ShockHound

The Hazards of Love

The Hazards of Love

4.0 of 5
(13 Customer Ratings) (11 Customer Reviews)

$9.99

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

buy album add to cart
Format: 
MP3. Compatible with any MP3 device
(including iPod and iPhone)
Genre: Rock Release Date: March 24, 2009 Label: Capitol Usa (new Release) (P) (C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. All rights reserved.

The Decemberists MP3 Songs

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Warning

You're sure you want to download this album or Mp3, right?
If you click "OK," your Piggy Bank will be charged.
If your Piggy Bank lacks sufficient funds, you'll have to reload before you can download.
If you don't have a Piggy Bank, you'll need to set one up in order to download albums with a single click. (Don't worry, it's easy!) You will not be able to download without logging in to your ShockHound user account.
If you're not currently logged in, please do so now.

Song Title Artist Time Price
Play
1.

Prelude

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:03 $1.29
Play
2.

The Hazards of Love 1 (the Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)

5.0 of 5
The Decemberists 4:18 $1.29
Play
3.

A Bower Scene

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 2:08 $1.29
Play
4.

Won't Want For Love (Margaret In the Taiga)

5.0 of 5
The Decemberists 4:06 $1.29
Play
5.

The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 4:25 $1.29
Play
6.

The Queen's Approach

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 0:29 $1.29
Play
7.

Isn't It a Lovely Night?

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:38 $1.29
Play
8.

The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid

5.0 of 5
The Decemberists 6:26 $1.29
Play
9.

An Interlude

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 1:40 $1.29
Play
10.

The Rake's Song

5.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:15 $1.29
Play
11.

The Abduction of Margaret

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 2:06 $1.29
Play
12.

The Queen's Rebuke / the Crossing

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:56 $1.29
Play
13.

Annan Water

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 5:11 $1.29
Play
14.

Margaret In Captivity

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:07 $1.29
Play
15.

The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 3:21 $1.29
Play
16.

The Wanting Comes In Waves (Reprise)

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 1:30 $1.29
Play
17.

The Hazards of Love 4 (the Drowned)

0.0 of 5
The Decemberists 5:57 $1.29

Featured Editorial Review

  • ShockHound
    ShockHound 4 of 5

    A listen through a Decemberists album is always a narrative experience, but Colin Meloy has taken his story-telling style to new heights on THE HAZARDS OF LOVE, a complete 17-part rock opera. The band’s most epic saga to date, the album tells the tale of the heroine Margaret, who is ravaged by a shape-shifting animal, her lover William, a magical forest queen, and a licentious rake. The story unfolds in a winding series of songs sung through the different characters. Margaret’s pieces are sweet, serene and innocent as translated through the pretty, piercing voice of Lavender Diamond’s Becky Stark. My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden masters the blustery queen with her powerful, bluesy voice on tracks like, “The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid.” The Rake, who may be the most captivating character on the album, shows his unapologetic evil as he viciously murders his own children in, oddly enough, one of the album’s catchiest tracks, “The Rake’s Song.” “I expect that you’d think that I should be haunted/but it never really bothers me,” Meloy stingingly sings to the rhythm of a dark, chugging guitar. Don’t worry though, his little ones actually do come back to haunt him in the form of a creepy children’s choir in “The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge),” backed by an eerie, creaking violin for emphasis. While there are definite recurring motifs, the catchy hooks and sing-along choruses from Decemberists of old are nowhere to be found in this mystical land. Instead, the band puts pop conventions aside to craft a beautiful, unbridled sonic play. HAZARDS may not a passive listen, but you may just find yourself hanging on every word from track to track, getting lost in this hazardous tale. — Courtney Lear

Featured User Review

  • aprilthecat
    aprilthecat 5 of 5

    Before purchasing this album two days ago, I read some bad reviews. Everyone was dissing on the "60's folk influence". Maybe I just like "60's folk", but I am so relieved that they did not deter me from purchasing it, because it is one solid album from start to finish. I love how their sound changes with every album and story that they tell. The lyrics are haunting and powerful, and the music accompanies them perfectly. It is slightly heavier than other decemberists albums of the past, but it is a great and refreshing change, and still captures the classic sound of the band. I love that they have brought in different voices along with Colin's. It gives the songs a complexity that their earlier albums lack. Everyone needs to check this album out!

Review This The Decemberists Album

Recent User Reviews & Activity

about 1 month ago

2 months ago

5 months ago

  • jpratt43
    jpratt43 of 5

    This album is such an amazing, epic love story that I love listening to over and over again!! The Decemberists are incredible story-tellers and artists!

9 months ago

  • SpecialK

    SpecialK purchased this item

  • buddydanger

    buddydanger purchased this item

  • Pinkbuffmonster

    It took me a min. to get used to the heaver sound coming from them, but to be quite honest this band can do anything. The story the album tells is quite spooky and The Rake's children give me chills. Great album.

  • veralee

    veralee purchased this item

  • xXxEricIsEmoxXx

    this album is sooo amazing... putting together 1800 fold with heavy rock rifts and beautiful singing and lyrics... i totally recomend listening to this album all the way through in one sitting, there really is no other way to get the full effect! i could listen to it over and over... it takes my mind to another time, and paints pictures into my thoughts.

11 months ago

  • Lufkin_HT
    Lufkin_HT 5 of 5

    This album is a beautiful concept from start to finish, and to take in the full effect you should sit down and listen to the whole story. Read the lyrics, they are amazing and haunting. It really transports me to another place and I can picture it like a movie in my head.