This February marks the ten year anniversary of Sun Kil Moon’s magnum opus ”Benji”. What are your thoughts on this heartbreaking album? Comment below! 👇
My favourite track is "ben's my friend", i just love that he ends the whole album with, what it seems like, just a song about a nice day. I don't know it's something so sentimental about the drums and the guitar, it's difficult to explain. I also love "i watched the film...." in that song he really talks about his own melancholy and some things to relate to i think.. idk i'm done now haha
@@siridahlstrom That's interesting, I also relate the most to "I watched the film...", his talk of melancholy in general, and the verses about him feeling sorry for a schoolmate he had hurt is basically the exact same experience I had back in high school. It hits hard.
Nice summation of this beautiful and perfect album. It is very hard to find the time and place to recommend it to any one person, yet I feel it is probably among the most impactful pieces of art in my life in the last 10 years.
Good on you for giving light to this beautiful album. There is a whirlwind surrounding Mark's public image but his album deserves to be remembered as one of the greats.
If people pass on listening to Benji because they choose to believe everything they read on the internet, they'll sure miss out on a great piece of art. Thanks for watching!
got here via the BoC video, and it hurts to not see anywhere near the same numbers for your other work. keep going, you're touching on excellent, underrepresented topics. lustigt att så många från sverige hittat videon också.
Thank you for this video! I absolutely love Benji and it is one of the mot heartbreaking albums, it's really unfortunate how unknown it is (especially in younger generations). Mark is an incredible storyteller and his devastating lyrics will follow with me forever i hope. It's really nice to hear other ideas about this album and see that some other people appreciate it as much as I do, tack så mycket från en fellow svensk :)
Varsågod, kul att du gillade videon :) Mark truly is an amazing and super underrated storyteller, one of the best of his generation in my opinion. But I understand he's maybe a bit too difficult and melancholic for the majority of people, especially for the younger generation that has the attention span of a tin can 😅 Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this video. It's so nice to see so much effort put into a video about a song writer who needs so much attention and study. On one hand it's nice to have seen him live and chatted with him and been apart of the small community that adores him, but he really deserves the credit for the amazing and oh so different take he has on music and lyricism. Last time I saw him live literally a foot from him he seems to be in a different stage in life. Yes he still has his edge but he feels so humble and grounded (He cried on stage twice in one show about how grateful he is for the life he has been able to live) I could go on forever about him, but what I guess I'm trying to say is that I really appreciate you making such a high quality and thoughtful video about him. I subscribed and can't wait to see what you talk about next....All the best, keep up the great work
For me he's very different from nick drake, the lyrics are more personal and the style of guitar more classical, while nick drake is more folk and mysterious as songwriter
This February marks the ten year anniversary of Sun Kil Moon’s magnum opus ”Benji”. What are your thoughts on this heartbreaking album? Comment below! 👇
My favourite track is "ben's my friend", i just love that he ends the whole album with, what it seems like, just a song about a nice day. I don't know it's something so sentimental about the drums and the guitar, it's difficult to explain. I also love "i watched the film...." in that song he really talks about his own melancholy and some things to relate to i think.. idk i'm done now haha
@@siridahlstrom That's interesting, I also relate the most to "I watched the film...", his talk of melancholy in general, and the verses about him feeling sorry for a schoolmate he had hurt is basically the exact same experience I had back in high school. It hits hard.
Fantastic review mysterious Swedish man. Glad this channel popped up on my feed. Great stuff. Jim Wise is also a highlight for me on the album.
Many thanks for the support!
Nice summation of this beautiful and perfect album. It is very hard to find the time and place to recommend it to any one person, yet I feel it is probably among the most impactful pieces of art in my life in the last 10 years.
Good on you for giving light to this beautiful album. There is a whirlwind surrounding Mark's public image but his album deserves to be remembered as one of the greats.
If people pass on listening to Benji because they choose to believe everything they read on the internet, they'll sure miss out on a great piece of art. Thanks for watching!
Especially a pitchfork hitpiece
Keep coming back to this video to watch, amazing work
Thank you so much!
Nice video, Kozelek is my favorite musician!
A lovely video about an amazing album by a beloved artist. Tack så jätte mycket från Malmö xx
got here via the BoC video, and it hurts to not see anywhere near the same numbers for your other work. keep going, you're touching on excellent, underrepresented topics. lustigt att så många från sverige hittat videon också.
Thanks for the support, more vids coming up! Ja, det var överraskande med så många svenskar här faktiskt. Kul! :)
Thank you for this video! I absolutely love Benji and it is one of the mot heartbreaking albums, it's really unfortunate how unknown it is (especially in younger generations). Mark is an incredible storyteller and his devastating lyrics will follow with me forever i hope. It's really nice to hear other ideas about this album and see that some other people appreciate it as much as I do, tack så mycket från en fellow svensk :)
Varsågod, kul att du gillade videon :) Mark truly is an amazing and super underrated storyteller, one of the best of his generation in my opinion. But I understand he's maybe a bit too difficult and melancholic for the majority of people, especially for the younger generation that has the attention span of a tin can 😅 Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this video. It's so nice to see so much effort put into a video about a song writer who needs so much attention and study. On one hand it's nice to have seen him live and chatted with him and been apart of the small community that adores him, but he really deserves the credit for the amazing and oh so different take he has on music and lyricism. Last time I saw him live literally a foot from him he seems to be in a different stage in life. Yes he still has his edge but he feels so humble and grounded (He cried on stage twice in one show about how grateful he is for the life he has been able to live) I could go on forever about him, but what I guess I'm trying to say is that I really appreciate you making such a high quality and thoughtful video about him. I subscribed and can't wait to see what you talk about next....All the best, keep up the great work
Wow, great story, thanks for sharing! And big thanks for the sub as well :) Do you have a favourite record of Mark?
Oh that's a tough one, it varies from time to time But as of now it's Universal Themes and Lunch in the Park@@AlbumAffairs
that is so very well put together. great video.
Thank you mate!
awesome video, thanks
Thank you!
Where is the interview at 3:50 from?
ua-cam.com/video/a9KiKVzjlzc/v-deo.html
@@AlbumAffairs thanks
For me he's very different from nick drake, the lyrics are more personal and the style of guitar more classical, while nick drake is more folk and mysterious as songwriter
kan du göra om den här videon men på svenska eller?
Kan lägga undertexter, att göra om hela tar lite för mycket tid :)