came to post some prince cover videos
at one point she says something like "he was better before he found jehova" to a mixture of boos and cheers, haha, brilliant
can't wait till she comes back the UK, easily my best show in recent memory
― Crackle Box, Monday, 25 July 2011 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
my favourite, i think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJRpsUasUjI
― Crackle Box, Monday, 25 July 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
i think this is officially the summer of prince
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Monday, 25 July 2011 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
Apparently she's doing a Gil Scott-Heron cover show in NYC on the 6th!
― dutty whiney (The Reverend), Thursday, 4 August 2011 06:00 (twelve years ago) link
New album coming out- press release excerpt below:
Produced by Grammy-winner Joe Henry (Aimee Mann, Solomon Burke, Ani DiFranco), Weather is the latest addition to Meshell’s diverse catalog. A strikingly organic record, the album finds Meshell experimenting with the sparse, orchestral melodies paired with thoughtful lyrics, all performed by a band of fearsome musicians. The album opens with the title track “Weather,” a spacey, soulful groove that sets the stage for the rest of the record. Tracks like “Oysters” and her cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel” find Meshell constructing hushed ballads, centered around mournful piano. These tracks are juxtaposed with Meshell’s defiant, soulful stomps on songs like “Rapid Fire” and “Dirty World.” The album also features all-star collaborations with the likes of Chris Connelly (ex-Revolting Cocks, Ministry), Benji Hughes, and Joe Henry.
I'm not a fan of Joe Henry's staid, antiseptic NPR-safe soul production efforts. Hopefully this will avoid those production technique straightjackets
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 August 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
there was a possibility cee-lo was gonna be on this..
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 25 August 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
hope it's got a lot of chris dave or at least deantoni parks...
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Thursday, 25 August 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.hardcandymusic.com/2011/08/meshell-ndegeocello-dirty-world.html
new track available
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 August 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
this is gooooood
― lex pretend, Thursday, 25 August 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
very promising
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Thursday, 25 August 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
This isn't doing a lot for me right now? Maybe just cause I want good summer vibes at the moment. Might grow on me tho.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
I'm diggin' it. Initially wanted it be more straight-forward, but it's cool.
― jaymc, Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not sure about Dirty World. I still love her voice and that bassline is like wow but the rest of the song doesn't really hang together around it. Especially the chorus. But that bassline...
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
She seems an artist particularly suited to tardy genuflection.
LOL. Am listening to Comfort Woman and Man of My Dreams for the first time tonight, and both are Terrific!!! Man of My Dreams seems esp. well done!
― http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/ (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 11 September 2011 07:01 (twelve years ago) link
Article 3!
― http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/ (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 11 September 2011 07:02 (twelve years ago) link
like, LJ needs to listen to ^this song rfn!!!
― http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/ (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 11 September 2011 07:03 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah Man of my dreams is amaze.
― Tim F, Sunday, 11 September 2011 07:22 (twelve years ago) link
The whole Cookie -> Comfort Woman -> Man of My Dreams -> Devil's Halo run is brilliant.
― The Reverend, Sunday, 11 September 2011 09:08 (twelve years ago) link
who do u see as a fantasy meshell collab??
― sorry for party blogging (D-40), Thursday, 15 September 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
Todd Edwards?
― The Reverend, Thursday, 15 September 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
dâm-funk?
― i asked for "HALF" a glass of wine, because i am TEMPERENT (lex pretend), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
paul white?
Metallica
― I saw Mike Love walk by a computer once (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
metalndegeocello
― I saw Mike Love walk by a computer once (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
ben frost
― sisilafami, Friday, 16 September 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
rob trujillo on bass and meshell on lead bass
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Saturday, 17 September 2011 00:46 (twelve years ago) link
John Mellen...oh wait
― SEXPRESSO 2222: the semi-offical BRAZILIAN REVIRGINIZING club (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
Idk, maybe Steve Arrington?
― SEXPRESSO 2222: the semi-offical BRAZILIAN REVIRGINIZING club (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:15 (twelve years ago) link
Drugs, get in the outloud room. I have to play you something.
― skrillex pretend (The Reverend), Saturday, 17 September 2011 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/30/141666180/first-listen-meshell-ndegeocello-weather
NPR is streaming Weather
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
love this album. "oysters" is spellbinding
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
oh cool, this album rules just like all of her albums rule
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Tuesday, 1 November 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
Bit like a proggier Bitter.
― your way better (Eazy), Wednesday, 2 November 2011 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
Woah, I wasn't looking at the track list, and the "Chelsea Hotel" cover comes out of nowhere!
― your way better (Eazy), Wednesday, 2 November 2011 03:46 (twelve years ago) link
kind of thought this was maybe her most direct/immediate album since the '90s. the lyrics are just gorgeous.
the moment on "oysters" when she murmurs "everybody talking 'bout changing the world / the world ain't ever gonna change / but you can always change it for me..." <3 <3 <3
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 2 November 2011 07:47 (twelve years ago) link
prince covers : http://uheardat.blogspot.com/2011/08/meshell-hearts-prince.html
― sisilafami, Wednesday, 2 November 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
a friend of mine just played drums with her on a gig (not a meshell gig, backing up arooj aftab...anyone go to that?)
― this is unusual for batman. (Jordan), Wednesday, 2 November 2011 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
The NYC club listing below is not clear--are they playing Pakistani music?
An incredible incredible stupendous stupendous group of humans will walk and run and dream and weep through an evening of songs by Arooj Aftab and Grey Mcmurray.
The Sea Gazing Family Band for the night of October 29th 2011 will be:
Arooj AftabMathias KunzliJoshua ValleauConor ElmesNorman VladimirGrey Mcmurrayand Meshell Ndegeocello
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 November 2011 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
pakistani jazz?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvAAzEOqM0
― this is unusual for batman. (Jordan), Wednesday, 2 November 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
I'm loving the Prince covers gig...sounds incredible...who she playing with??
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 2 November 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
On the Prince gigs she's been accompanied by guitarist Chris Bruce, keyboardist Keefus Ciancia and drummer Deantoni Parks,
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 3 November 2011 04:01 (twelve years ago) link
Liked my first listen to Weather last night...
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 3 November 2011 13:22 (twelve years ago) link
think my favorite meshell album is still the world has made me the man of my dreams but weather one might be second? it's restrained in comparison to both world and devil's halo but it still has all this detail.
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 November 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
man the "chelsea hotel" cover is just completely draining to listen to, in the best way
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:09 (twelve years ago) link
this is on spotify by the way
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:10 (twelve years ago) link
i love how the differences in mood and performance between the intimate love songs where she's cocooned w/her gf and the bleak heartbreak songs are so slight and subtle that the whole album ends up variations on one overall mood
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:20 (twelve years ago) link
lex convinced me to listen to this and this is great!
if prince released an album this good all the rock critics in america would collectively shit their pants at once
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
Collective Soiled
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 02:07 (twelve years ago) link
This album is kind of too subdued for its own good? Enjoying the live Prince covers a lot more.
― The Reverend, Friday, 18 November 2011 11:17 (twelve years ago) link
i'm disappointed with this new album, i miss the flights of melody.
― sisilafami, Friday, 18 November 2011 15:40 (twelve years ago) link