Wildlife [VINYL]

La Dispute are one of my all time favourite bands, mainly for the depth and beauty of their lyrics. I admit, I had this album before I bought the cd, but decided to buy the physical copy because I wanted to have it and hold it. So worth it. The album is a concept album, and the case and lyric booklet are as much of a work of art as the music itself. If you like this band, or want to try out a band unlike any other, don't hesitate in buying the dc. fully recommend.

I respect this band and their music. I'm proud to have found them in the sea of noise.

This album is amazing, i can't beleive it's taken me this long to find these guys! Got hold of the CD and was then luckily enough to see them play live at Download this year which was pretty incredible. Beautiful melodies, emotional lyrics that really make you think deep,totally underated band altogether.

Very quick very happy 5*****

The starting point of a long and rewarding journey, "Wildlife" was my first encounter with La Dispute, and now I'm pretty close to having the whole lot. This is a startling and profound album, musically diverse and lyrically as good as rock music gets. Post-hardcore is it? Sounds like a lot of other things too, so don't be guided by labels. Sure there's guitar noise aplenty, but with a gentle touch when it's needed, and some superbly engaging arrangements. The lyrics are intense and articulate, whether shouted, whispered, sung or spoken, and work like a book if you want to follow them through properly. It's worth the effort too. Then go find their other albums and various eps. The variety is astonishing. And the "Tiny Dots" DVD reveals them to be a bunch of the most charming and articulate young men you could ever hope to meet. Your mother would love them if not the frightening racket they can make.They are the most exciting new band I've come across in a long time. And they led me to Pianos Become The Teeth, but that's a whole other story.

I'm not sure why this band isn't more famous. Far from being another screamo band, La Dispute is a very original band, where the screaming parts of the vocals are offset by softer, spoken moments. The latter make the more aggressive parts more meaningful. The lead singer just doesn't bark his head off from beginning to end here, a welcome change from other bands (talented ones, but whose singer might want to take a leaf from La Dispute's book).The album is very much lyrics-driven. There's a lot of angst there. Fans will love how complex and original it is, others might find it over-written and too dark (I certainly don't). But despite the importance of the lyrics, it's the music that stands out with utterly original song construction, chord progressions, etc... To top it off, it also SOUNDS greats.Ok, now that the dissecting is over, let's get down to it: Wildlife is one of the most original bands out of the American scene. It's powerful, moving, could be reminiscent of a rock version of Eminem. An absolutely effing brilliant album.

I knew very little about La Dispute prior to getting "Wildlife" and bought this album on a whim after it recieved a good review in a magazine I was reading. I intended to put the album on as a bit of background noise but soon found myself captivated. This album is unique, especially the lyrics and their poetic, story-like nature.The vocals do have a tendancy to overpower the fantastic instumentals but doesn't really affect the album greatly and to me stands as a testament to the vocalists passion and intensity."King Park" is the most hard-hitting and emotional song on the record, culiminating in the heart-breaking climax where the vocalist screams: "Can I still get into heaven if I kill myself?". "The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit" is another stand out song with urgent vocals complimenting the drums and guitars.Give this album a go even if you're not typically into hardcore because this is not a typical album and has a lot to offer.

This is an album that needs to be listened from start to finish as the order of the songs makes it such a special album, everthing about this album is brilliant.Lyrically it is poetic (without being naff), each song is a story beautifully described. The singer tackles issues such as cancer, religion, social deprivation, crime, familly relationships and mental illness in a sensitive an intelligent way without being over sentimental.Musically it is tight, the bass and drums drive each song and no instruments overwhelm the music, there are also some great bits of percussion and it even sounds like a bit of brass section on 'A Letter'. The vocals are clear, you can hear every last word, and the singer and yells when it is appropriate to the lyrics of the song. The production has a real live sound about it which I like, but doesn't sound raw.There are many outstanding moments on this brilliant album, 'King Park' being my personal favourite, but also 'The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit', 'St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues', 'I See Everthing' and 'Safer in the Forest' are also amazing.Don't expect a heavy noisy album with this offering, this is an album to listen and appreciate. I've played this album to friends who are not really mad on ardcore music and they also fully appreciate it.To compare it to other bands it is in the same scene as Defeater and Pianos Become the Teeth, but is also inspired by Fugazi and Henry Rollins.Just go and buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Esperaba algo más del disco. Creo que estresa un poco las estrofas del cantante. Son canciones digamos "pesadas" en el sentido lírico. En la parte instrumental son realmente buenos.

après un premier album vraiment excellent, LaDispute revient et applique une recette comparable quoique un peu modifiée puisque le chant de (l'excellent) Jordan Dreyer est un peu plus en retrait. du coup, l'album s'éloigne un peu plus du screamo que l'on avait kiffé précédemment.d'ailleurs l'écriture a progressé et muri.il faudra peut-être plusieurs écoutes pour l'apprécier à sa juste valeur mais c'est un très bon album.

Sehr geile CD! Bin eigentlich nicht so der Fan dieser Musikrichtung aber La Dispute's Wildlife ist voll mit Liedern die mir gefallen. Klare Kaufempfehlung von mir!

Das Album von La Dispute,ist der Hammer. Hardcore vom feinsten. Die Stimme des Sänger ist einzigartig und gewaltig.Ein absoluter Geheimtip...

also ich bin ja ein eher zurückhaltender Rezensent und auch noch sehr kritisch; 5 Sterne gibt es nur im Ausnahmefall.Aber bei dieser CD kann ich einfach nicht anders. Sie läuft bei mir praktisch jedes Mal, wenn ich Musik höre - und das jetzt schon seit fast einem Jahr - und jedes Mal freue ich mich drauf. Ich würde mal glatt behaupten, dass dieses gute Teil die beste CD in meiner Sammlung ist - und die umfasst mehr als 1.000 Stück (u.U. nur noch getoppt von der Debüt-CD von La Dispute).An den Gesang muss man sich zwar erst mal gewöhnen, aber ich finde die Stimmlage jederzeit treffend - ob schreiend oder flehend: es passt zur Musik und zum Text. Ach ja; die Texte. Die hatte ich anfangs doch tatsächlich vernachlässigt. Erst nach so 3 Monaten hab ich mir die mal angesehen- und schwupps bekommen die Lieder eine noch differenzierte, tiefere Bedeutung.Alles in allemm unglaublicch gute Musik; keine Ahnung, ob da jemals eine andere CD ran kommenn wird

リミッターを外された感情が鮮やかに踊る過剰熱的ハードコア。その後ろには真っ白な灰しか残らない激越した音の、研ぎ澄まされたエモーションが全篇を舐め尽くす。嘆き叫びあるいは哀切に満ちて語りかけながら、その等身大のフィーリングをしかし息苦しいまでに過剰な熱量で放出するヴォーカリスト/Jordan Dreyer。彼の圧倒的なパフォーマンスを煽り立てるように、ギターが咽び、ドラムが猛り、旋律が踊りリズムが炸裂する。凝縮され、鋭い明度を放つ楽曲群が緩急高低を駆け巡りながら展開するサマは圧巻。激情×激情の積算が、武装ではなく生身のフィーリングを剥き出しにする形で響く特異なサウンド。この過剰であるがゆえの透明な情感のフィーリングには、ちょっと他のハードコアバンドに無いユニークさを感じたりもする。そのデビュー盤と比べると、スリリングに疾走するキラーチューンは減ったようにも聴こえるが、代わって濃密にエグり込まれた感情の淵がそのグルーヴの深さを増して響く。とにかくもう、格好良すぎだコイツら！

This is an amazing album. The music itself gets 5 stars, however I'm a little angry about the packaging/delivery. Most of the time these vinyl records come in a cardboard box safely secured inside. This album, however, had no box, no second sleeve, or anything. It was the actual sleeve with just the normal plastic wrap around it. Because there was no cardboard box, the shipping label had to be stuck onto the bare plastic, making removal of the plastic mandatory. As any collector would know, you really want to keep the wrapping on the album. On top of that, (this is kind of my problem) my delivery guy left this, and another record I ordered with it, out in the middle of my hot driveway! Now both records are slightly warped from the heat and this one must've been dropped because one corner of the sleeve is crushed.

Purchased mine from newbury_comics and as I was with my purchase of Somewhere... from them, I am very pleased. Sleeve and records are perfect. The records are a translucent purple, but under certain lighting they might appear a bit red. It came with a lyric book which I was surprised to see, but if it's your first time listening and you're wanting to have lyrics to follow along then I'd suggest searching them online as a lot of the lyrics in the accompanied book appear handwritten and might be a bit difficult to read for someone that isn't already familiar with the lyrics. La Dispute is my favorite band and this is my favorite album of theirs, so I couldn't recommend giving it a listen enough. However, like others have suggested, you may want to stream it prior to buying as it isn't for everyone.

While I loathe comparing bands against each other, it seems almost necessary to establish a comparative point from which to discuss La Dispute.If you're a fan of the band Thursday, especially their earlier material with more emphasis on beat-poetry styled breakdowns and social-commentary lyrics, La Dispute is a band likely to impress you.A quick word of caution, some people find fault with the style of the Lead Singer (I consider his performance indicative of pronounced emotion, but I've heard it described as "rap-crying"). If "classically-trained singer" is a requirement or even preference for your musical tastes, La Dispute may not be the band for you.However, if you have grown tired of the overused cliche's attached with the 'angst' associated with unrequited teenage love so familiar in the genre of Post-Hardcore/Screamo, La Dispute's lyrics offer a fresh insight into the human condition.I recommend listening to the following tracks before making your purchase:Track 2 - Harder HarmoniesTrack 4 - Edit your HometownTrack 7 - The Most Beautiful Bitter FruitTrack 10 - Edward Benz, 27 TimesIf you are still unsure, tracks 9 and 11 are great also.

I love La Dispute and this CD does not disappoint!

Frankly the best album I have ever listened to in my entire life. This album was so good that I am actually writing an Amazon review. Mind you, I have never written one before in my life. Listen to this album with lyrics at hand. It comes with a little lyric book. This album both changed and saved my life. If I could, I'd give it 10 stars.

It's like at the drive in, but only with the power of God and better lyrics (and music). I haven't heard anything, probably since my first Melvins album as a weeee cub in 2001 that has stirred something in me like this album. I cannot say enough good, so I will just stop here.

La Dispute is one of my favorite bands. Their lyrics are beautiful and their music is great. My favorite album by them.

Definitely stream it online before purchase.. Jordan's voice can take some getting used to, but brilliant lyrics and instrumentation on this album.P.S. This band is excellent live too!

Came in perfect condition and my sister loved it!! Shipping was fast and it was really cheap.