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02 Jan 2012, 3:06 am

I love all of Adam's music. It just makes you feel good inside.



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02 Jan 2012, 6:59 am

[Moved from General Autism Discussion to Art, Writing, and Music]


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02 Jan 2012, 11:30 am

Love this guy. He deserves the success and attention he's gotten. He's very creative.



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02 Jan 2012, 11:45 am

Whether you're a fan of his music or not, it's encouraging to read success stories of Aspies who are accomplishing a lot in their particular field. In the end, what matters most is that we've done the best we could within the realm of our particular strengths and abilities.


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05 Jan 2012, 10:03 pm

I admire his prolific creativity.



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08 Jan 2012, 12:54 pm

bruinsy33 wrote:
Delirium wrote:
Zokk wrote:
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It's cool that he has Asperger's, but "Fireflies" is still a terrible song.

Terrible how? I'm not a big fan of synthpop myself, but I still like it well enough. If you look at it from a musical standpoint, it's a very well put-together song.


It's a total ripoff of the Postal Service.
I have been listening to Owl City consistently for the last few months and think his music is the best thing I have heard in years.


People who say the Owlman is a ripoff of Postal Service are full of crap. Yes, the beat in Fireflies DOES sound a little bit like Such Great Heights. So what?

I think Owl City, and his Canadian contemporary Lights, are the best thing in music today, and personally, ever. Just excellent songwriting and music that makes people happy.



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10 Jan 2012, 3:58 am

This will set public perception of those on the spectrum back 20 years. I weep, my friends, I weep.



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29 Jul 2012, 11:58 pm

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You know 12 year old girls who sound like 23 year old men? I certainly don't. And I'm commenting more on his ability to compose interesting music, rather than his vocal talent.


This Owl City guy does compose interesting music. Some people wouldn't know well-composed music if it slapped them in the face.

He mentions he doesn't know what karaoke is because he has Asperger's. Random.



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29 Jul 2012, 11:59 pm

SteveBorg wrote:
Whether you're a fan of his music or not, it's encouraging to read success stories of Aspies who are accomplishing a lot in their particular field.


This too.



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30 Jul 2012, 11:25 am

I find his music cute, and some of it I like, though I'm not really a fan of him. For those who say he sucks because of fireflies, hear this. His other songs are better. I have a friend who actually has OC on his iPod and he agrees.


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30 Jul 2012, 11:30 am

Delirium wrote:
Zokk wrote:
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It's cool that he has Asperger's, but "Fireflies" is still a terrible song.

Terrible how? I'm not a big fan of synthpop myself, but I still like it well enough. If you look at it from a musical standpoint, it's a very well put-together song.


It's a total ripoff of the Postal Service.


I never liked Owl City but this made me laugh because I once said to someone else "No, I don't like them but I do kinda like the one song that sounds like The Postal Service." :P



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02 Jan 2013, 10:55 pm

donnie_darko wrote:
bruinsy33 wrote:
Delirium wrote:
Zokk wrote:
Delirium wrote:
It's cool that he has Asperger's, but "Fireflies" is still a terrible song.

Terrible how? I'm not a big fan of synthpop myself, but I still like it well enough. If you look at it from a musical standpoint, it's a very well put-together song.


It's a total ripoff of the Postal Service.
I have been listening to Owl City consistently for the last few months and think his music is the best thing I have heard in years.


People who say the Owlman is a ripoff of Postal Service are full of crap. Yes, the beat in Fireflies DOES sound a little bit like Such Great Heights. So what?

I think Owl City, and his Canadian contemporary Lights, are the best thing in music today, and personally, ever. Just excellent songwriting and music that makes people happy.
Both Owl City and Postal Service are highly melodic music that makes people happy.Yes,they are very similar but so what?They are both great in their own right. I wish Ben Gibbard would decide to make another Postal Service record.