The Album Review Club - Week #196 (page 1316) - Aja - Steely Dan

threespires said:
I take it that doesn't mean she's grown massive incisors and a bushy tail?

She'll be 50 next year, being a bit hatstand is clearly the secret to avoid aging.
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I am not familiar with the phrase "a bit hatstand". All I know is she is she is (was) smart, edgy, innovative, outspoken, exotic and hot. IMO.
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
I am not familiar with the phrase "a bit hatstand". All I know is she is she is (was) smart, edgy, innovative, outspoken, exotic and hot. IMO.
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"Wibble wibble wibble, I'm completely hatstand" is the more complete phrasing
 
GornikDaze said:
That makes sense - I’ve been in a few mosh pits where they’ve seemed to be trying to split the atom!!
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Their simulation model used to be online but I can't find it. Most crowd movements studies at the time were around pedestrian flow but because moshpits include certain types of collisions and flocking behaviours it's much more useful to study for emergency situations. If I remember their model even allowed you to vary the degree of inebriation of the moshpit to understand what 'noise' that introduces to the system.

Imagine getting paid to study mosh pits, what a job!
 
MARK GERMINO RIP

I’ve just discovered he passed away aged 73 earlier this month and I thought it’d be more apt to post this on here as his best known song sums up this thread.
I first heard this track played on the late Roger Scott’s Saturday afternoon BBC radio show as did Rob.I went out and bought the album ‘Caught in the act of being Ourselves’ and have most of his others, he only released five.Unfortunately nothing came near to ‘Rex Bob Lowenstein’.

 
Mancitydoogle said:
MARK GERMINO RIP

I’ve just discovered he passed away aged 73 earlier this month and I thought it’d be more apt to post this on here as his best known song sums up this thread.
I first heard this track played on the late Roger Scott’s Saturday afternoon BBC radio show as did Rob.I went out and bought the album ‘Caught in the act of being Ourselves’ and have most of his others, he only released five.Unfortunately nothing came near to ‘Rex Bob Lowenstein’.

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That is sad, but thanks for posting.

Yes, that Saturday afternoon show with Johnny Walker then Roger Scott is responsible for so much of my musical taste and like you say, the song "Rex Bob Lowenstein" is pretty apt for this thread.
 
Coatigan said:
Oh mate, can't leave us hanging. Better or worse than the Streets?
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Another one who's doubled his score from The Streets so I think that answers your question.

I knew full well I was on thin ice with The Streets before I nominated it; but I'm genuinely surprised by the couple of very low scores for this.

It's a rock album, it's got some really interesting sonics and lyrical content. It's not the same leap away from what we normally have that AGDCFF was and whether you like it or not it's got loads of interesting qualities.
 
threespires said:
Another one who's doubled his score from The Streets so I think that answers your question.

I knew full well I was on thin ice with The Streets before I nominated it; but I'm genuinely surprised by the couple of very low scores for this.

It's a rock album, it's got some really interesting sonics and lyrical content. It's not the same leap away from what we normally have that AGDCFF was and whether you like it or not it's got loads of interesting qualities.
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Surprised?

You know people's taste on here better than most.
 
threespires said:
Another one who's doubled his score from The Streets so I think that answers your question.

I knew full well I was on thin ice with The Streets before I nominated it; but I'm genuinely surprised by the couple of very low scores for this.

It's a rock album, it's got some really interesting sonics and lyrical content. It's not the same leap away from what we normally have that AGDCFF was and whether you like it or not it's got loads of interesting qualities.
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I expected it to not be people's cup of tea. I expected it to make a couple uncomfortable. But not necessarily genuine dislike. But it is what it is, and lots of things come into it.

Even with the vocals, the uglyness, the heaviness, the noise etc, I would still imagine people would feel a rumble in their chest as the last third of Car Crash kicks in. Or start moving to some of the songs, or be intrigued by the build of MTT420.

I genuinely can't stay still when New Sensation or Meds come on, I break into a dance. Something that looks like if Elvis and Jim Morrison had a love child that grew up watching that clip of Ace Ventura in a tutu. And when i'm mopping or sweeping the house Stockholm Syndrome and Crawl are great for a shoogle as well.
 
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BimboBob said:
Surprised?

You know people's taste on here better than most.
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Indeed.

Though I vehemently disagreed, I could understand why some people based on their tastes would find no musical merit at all in AGDCFF: but for this one I assumed that the people who were less keen would be in the 4/5 scoring region.
 
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