 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Vampire Weekend
- By Vampire Weekend
- Genre: Indie Rock
Common Sense Media says
Charming, evocative, and just a teensy bit foul.
Parents say
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the CD from a band that's getting all kinds of buzz includes several instances of "f--k" and "s--t," and a bit of product placement. Otherwise, the group's sound is clean, fresh, and world-music-influenced inclusive.
What's the story?
Vampire Weekend's fresh, charming sound employs a variety of world-music influences, and just enough four-letter words to nab an "explicit content" label. Aside from a few "s--ts" and "f--ks" -- and some lip balm and clothing brand mentions -- the lyrics are visual, evocative, and intelligent.
Is it any good?
Vampire Weeknd's self-titled debut CD contains eleven tightly-produced tracks with a United Nations approach to musical influences. Peruvian flute and African guitar, strong, expressive rhythm and percussion tracks, and occasional classically-influenced string and synthesizer fills, provide an enchanting backdrop for some of the most delightful and original indie rock to come along in a while. Upbeat without ever resorting to slick perkiness, this New York quartet is likely to be tearing it up for a long time to come.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the unusual instrumentation and variety of influences on the CD. Peruvian flutes, African guitar music, and reggae beats are all a part of the group's indie-rock sound. With lyrics this evocative and poetic, do you think the band really needed to use four-letter words to make a point, whatever it is?
- Show:
- All members
- Parents
- Teens & kids
AGE
Meaningful swears
I love vampire weekend! Sure they swear sometimes, but they have a great intelligent songwriting ability, which make the music flow. The foul language is used smartly and to get an idea of how they feel about the idea. For example, "who gives a f*** about an Oxford comma?" this just works in the song and gives the idea of how they feel about Oxford commas. Also, when you hear these things in their songs, you feel the need to search about them, which could enhance your brain.The swears are said very fast, so hard to hear.
Was this review useful?
|
|
AGE
The world needs more Weekend
This is a wonderful album. The only curses are on (in order): Oxford Comma (F word twice), Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (F word once), and Walcott (S word once, F word twice). On Oxford Comma, they are used quickly, on Cape Cod, it is hard to understand, and on Walcott, they are heard easily (except for maybe the S word; I didn't pick upon it the first couple of times I listened to it). It's nothing an 11 year old hasn't heard before. Buy this album!
Was this review useful?
|
|
AGE
Perfect for everyone
One of the best albums I have heard in a long long time.The group members are all ivy league english graduates so the music is written extremely cleverly.There are five times I can think of think of them using the f word on this album on the tracks Oxford Comma ( twice), Walcott (twice), and Cape Cod Kwasa Kwasa (once). It kinda amazes me that this site could find something wrong with even this artists work .
Was this review useful?
|
|
AGE
Love it!!! :D
Vampire Weekend is one of my favorite bands. They're so different and fun, and their songs are very well written, catchy, and unique. :) Vampire Weekend is amazing♥
Was this review useful?
|
|
AGE
Great band
This cd is great. Only one bad word twice.
Was this review useful?
|
|
| Artist: | Vampire Weekend |
| Release date: | January 29, 2008 |
| Label: | XL Recordings |
| Genre: | Indie Rock |
| Parental advisory: | No |
Review It
Great alternatives handpicked by our editors
Already listened to it? What do you think?
More from Common Sense Media
Top advice and articles
