Albums You're Digging II

Moss · 06-21-2014, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

yes her 2nd best album i say

Agreed.

**Goofle** · 06-21-2014, 05:20 AM

Various Artists - Long Story Short

Frownland posted this a while back and I have been returning to it off and on ever since. Really fantastic jazz stuff which is quite FAR OUT at times. Quite a lot to take in (probably about three hours in total) but it's well worth it if you dig that avant/improv stuff.

**Frownland** · 06-21-2014, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Various Artists - Long Story Short

Frownland posted this a while back and I have been returning to it off and on ever since. Really fantastic jazz stuff which is quite FAR OUT at times. Quite a lot to take in (probably about three hours in total) but it's well worth it if you dig that avant/improv stuff.

Glad you dig it man. I really like the mix between Brötzmann and the kyoto player (I forget her name), because it pushes both of them to new territory. The Keiji Haino track rules too.

LoathsomePete · 06-21-2014, 04:30 PM

Beck - Geuro

I'm pretty sure this was my first Beck album, although it could have very well been Odelay. Either way, Geuro is easily my favourite Beck album, and with good reason, it's the only album where I adore every track. Beck has an incredibly solid discography, but Geuro would be the one I'd use to bring someone into him. None of the songs sound like each other and that should be a little annoying, but I dunno... Beck somehow manages to make it work on this album. I think where the album excels though is how Beck manages to dedicate a song to a single instrument, then use others to accentuate it. "Black Tambourine" is most definitely the bass' song, yet the guitar doesn't feel out of place.

I dunno, some people complain that this feels like a rehash of Odelay, like he's trying to make lightning strike twice, but I really don't know how that is a bad thing. I guess it might be a bit of a comedown after the different side of Beck we saw on Sea Change 3 years prior, but this is also Beck, he goes through moods, and you can track his moods through his albums. Whatever drama he was going through in the early '00's was over as far as he was concerned, and this album is a reflection of that. I mean just a year after this one was released he put out The Information which was nothing like Geuro, and Midnight Vultures was nothing like Sea Change. With that being his MO, why would be expect another album like Sea Change?

Anyways I think everyone who loves Beck needs to sit down, put on some headphones and give this one a listen again. If you're already a fan, then hey, it's just a nice treat, right?

Justthefacts · 06-21-2014, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Beck - Geuro

I'm pretty sure this was my first Beck album, although it could have very well been Odelay. Either way, Geuro is easily my favourite Beck album, and with good reason, it's the only album where I adore every track. Beck has an incredibly solid discography, but Geuro would be the one I'd use to bring someone into him. None of the songs sound like each other and that should be a little annoying, but I dunno... Beck somehow manages to make it work on this album. I think where the album excels though is how Beck manages to dedicate a song to a single instrument, then use others to accentuate it. "Black Tambourine" is most definitely the bass' song, yet the guitar doesn't feel out of place.

I dunno, some people complain that this feels like a rehash of Odelay, like he's trying to make lightning strike twice, but I really don't know how that is a bad thing. I guess it might be a bit of a comedown after the different side of Beck we saw on Sea Change 3 years prior, but this is also Beck, he goes through moods, and you can track his moods through his albums. Whatever drama he was going through in the early '00's was over as far as he was concerned, and this album is a reflection of that. I mean just a year after this one was released he put out The Information which was nothing like Geuro, and Midnight Vultures was nothing like Sea Change. With that being his MO, why would be expect another album like Sea Change?

Anyways I think everyone who loves Beck needs to sit down, put on some headphones and give this one a listen again. If you're already a fan, then hey, it's just a nice treat, right?

I agree with everything you've said, except I personally believe Sea Change is his masterpiece.

Buke and Gase - General Dome

For anyone unfamiliar with this band, this duo play a baritone ukulele and a hybrid guitar bass, hence the name of their band. Great lo-fi, DIY sound they've created.

**Goofle** · 06-22-2014, 09:31 AM

Crab Smashers - Thick Mosquito Sky (2010)

Really nice drone/ambient kind of album. Lovely in parts. Lots of variety too.

Thick Mosquito Sky | Crab Smasher

**Janszoon** · 06-22-2014, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Beck - Geuro

I'm pretty sure this was my first Beck album, although it could have very well been Odelay. Either way, Geuro is easily my favourite Beck album, and with good reason, it's the only album where I adore every track. Beck has an incredibly solid discography, but Geuro would be the one I'd use to bring someone into him. None of the songs sound like each other and that should be a little annoying, but I dunno... Beck somehow manages to make it work on this album. I think where the album excels though is how Beck manages to dedicate a song to a single instrument, then use others to accentuate it. "Black Tambourine" is most definitely the bass' song, yet the guitar doesn't feel out of place.

I dunno, some people complain that this feels like a rehash of Odelay, like he's trying to make lightning strike twice, but I really don't know how that is a bad thing. I guess it might be a bit of a comedown after the different side of Beck we saw on Sea Change 3 years prior, but this is also Beck, he goes through moods, and you can track his moods through his albums. Whatever drama he was going through in the early '00's was over as far as he was concerned, and this album is a reflection of that. I mean just a year after this one was released he put out The Information which was nothing like Geuro, and Midnight Vultures was nothing like Sea Change. With that being his MO, why would be expect another album like Sea Change?

Anyways I think everyone who loves Beck needs to sit down, put on some headphones and give this one a listen again. If you're already a fan, then hey, it's just a nice treat, right?

My favorite is Mellow Gold, but Geuro is pretty underrated and one of his best imo. "Missing" is one of my favorite songs of his.

bob. · 06-22-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Crab Smashers - Thick Mosquito Sky (2010)

Really nice drone/ambient kind of album. Lovely in parts. Lots of variety too.

Thick Mosquito Sky | Crab Smasher

listened to two songs....loved them, bought it

thanks

Ninetales · 06-22-2014, 03:57 PM

Is birthday cake the best song of the 90s tho?

sean1991 · 06-23-2014, 05:17 PM

Hillsong white album this album is awesome so unlike anything they have ever done... has any one else herd it? thoughts on it?

06-21-2014, 04:30 PM	#10674 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Beck - Geuro I'm pretty sure this was my first Beck album, although it could have very well been Odelay. Either way, Geuro is easily my favourite Beck album, and with good reason, it's the only album where I adore every track. Beck has an incredibly solid discography, but Geuro would be the one I'd use to bring someone into him. None of the songs sound like each other and that should be a little annoying, but I dunno... Beck somehow manages to make it work on this album. I think where the album excels though is how Beck manages to dedicate a song to a single instrument, then use others to accentuate it. "Black Tambourine" is most definitely the bass' song, yet the guitar doesn't feel out of place. I dunno, some people complain that this feels like a rehash of Odelay, like he's trying to make lightning strike twice, but I really don't know how that is a bad thing. I guess it might be a bit of a comedown after the different side of Beck we saw on Sea Change 3 years prior, but this is also Beck, he goes through moods, and you can track his moods through his albums. Whatever drama he was going through in the early '00's was over as far as he was concerned, and this album is a reflection of that. I mean just a year after this one was released he put out The Information which was nothing like Geuro, and Midnight Vultures was nothing like Sea Change. With that being his MO, why would be expect another album like Sea Change? Anyways I think everyone who loves Beck needs to sit down, put on some headphones and give this one a listen again. If you're already a fan, then hey, it's just a nice treat, right? __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

06-22-2014, 03:57 PM	#10679 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	Is birthday cake the best song of the 90s tho?

06-23-2014, 05:17 PM	#10680 (permalink)
sean1991 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 6	Hillsong white album this album is awesome so unlike anything they have ever done... has any one else herd it? thoughts on it?