Have any of you read the thing Sean Nelson wrote for the liner notes of the 10th Anniversary Edition of SAA? I finally got around to it today, and I was absolutely blown away. It is incredibly well written, and, while I was not there at the era, I think it captures Death Cab/the indie music scene at that time fairly flawlessly. Not to mention it delivers the good ole nostalgia. It portrays the story of Death Cab's evolution paradoxically as this gradual, beautiful growth, that at the same time manages to be somewhat sudden and lucky. It's a growth that I've heard Ben mention before, but one I never really understood the beauty of until after reading Sean's little essay. I suggest you all read it.

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I didn't get a chance to read it! I saw one copy of that in Japan but I passed on it since i have the original and I'm not that big of a collector (and CDs here are upwards of $30-40).

That guy is definately well spoken- although maybe a bit egotistical. I don't know if he's joking or serious about it, but I just assume he's joking most of the time. At any rate, I wish that that biz that he did called the Vernacular got a bit more attention and a release. I would buy it the day it came out. I loved those songs (there were only 3 put on that myspace, but there wree supposedly others recorded).

I've read them, they're really interesting. It must take them back to a point where they were really under the radar and Mr. "Why You'd Want To Live Here" didn't, well, live there.

It's just great reading a booklet that is beaming with love for the music it comes with. Great read.

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Originally posted by Steven.:

That guy is definately well spoken- although maybe a bit egotistical. I don't know if he's joking or serious about it, but I just assume he's joking most of the time...

I guess he's kinda of a music nerd, and like former bandmate John Roderick somewhat humoristically arrogant about it. Which makes them great to read about and watch, but apparently some people find them intolerable to be around :P ...

Thanks for pointing the sleeve notes out - I am terrible for not reading CD covers. It's a great piece and evokes a lot of things I felt on first hearing the band.

in a recent interview about the re-issue, ben was asked about a quote from sean's liner notes. the band were described as "blissfully unambitious" to which ben expressed how revisionist music journailsm is his least favourite of all the journalisms. i tend to agree with his sentiments to a certian extent, but i guess thats the nature of the beast. we always look back on the past with rose coloured glasses. as sean himself says nostalgia can be poisoness...

i remember first discovering the band and researching about the early days, forming these romanticised visions of this special little amazing band that no one seemed to know about. seans words kind of mirror my own ideas or ideals i had, and still have about the good old days. its nice to hear first hand accounts from someone who's both a passionate fan, and a close friend to the band.