The Monthly Music Trading Post (album, review, 1979, Computer)

14232949 · 02-26-2012, 02:29 PM

I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album?
I feel as if I am missing something.

Don't feel disheartened Bob, it'd suck if we all liked the same things, it gave me a chance to listen to a type of music I had not already heard, and I thank you for that.

NSW · 02-28-2012, 06:02 PM

Salami sent me Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen (1967)

Certainly not a genre or artist I'm not familiar with, but I didn't already have this album and actually had not listened to but one or two songs from it prior to receiving it, so I was extremely happy to get it.

Soul music is pretty much my favorite genre of music, so this was a good (and easy

) pick to send me. And Otis Redding is one of my faves anyway. Surprisingly, I'm actually not all that familiar with Carla Thomas though. I definitely need to rectify that. Their voices worked well together, were natural and meshed like they were meant to be singing together long before then.

"Tramp" is an obvious favorite here, totally fun and they played off each other so well, like an old married couple. Other favorites were "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", and "Oh Carla, Oh Otis".

Their version of "Tell It Like It Is" was perfection. It made me just want to take someones hand and dance really slow.

The only song I didn't get completely jazzed about was "Bring It On Home to Me". Sam Cooke is probably one of my all time favorites and he just nails this song for me. No one else can or will ever sing it like him. That's not to say Otis and Carla can't hold their own...it just can't ever be their song in my mind.

Overall, 9.9 out of 10 stars! Thanks so very much for the album Salami, it was a very fitting choice!

**Janszoon** · 02-28-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mankycaaant

I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album?
I feel as if I am missing something.

Well, actually wrote a review of it in one of my member journals here. To quote a couple of my most relevant sentences about it:

Quote:

It's only natural that Neurosis would end up on this list since they've built a career out of making music that sounds like the end of the world. They're an amazing band who do what they do incredibly well and A Sun That Never Sets works as a single, unified piece of artistic expression to an amazing degree. This is a stunningly dynamic album full of peaks and valleys, build-up and release, subtlety and absolutely crushing intensity.

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Even in it's quietest moments A Sun That Never Sets is a very dark, unsettling and raw album. What's truly remarkable about it though is, despite feeling so raw and stripped-down, it's such a sonically rich album. Acoustic guitar, violin, piano, even bagpipes weave their way in and out of the sharp angles of these tracks while subdued production touches crackle and swirl around the edges.

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This album is such a strong, integrated piece that it's better appreciated as whole rather than as individual tracks, but if I had to pick highlights they would probably be "Falling Unknown" and "Stones from the Sky". These two—the longest tracks on the album—sort of function as the climaxes of its two movements so it's not surprising that they're the easiest to single out.

02-28-2012, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Salami sent me Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen (1967) Certainly not a genre or artist I'm not familiar with, but I didn't already have this album and actually had not listened to but one or two songs from it prior to receiving it, so I was extremely happy to get it. Soul music is pretty much my favorite genre of music, so this was a good (and easy ) pick to send me. And Otis Redding is one of my faves anyway. Surprisingly, I'm actually not all that familiar with Carla Thomas though. I definitely need to rectify that. Their voices worked well together, were natural and meshed like they were meant to be singing together long before then. "Tramp" is an obvious favorite here, totally fun and they played off each other so well, like an old married couple. Other favorites were "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", and "Oh Carla, Oh Otis". Their version of "Tell It Like It Is" was perfection. It made me just want to take someones hand and dance really slow. The only song I didn't get completely jazzed about was "Bring It On Home to Me". Sam Cooke is probably one of my all time favorites and he just nails this song for me. No one else can or will ever sing it like him. That's not to say Otis and Carla can't hold their own...it just can't ever be their song in my mind. Overall, 9.9 out of 10 stars! Thanks so very much for the album Salami, it was a very fitting choice! __________________ Hi.

02-26-2012, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	I don't know guys, what is it that you particularly like about the album? I feel as if I am missing something. Don't feel disheartened Bob, it'd suck if we all liked the same things, it gave me a chance to listen to a type of music I had not already heard, and I thank you for that.