the middle of this romanticised piece...I have 'Our midnight owl shrieking moment was upon us'...it was about two lovers meeting in the woods...The poem was called 'Into My Dreaming' does this ring a bell..or two.?...I 'll send you a whole copy if you like..In the novel, there is an owl settled in a tree with a nest ...now forgive me but, that's what is so offensive it is my theory that if he was my stalker, and having read my personal notes...I now can't bear to go through the lyrics of his songs..because i have concluded that he is a fantasist or socio path in the making..I feel none of these albums are his writing Kathy Da Silva
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jaques 02/15/2010 2:14:00 AM
It would be easier to take this review seriously if you knew how to spell. "defense"? are you a fucking idiot? DEFENCE. Jesus, how people like you get jobs writing for people is beyond me
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Sara 12/30/2009 2:37:00 AM
And, you know, who are you to make fun of a band's name? Do you have a band? Are you that talented? No, you're a writer at a desk. Don't criticize it if you can't do it unless you're a critic. But you're not. You're part of a news website. And about the Postal Service thing? Yea, he does sound a bit like Ben, but doesn't Avril Lavigne sound EXACTLY like Taylor Swift? And are you making fun of them? No. You're making fun of Owl City, who BTW has a very popular single out, Fireflies. And even though Adam is a celebrity, I feel sorry for the guy. He lost his beloved girlfriend in a car crash and wrote the song Vanilla Twilight about her. I don't think that you should be criticizing.
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Sara 12/30/2009 2:30:00 AM
This is not a fair comparison. I think Owl City is great and so does most of the people who listen. You do not need to criticize this project to many people who would love it but will now disgrace it because of this article. Shame on you, Dallas Observer. At least do it after their hit song, Fireflies, has died down...
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Chris Campbell 12/27/2009 7:47:00 AM
Wow!! I have to say, I was shocked that this article made it past the editor's desk. While we are all entitled to our opinions, this article makes many baseless points. Was proofreading even done in this instance? The reference to not being able to determine the decision to name the band "Owl City" was in reference to the "City of Owls" that Adam encountered upon trekking through the woods. And yes, success does breed jealousy. But does it breed dislike among contemporaries? I doubt that is as prevalent as it is made to sound in the article. Finally, the comparison of Owl City as a Postal Service "rip-off" is asinine. Please, Mr. Westhoff, I would love to read your articles on, say, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, etc. for them ripping off Madonna. Because if your basis for a rip-off artist is one who uses the artist(s) that influenced them as a guide to create their own works of art, then we have quite a few. The reason the music, vocals, lyrics, etc. are similar is because it is in the same genre. Or, do you have only one artist per genre on your playlists for fear of supporting an artist who as "ripped-off" a previous one. I'm sorry, but I will tell my friends who wish to apply to the NYT here in the city that if that falls through, then to go to the Dallas Observer. There is no doubt in my mind that after reading this article that there should be two positions that need to be vacated. Mr. Westhoff, for expecting such an article to be published in a syndicated paper, and the editor, for allowing this article past his desk. Oh, and for the record, the genre is synthpop, not "electro tweepop." Though I do have to give Mr. Westhoff credit for coining such and amusing term.
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Jeff 12/22/2009 12:43:00 AM
Considering they both are rip offs of Joy Electric, who cares? My indie is better than your indie! Whaaa!!!
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Heart 12/20/2009 7:28:00 AM
I completely agree with this article. What I don't get is why everyone is comparing them to "The Postal Service" and them only. When I first heard "Fireflies" I thought it was BEN GIBBARD singing and new "DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE" song. When I heard the name was "Owl City", I thought it was Ben doing yet another side project like he did with "Postal Service". They should be compared to Ben GIbbard, period. "Owl City" sounds identical to BOTH "The Postal Service" AND "Death Cab For Cutie".
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stephen 12/08/2009 9:47:00 PM
That was a terribly bias article. Just because you don't enjoy the music of Young doesn't mean no one should. While his music style is similar to Postal Service, doesn't mean he should be reprimanded for it. Just because STP and Pearl Jam sound similar, people aren't going to choose to only listen to one. Fans of Postal Service should be able to enjoy Owl City because like it of not, Postal Service probably isn't going to come back.
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David Juhnke 12/02/2009 8:33:00 AM
I'm sorry Mr. Westhoff, but it sounds like you don't have any real reason to dislike Owl City... You first cite their name, but there is no criteria for good band names. At one time it was popular for every band name to begin with "The" for instance "The Shoes" or "The Tubes" how are either of those good band names, yet they arguably have good music. So who are YOU to label a band name as "good" or "bad"? Next, they cant be a good band because they "haven't paid their dues", so what, people like their music, maybe if other musicians had found out what Owl City has then all the other bands could have been popular sooner, too bad people like Owl City. Lastly you don't like Owl City because you think they ripped off a fellow musician... A) whether or not it happened people like Owl City B) imitation is the greatest form of flattery C) just because something is the original doesn't mean its the best. Stuff is getting revised and made better all the time, why should music be an exception. Personally I'm not the biggest fan of all Owl City's music, however a lot of people do like it, they are obviously doing something right, and if other musicians are upset maybe instead of griping they should take notes.
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Alex 11/06/2009 5:02:00 AM
Why do you start this review by ripping on the name of the group? Who cares what the name of the group is, its about the content inside the box. There are plenty of projects that I would have never liked had I discared them soley based on how I felt about the name of the artist (I dont see how having the word City in the name is offensive either). I guess its cool for you to judge a book, I mean record, by its cover though. The record is indeed weak by the way, but not because of the name.
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Dan 10/29/2009 4:25:00 PM
Maybe every other thing in your article is true, not sure about Owl City because (1) Never heard of it. (2) Wouldn't even give it a listen just based on the name alone but...I have to call foul and say that this statement just isn't true and makes me wonder:
Stone Temple Pilots: STP pulled off a two-fer by ripping off Pearl Jam, who was already in the process of ripping off Nirvana.
Now, If you're not a musician then it would make more sense to me that you couldn't tell the big differences between those bands but if you are...you're just plain wrong. Sorry, try again.
