Luckiliy pitchfork sees the genius of this album and awarded it with a 9.2. Suck on that !
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
It is easy to say that Tusk, and Sandinista are masterpieces, everybody knows that. But at the time, it divided critics, they called it too big. And that’s what this guy is saying overall. There is no filler, everything is in its place, and the 3 disc thing is a way to help people to listen to it the right way!
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
lol i wanted to actually listen to this album and like it but now i'm not so sure
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:19 (fourteen years ago) link
People only cite Pitchfork, but this album has received already 3 perfect scores, and the rest of them rated near perfect (4 stars or 4.5) based on more than 15 reviews. This is the lowest review so far, and unless you count Rolling Stone, it will be the only negative one.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
did she record this with albini?
― for HOOM the bell tolls (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
No. O'Rourke mixed though.
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Still my favorite:
How dare the reviewer not worship at the feet of Her Squeakiness!!! How dare the reviewer not find her triple disc opus enchanting and mesmerizing!!! She plays a harp! A harp!!! The greatness inherent in that should be readily apparent to anyone with ears!! Elf music lives forever! FTW!!! The Travelocity Gnome rates this album a perfect 11 out of 10 Gnomish Tunics and the shill at Pitchfork has 9.2 chubby for this album, so take that and stroke it PopMatters!!! Exclamation points for all things Joanna!!!!!!!!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:22 (fourteen years ago) link
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=joanna+newsom
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:23 (fourteen years ago) link
http://twitter.com/erik_davis/status/9540916552
Loved his piece on Ys.
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Twitter:
Pauliwhirl: There's this one with guitar, Bulgarian tambura, banjo, kora, and THREE HARPS OVERLAID. FUCK YES, JOANNA NEWSOM.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Haven't read this yet, but someone linked to it on Twitter: http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/02/23/joanna-newsom-interview-have-one-on-me/
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
# WAITING FOR JOANNA NEWSOM TO LEAK. 11:41 AM Feb 19th via web# AHHHHHHH DOWNLOAD FASTER 1:31 PM Feb 19th via web# OMG OMG JOANNA NEWSOM. 8:32 PM Feb 19th via web# YES. YES, JOANNA NEWSOM. OMG YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN FRAT PARTY. 9:14 PM Feb 19th via web
# AHHHHHHH DOWNLOAD FASTER 1:31 PM Feb 19th via web
# OMG OMG JOANNA NEWSOM. 8:32 PM Feb 19th via web
# YES. YES, JOANNA NEWSOM. OMG YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN FRAT PARTY. 9:14 PM Feb 19th via web
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
innocent fairy prince sullied & sexualised by music business is certainly a trope on JN messageboards
she's been singing about sex (albeit: weirdly) since her first album!
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone taking bets as to whether she'll be on a Twilight soundtrack eventually?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
who cares?
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100223/Joanna-Newsom_240.jpg
am liking this look, maybe too much side boob?
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
From the review ksh just linked -- is this an indirect response to J0hn D.'s comment, upthread?
EW: Some people do look at a song as a chore if it’s over 10 minutes. They might say, “This is good, but I have to warn you—it’s ten minutes long and has a harp.”JN: (laughs) Yeah, I understand that, but of course when a person writes music—I guess this isn’t the case with some death metal music where the intention is slightly different—but in general I feel when someone’s writing something it’s because it sounds good to them. Their instinct is to do what sounds pretty, and sounds good, and to me that’s what I do. So obviously when I hear it I go, “good job, self, you’ve made a song that sounded the way you want it to sound.” And then of course there’s not that many people who feel the same way about it. But there’s enough.
JN: (laughs) Yeah, I understand that, but of course when a person writes music—I guess this isn’t the case with some death metal music where the intention is slightly different—but in general I feel when someone’s writing something it’s because it sounds good to them. Their instinct is to do what sounds pretty, and sounds good, and to me that’s what I do. So obviously when I hear it I go, “good job, self, you’ve made a song that sounded the way you want it to sound.” And then of course there’s not that many people who feel the same way about it. But there’s enough.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
You will be.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:31 (fourteen years ago) link
For reference, J0hn's comment:
yeah if I'm listening to 13-minute epic songs in a rock/pop mode they better have a shredding solo and some wicked distortion or I want my money back, that is just how I break it down to an extent
xpost to myself
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
[q]who cares?
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weird choice of... verb?
http://z.about.com/d/bestsellers/1/0/O/3/-/-/I_Am_America.jpg
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
also drag city is gonna sell a lot of this album--by 2010 standards anyway.
Emphasis on the "drag" for this long-ass album, amirite?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
D+
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I'll be here all week!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
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― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
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― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't care why he's gone or what his deal is - I demand the presence of L0u1s Jagg3r on this thread
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
seconded
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
does anyone know any women that tolerate Ms. Newsome?
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
my chick likes her
― max, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I will have to endure a long spiel about "the artistry" of this album before I decide not to listen to it.
― Captain Ahab, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
don't you mean the ARRRRRRRRRRR-tistry, Ahab?
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I hear there's one, evidently somebody who dates ilxor.com user "max"
other than that, no
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
i think she probably tolerates herself, she seems fairly self-confident
― max, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link
friend of mine met his now-wife at a joanna newsom concert. true story.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link
it is true that a lot of women reserve a special level of distaste for her. though maybe that's just "a lot of _people_"??
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I've convinced every girlfriend I've had since her debut that she is a goddess (to the point that they become simultaneously jealous/in love themselves)
― Space Is The Place, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Most of the women I know like her more than I do.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link
"I'm leaving you.""Why?""I, umm...you know what? I'm in love with that singer you love so much.""Joanna Newsome?""Yeah, Joanna Newsome. I love her too much to be with you any more. You understand, right?""Yeah! Absolutely!""Cool. I sent Joanna Newsome the money I owe you, too, OK?""Of course!""You're the best. See you at the Joanna Newsome show next fall?""See you there!"scene
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link
applause
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah she seems to have a pretty big fanbase among 20-something women. Not sure where this "women hate her" thing comes from.
― Ari (whenuweremine), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
30-something women?
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Uh-oh
― Moodles, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
591 notes
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Who is "joanna fucking newsom" and is there also a "joanna staying-pure-until-marriage newsom" out there?
xpost
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
what a horribly formed "joke"
― HIDEREggerian Philosophy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
tumblrs very much in character
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I love how ksh consistently & mercilessly equates volume with import
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link
He must consider Robert Pollard to be the most consistently awesome songwriter ever!
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 22:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I love how ksh consistently & mercilessly equates volume with import― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.)
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.)
Explain?
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, I see.
― ksh, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link