Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-23-2018, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Got 4 CDs:

Judie Tzuke - Wonderland

She went kinda adult contemporary during the 90's, so I'm tempering my expectations here. I'm aware that I probably already own all of the best albums, but hopefully, those obscure 90's albums also hide some really good songs. Her discography is mostly not even on Spotify, so tracking them down feels like charting unknown territory.

Happy Rhodes - The Keep

I really like the album cover. Fingers crossed that the music can match in terms of atmosphere. This is one of several Rhodes albums that are also not on Spotify.

Case/Lang/Veirs

Joint album by Neko Case, KD Lang and Laura Veirs. With that lineup of artists, I'm expecting folk music with a touch of alt-country. Haven't heard a single second in advance. I like to go in "blind" as much as possible to make things more exciting.

Neko Case - The Virginian

I think 66Sexy would approve.

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What's your thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

You didn't ask my opinion, but those three sound absolutely perfect together. As a whole the songwriting is a little up and down throughout, but they sound like their voices were meant to be together.

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

The album cover makes me wanna listen to it.

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I listened to it when it was released. It was underwhelming for me. Not bad, but not enough fire to hold my interest. Rather bland, like white bread.

I'm very late to the party here, but I was waiting to receive the album in the mail before I could have an opinion on it. It arrived a couple days ago and I gave it a full listen yesterday. Now, I have only listened to it once, but I paid full attention the whole way through.

Basically, I thought it was amazing. Their voices do indeed sound great together and personally I thought the songwriting was very good and for a handful tracks, even perfect. The music is varied and has a lot of really vibrant, atmospheric and beautiful instrumentation going on. A++ for the production quality as well. I really, really liked it. Gonna listen to it some more when I have time later today, but I am more than pleased with it so far.

A couple of the five or six songs that stood out as being especially amazing to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rq-AHTFxOU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZvQu1m8ebs

Waddles · 09-23-2018, 02:28 AM

I think the last full album I got was "Human Clay" by Creed, when it first came out. Since then, I've only downloaded individual songs.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-23-2018, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddles

I think the last full album I got was "Human Clay" by Creed, when it first came out. Since then, I've only downloaded individual songs.

So you're not really into listening to full albums? I personally really love the full album experience. I also listen to playlists of selected songs, but mostly entire albums front to back.

Waddles · 09-23-2018, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

So you're not really into listening to full albums? I personally really love the full album experience. I also listen to playlists of selected songs, but mostly entire albums front to back.

I don't mind full albums, but it's rare that I like that much of a particular album. I think the last full album I listened to without skipping anything was "Foiled" by Blue October. Usually I end up getting bored with a song here and there, and skip it.

I can be very moody and particular about what music I want to listen to. Spotify hates me (and I hate it) because of that "YOU ALREADY SKIPPED THREE SONGS ******* YOU CAN'T SKIP NO MO'!" feature. I like YouTube, because I can skip around at a whim and play whatever I want, when I want.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-23-2018, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddles

I don't mind full albums, but it's rare that I like that much of a particular album. I think the last full album I listened to without skipping anything was "Foiled" by Blue October. Usually I end up getting bored with a song here and there, and skip it.

I can be very moody and particular about what music I want to listen to. Spotify hates me (and I hate it) because of that "YOU ALREADY SKIPPED THREE SONGS ******* YOU CAN'T SKIP NO MO'!" feature. I like YouTube, because I can skip around at a whim and play whatever I want, when I want.

It's not all albums that play well in full. I've got folders on my computer with good songs I've kept from albums that were super inconsistent.

Try the album mentioned above

(or don't, but for what it's worth, I think it's great all the way through)

rostasi · 09-23-2018, 08:19 AM

Very odd messages coming from the Hardy Fox/Charles Bobuck camp.
It appears that "The Residents" founder may have some kind of brain cancer -
of which he is in a somewhat delirious state where he's been already posting
his birth-death dates next to his name (1945-2018).
I guess it wasn't called The Cryptic Corporation for nothing...

The Batlord · 09-23-2018, 09:58 AM

That's ****ing amazing and makes me feel guilty for never having listened to the Residents.

rostasi · 09-23-2018, 10:18 AM

Yeah, it's kinda sad, but interesting in a kind of "Residents" way.
On a favorite forum, I brought this thing up about his birth-death dates
being stuck on his Bandcamp pages and a guy there wrote him to find out what's up.
The answered email had him saying in a kind of whimsical manner that he has
"something in my brain that will last to a brief end ... Brains go down ..."
and that the doctor has him on drugs ... and other stuff about
"reducing a lot of old Bandcamp stuff. If you need titles grab now..." and
sending a batch of other things to Klanggalerie for them to sort thru, and on, and on...
In an interview last year, he only mentioned not being able to tour anymore
because of severe arthritis and general older-age wear-and-tear, but I have to think
that things have gotten worse. I'm guessing that he's in hospice.

The Batlord · 09-23-2018, 10:29 AM

At least he can still come across as a morbidly humorous weirdo online. Imma go check out an album or two before the day is done.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-23-2018, 10:57 AM

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^ That album has convinced me that if Prince hadn't become a pop megastar that he could have been a very influential blues and jazz pianist and singer.

Still haven't got this yet as I haven't had chance but I assume you both liked it?

09-23-2018, 02:28 AM	#26862 (permalink)
Waddles Groupie Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Colorado Posts: 27	I think the last full album I got was "Human Clay" by Creed, when it first came out. Since then, I've only downloaded individual songs. __________________ “I doubt sometimes whether a quiet and unagitated life would have suited me - yet I sometimes long for it.” George Byron

09-23-2018, 08:19 AM	#26866 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Very odd messages coming from the Hardy Fox/Charles Bobuck camp. It appears that "The Residents" founder may have some kind of brain cancer - of which he is in a somewhat delirious state where he's been already posting his birth-death dates next to his name (1945-2018). I guess it wasn't called The Cryptic Corporation for nothing...

09-23-2018, 10:18 AM	#26868 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Yeah, it's kinda sad, but interesting in a kind of "Residents" way. On a favorite forum, I brought this thing up about his birth-death dates being stuck on his Bandcamp pages and a guy there wrote him to find out what's up. The answered email had him saying in a kind of whimsical manner that he has "something in my brain that will last to a brief end ... Brains go down ..." and that the doctor has him on drugs ... and other stuff about "reducing a lot of old Bandcamp stuff. If you need titles grab now..." and sending a batch of other things to Klanggalerie for them to sort thru, and on, and on... In an interview last year, he only mentioned not being able to tour anymore because of severe arthritis and general older-age wear-and-tear, but I have to think that things have gotten worse. I'm guessing that he's in hospice.