Black&White&BlueMoon Town
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Track 3, "Sunshine in 1929" from the EOY 2023 playlist, page 1220 here as a late mystery guest submission.
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The Album Review Club - Week #195 (page 1310) - A New World Record - ELO
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Sorry not for me.
Brave choice but not my scene at all.
Never found one track interesting at all.
My run of high scores comes to an end.Sorry for the lowest score possible
but not one track grabbed my attention and found it a hard listen.
Could only listen to twice.Enough is enough. 1/10
Brave choice but not my scene at all.
Never found one track interesting at all.
My run of high scores comes to an end.Sorry for the lowest score possible
but not one track grabbed my attention and found it a hard listen.
Could only listen to twice.Enough is enough. 1/10
RobMCFC
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I don't think you need to be sorry. When somebody nominates an album like this, they aren't going to be looking at the scores, they are just hoping 2 or 3 people will get something out of it.Sorry not for me.
Brave choice but not my scene at all.
Never found one track interesting at all.
My run of high scores comes to an end.Sorry for the lowest score possible
but not one track grabbed my attention and found it a hard listen.
Could only listen to twice.Enough is enough. 1/10
journolud
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My first listen yesterday was ideally timed for me thinking I might need a nap before getting ready to head out for the game. I don’t mean that disrespectfully, it was nice to put this on, lie down and let it play while I would either drift off or not. I think I did but not before hearing some nice soothing music.
I don’t know if it’s anything groundbreaking, more engaged listens to follow but did quite like what I heard. Think I remember placing the track on the playlist quite highly as well.
I don’t know if it’s anything groundbreaking, more engaged listens to follow but did quite like what I heard. Think I remember placing the track on the playlist quite highly as well.
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I suspect how you get on with an album like this is probably as much to do with personality as conventional musical preferences. I think if you sometimes like music to take you into yourself it's probably got some legs whereas if music is mostly for taking you out of yourself then it's probably not go that much going for it other than as a bit of a relaxant.
Years ago I went with Mrs Spires to see the Seagram Murals at the Tate, I found myself surprisingly moved by them and was quite happy to just sit there lost in the thoughts and feelings they were evoking. Mrs Spires was "enough now with looking at the red and maroon paint" and we learnt that the best approach if we're going to look at abstract expressionist art (ignoring for a moment whether in this case rothko really is) is that she'll have a quick shufty with me and then head to the cafe and leave me to it. No right or wrong just people who are wired differently.
This album feels a bit like abstract expressionist art to me in that it's really a vehicle to express and explore feelings rather than say anything specific and explicit. That, for those who are inclined to engage with it in that way, those feelings and thoughts will vary from person to person is pretty much the point of 'art' like this. In the same way that colour, line and composition etc are used differently compared to realism this isn't using the sonics to trying to create a set of songs in the conventional sense of the word and it'll yield little viewed in those terms.
Sorry for the poncey interjection but that is basically how I feel about stuff like this.
Years ago I went with Mrs Spires to see the Seagram Murals at the Tate, I found myself surprisingly moved by them and was quite happy to just sit there lost in the thoughts and feelings they were evoking. Mrs Spires was "enough now with looking at the red and maroon paint" and we learnt that the best approach if we're going to look at abstract expressionist art (ignoring for a moment whether in this case rothko really is) is that she'll have a quick shufty with me and then head to the cafe and leave me to it. No right or wrong just people who are wired differently.
This album feels a bit like abstract expressionist art to me in that it's really a vehicle to express and explore feelings rather than say anything specific and explicit. That, for those who are inclined to engage with it in that way, those feelings and thoughts will vary from person to person is pretty much the point of 'art' like this. In the same way that colour, line and composition etc are used differently compared to realism this isn't using the sonics to trying to create a set of songs in the conventional sense of the word and it'll yield little viewed in those terms.
Sorry for the poncey interjection but that is basically how I feel about stuff like this.
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Had a listen to a couple of this and I reckon you put a bit of Vini Reilly guitar on there and you have The Durutti Column. Anyway back to listening to Dry Cleaning
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Had a listen to a couple of this and I reckon you put a bit of Vini Reilly guitar on there and you have The Durutti Column. Anyway back to listening to Dry Cleaning
I think it lacks the rhythmic/percussive bits you get on (some) Durutti Column but I can definitely see where you're coming from.
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One and the same. I'll go for thinking myself. New Long Leg would be an interesting pick in the same way Crawler wouldI think it lacks the rhythmic/percussive bits you get on (some) Durutti Column but I can definitely see where you're coming from.
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One and the same. I'll go for thinking myself. New Long Leg would be an interesting pick in the same way Crawler would
Deffo, think they'd both polarise people somewhat but in slightly different ways. New Long Leg would work a bit better on here than Stumpwork I think too.
BimboBob
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Ooooh it's ambient music done in a dreamy way that reminds me of the Erland Cooper album that I nominated from quite a while back. Except I had a connection that album, as I bought it in an Orkney record shop and it reminded me of the sights and sounds of a decent holiday there.
Let's see what happens with this then...
Let's see what happens with this then...
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It's definitely not for everyone and can imagine some people will absolutely hate it! :DSorry not for me.
Brave choice but not my scene at all.
Never found one track interesting at all.
My run of high scores comes to an end.Sorry for the lowest score possible
but not one track grabbed my attention and found it a hard listen.
Could only listen to twice.Enough is enough. 1/10
RobMCFC
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People On Sunday – Domenique Dumont
I’ll agree with @GoatersLeftShin on one thing here – this is not an album about individual tracks, it’s more about the overall feeling that the music evokes. There’s certainly not a lot of track-to-track variation, and despite what he says, he is becoming a bit of a master of the ambient nomination.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with what’s on offer here, but I enjoyed People On Sunday less than the previous offerings in this vein, Michael Stearns and Air. In the case of the former, I enjoyed the warm textures of the analog instruments and in the latter case, I enjoyed the fact that Air added a bit of pop and rhythm to the pot.
I appreciate that people listen to music for different reasons. I was more than happy to let this wash over me as I bashed away at the keyboard, and it would definitely be a good album to fall asleep to. But ultimately, I listen to music for one reason only: to get wrapped up in the story or what the instruments are doing. Hell, unlike foggy, I certainly don’t even listen to music to dance to! This music didn’t really give me anything in that regard. Yet I still won’t give it less than a 6 because there is certainly a skill in putting this kind of stuff together in way that doesn’t make me want to turn it off, and I’d rather listen to this than some bland 80s indie keyboard stuff. 6/10.
EDIT: Actually, I am finding "We Almost Got Lost" quite involving!
I’ll agree with @GoatersLeftShin on one thing here – this is not an album about individual tracks, it’s more about the overall feeling that the music evokes. There’s certainly not a lot of track-to-track variation, and despite what he says, he is becoming a bit of a master of the ambient nomination.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with what’s on offer here, but I enjoyed People On Sunday less than the previous offerings in this vein, Michael Stearns and Air. In the case of the former, I enjoyed the warm textures of the analog instruments and in the latter case, I enjoyed the fact that Air added a bit of pop and rhythm to the pot.
I appreciate that people listen to music for different reasons. I was more than happy to let this wash over me as I bashed away at the keyboard, and it would definitely be a good album to fall asleep to. But ultimately, I listen to music for one reason only: to get wrapped up in the story or what the instruments are doing. Hell, unlike foggy, I certainly don’t even listen to music to dance to! This music didn’t really give me anything in that regard. Yet I still won’t give it less than a 6 because there is certainly a skill in putting this kind of stuff together in way that doesn’t make me want to turn it off, and I’d rather listen to this than some bland 80s indie keyboard stuff. 6/10.
EDIT: Actually, I am finding "We Almost Got Lost" quite involving!
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Apologies again for being awol in recent weeks - normality is slowly returning.
Behind the scenes I rather enjoyed the Alison Moorer offering. Probably a bit too country and not enough blues for me, but female vocals in general I find quite pleasant.
Pale Fountains was a blast from the past. An album I own and a band I saw at a strip club in Birmingham back in the day (that’s my excuse for going to such a venue anyway!). Reacquainting was not as pleasurable as I anticipated. It’s all a bit samey and bland - some decent tracks here and there but also too many annoying ones.
I’ll give the new offering a try out and hopefully get a score in - from @bennyboy ‘s comments I don’t think it’s my thing but I will listen with open ears.
Hope all are well and up beat after this weeks disappointment. Football is just a game as annoying as that statement is
Behind the scenes I rather enjoyed the Alison Moorer offering. Probably a bit too country and not enough blues for me, but female vocals in general I find quite pleasant.
Pale Fountains was a blast from the past. An album I own and a band I saw at a strip club in Birmingham back in the day (that’s my excuse for going to such a venue anyway!). Reacquainting was not as pleasurable as I anticipated. It’s all a bit samey and bland - some decent tracks here and there but also too many annoying ones.
I’ll give the new offering a try out and hopefully get a score in - from @bennyboy ‘s comments I don’t think it’s my thing but I will listen with open ears.
Hope all are well and up beat after this weeks disappointment. Football is just a game as annoying as that statement is
RobMCFC
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Good to see you back in here, mate. Hope things stay settled at home.Apologies again for being awol in recent weeks - normality is slowly returning.
Behind the scenes I rather enjoyed the Alison Moorer offering. Probably a bit too country and not enough blues for me, but female vocals in general I find quite pleasant.
Pale Fountains was a blast from the past. An album I own and a band I saw at a strip club in Birmingham back in the day (that’s my excuse for going to such a venue anyway!). Reacquainting was not as pleasurable as I anticipated. It’s all a bit samey and bland - some decent tracks here and there but also too many annoying ones.
I’ll give the new offering a try out and hopefully get a score in - from @bennyboy ‘s comments I don’t think it’s my thing but I will listen with open ears.
Hope all are well and up beat after this weeks disappointment. Football is just a game as annoying as that statement is
As for this week's loss - I thought after last season that if we didn't win anything this year, I'd be quite content, as long as we were challenging. To go out to Real Madrid is no shame, even if we did get the better of them and probably should have won.
Shows how far we have come when we "only" have a league and cup double to play for!!!!!!
Black&White&BlueMoon Town
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Echoing those sentiments too for GD.Good to see you back in here, mate. Hope things stay settled at home.
I was fearing the worst and already thinking of PKs as the match went into extra time. I don't think that was wrong given how RM was playing. Some chances were there, just not enough to finish.As for this week's loss - I thought after last season that if we didn't win anything this year, I'd be quite content, as long as we were challenging. To go out to Real Madrid is no shame, even if we did get the better of them and probably should have won.
Agreed entirely, and that league would come with a 4x streak that's never been done before.Shows how far we have come when we "only" have a league and cup double to play for!!!!!!
I've said all season that the EPL was #1 in my book for that reason, and I'm still grateful for Sunday's results. Now to finish...
I enjoyed the first listen to this week's DD selection. I had it on in the background, and the "Sunshine in 1929" I recogni(s)ed right away. Agreed, it was more of a feeling overall listening to it as I couldn't name tracks on their own, but I know I got a lot of work done while it played. Repeated listens required still...
southamptonblue
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Errrrr....it most certainly isn't;)No, no, no, no and no.
That's just the across the pond thoughts. This side of the vast lake is a Radiohead love in.
FogBlueInSanFran
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I keep daring one of you to nominate those poseurs but none of you have the balls to take on my acerbic wit and brilliant putdowns. :)No, no, no, no and no.
That's just the across the pond thoughts. This side of the vast lake is a Radiohead love in.
Seriously as I have stated previously — it’s not that they are the worst band in history — they’re just the most overrated one. They’re Gen X Pink Floyd rip off artists without the chops or the hooks but even whin(g)ier and less creative.
But I don’t hate all their music — once again, as I have stated previously — I like parts of “In Rainbows” and the guitar bridge on “Paranoid Android”. They also did a credible if pedestrian cover of “Ceremony”.
I pledge to take on any Radiohead selection with open mind and open ears.
This week’s selection was much needed after the last few weeks of max stress I’ve had (nothing life-altering thankfully). And perfect for 4/20 (which probably makes little sense to any but Yanks).
BimboBob
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Cannabis celebration?I keep daring one of you to nominate those poseurs but none of you have the balls to take on my acerbic wit and brilliant putdowns. :)
Seriously as I have stated previously — it’s not that they are the worst band in history — they’re just the most overrated one. They’re Gen X Pink Floyd rip off artists without the chops or the hooks but even whin(g)ier and less creative.
But I don’t hate all their music — once again, as I have stated previously — I like parts of “In Rainbows” and the guitar bridge on “Paranoid Android”. They also did a credible if pedestrian cover of “Ceremony”.
I pledge to take on any Radiohead selection with open mind and open ears.
This week’s selection was much needed after the last few weeks of max stress I’ve had (nothing life-altering thankfully). And perfect for 4/20 (which probably makes little sense to any but Yanks).
Whoever it was that said - when you put forward an album like this, you are not looking at the scores, you are looking to get one person to enjoy it - nailed it.
Unfortunately that person is not me.
Couldn't get into it, couldn't really appreciate it either. Watching Boats stood out to me as a song with the deeper string layer, the rest kind of blended into itself, and I didn’t lose the concept of time with it. Sorry, can't push it to a 5, didn’t irritate me for a 3, so a 4 it is from me.
Unfortunately that person is not me.
Couldn't get into it, couldn't really appreciate it either. Watching Boats stood out to me as a song with the deeper string layer, the rest kind of blended into itself, and I didn’t lose the concept of time with it. Sorry, can't push it to a 5, didn’t irritate me for a 3, so a 4 it is from me.
FogBlueInSanFran
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Review forthcoming, but, completely off topic, the tweet below (by one of Twitter's best-ever tweeters, btw) is 100% correct. At least Radiohead isn't named The Thom Yorke band.