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

Fair play to whoever put that Junip track up. New to me. Never heard of them but loving this track.

If it sounds a bit familiar it's Jose Gonzalez (the 'heartbeats' Sony bouncing ball advert guy).

I reckon find someone on here who's posted about either The Blacklist, Breaking Bad or maybe even someone who played Red Dead Redemption (waves at BB) and there's a fairly good chance you've got your man.
 
Only just seen this.
will download and give a listen for my forthcoming holiday .
some great selections.
that Junip one a great track and one i would sooner or later nominate.

I think you'll find there's now only two people on this thread who'll talk to you. You're dead to the rest of us.
;-)
 
If it sounds a bit familiar it's Jose Gonzalez (the 'heartbeats' Sony bouncing ball advert guy).

I reckon find someone on here who's posted about either The Blacklist, Breaking Bad or maybe even someone who played Red Dead Redemption (waves at BB) and there's a fairly good chance you've got your man.
I didn't know bennyboy played RDR.
 
Just made it to the end of the playlist. Pretty epic finish. Chaotic, but very strong. Love it.

Big Special was muscling in on Matilda/Imelda, but now we have a three way title race.
 
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Is first we take manhattan a nod to Pep Kevin and Ferran (allegedly) leaving us for NY?
 
It’s the female singers that are engaging me just now for some reason. God you forget how good Karen Carpenter was on drums (beat Bonham on one MM awards of the year). Passable voice as well ;-)
Quite a few females in the list alright.
Surprises me for this place, or how I remember it.
 
‘Interesting’ fact about the Woodstock track - at least 4 versions of this were released by different artists in 1970. My personal preference is the CSN&Y version
Mine too and I was today years old when I found out Joni wrote it and not them. Mind it doesn't make the lyrics any less, errrr, variable. But it makes more sense now. It's uncharitable to say so, and lotsa bands from the era made music I like, but I really do struggle with hippies.
 
Mine too and I was today years old when I found out Joni wrote it and not them. Mind it doesn't make the lyrics any less, errrr, variable. But it makes more sense now. It's uncharitable to say so, and lotsa bands from the era made music I like, but I really do struggle with hippies.
Arthritis?
 
Joni comes only second to Kate. Does that make me a hippy?
No. It's more the subject of that song at the time. Joni's evolved a thousand times since. And Kate is no hippie, though she's an ethereal nerdy chanteuse. Kind of the hot girl who plays Dungeons and Dragons. She should have done the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings instead of Enya, that's for sure.
 
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No. It's more the subject of that song at the time. Joni's evolved a thousand times since. And Kate is no hippie, though she's an ethereal nerdy chanteuse. Kind of the hot girl who plays Dungeons and Dragons. She should have done the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings instead of Enya, that's for sure.
I was slightly tongue in cheek mate. I agree with your comments re Joni but then you Americans should at least partially understand Canadians. As for Kate, you demonstrate an excusable USA lack of comprehension for which I forgive you.

Maybe you do understand the beauty of her music and you are just trying to wind me up. If that’s the case, I forgive you too.
 
I was slightly tongue in cheek mate. I agree with your comments re Joni but then you Americans should at least partially understand Canadians. As for Kate, you demonstrate an excusable USA lack of comprehension for which I forgive you.

Maybe you do understand the beauty of her music and you are just trying to wind me up. If that’s the case, I forgive you too.
I'm not a KB fan save for "Hounds of Love", but she collaborated with a number of musicians I like, and I can't gainsay her place in a certain pantheon of progressive (not necessarily "prog") artists generally. Less popular, but nearly as influential here, we have Laurie Anderson, where there is similar collaborative overlap, novelty and invention, a great aesthetic sense and terrific stage presence/multimedia creativity (like KB), but I think better (certainly funnier and funkier) tunes. Love her first three records especially.

Americans don't really understand anyone except Americans TBF, not even Canadians.
 

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