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http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/CCM/amy_grant-exposed.htm

kinda wish someone would summarize the last 500 posts for me. All I see are unicorns and amy grant.

wait is all this amy grant discussion like 80% sincere, 20% lightly ironic? or some other dynamic? this whole thread has been confusing me.

unicorns are noble, righteous beings.

im kind of with jaymc w/r/t to the lyrics on this--nothing quite as dense or arresting or (to me) powerful, at least based on what I hear.

but the arrangements are gorgeous and the songwriting is top notch so i am sort of hoping that the lyrics will come into greater focus as i listen more.

Not so sure about all this vibrato she's putting on her voice nowadays.

^Yeah, I noticed that, too.

Of course, right after I say that the album isn't as memorable/hooky, I wake up with "You and Me, Bess" in my head.

im finding it totally hooky. '81 has been stuck in my head for a dam week

xxpost Re: vibrato

I played Good Intentions for my wife and she asked if it had been recorded during an earthquake.

i'm slightly disappointed that none of the tracks are hitting me like the first 2 that the label previewed (81 & good intentions paving company)
was set to go out and buy this but i'm not sure i want to invest in a 2 hr "grower"
maybe i'll just download those 2 songs.......

Those 2 plus Easy have been the ones that have stuck with me so far, but I don't think I've even had a chance to listen to any of the third disc. There have definitely been a few songs like the title track that are a bit too rambling for me. The Ys songs were long but felt more focused and melodic. May just need time to get familiar with the new set though.

ding ding

The only song that has stuck with me is the title track. Even the couple others I kinda like ("No Provenance") are... dull imo.

i found that--despite thinking this was mostly bullshit--it helped a lot, in terms of getting to know and love the songs, to start listening to each disc individually, instead of just starting from the top or some random place in the middle or putting it on shuffle or anything.

haha i dont really love the title track! i do think the first disc is the best tho. easy, '81, good intentions, baby birch are probably my favorite four tracks on the whole thing. then again ive listened to that disc the most.

wait is all this amy grant discussion like 80% sincere, 20% lightly ironic? or some other dynamic? this whole thread has been confusing me.

I'm sincere, I own all her records & listen to them more than anything else in my collection, but it's also kind of funny to just get JD goin on the subject of Amy Grant & I'm always happy to oblige

sorry for AG call-back but wanted to answer question

where would one start listening to this 'amy grant'

deep in one's soul iirc

i found that--despite thinking this was mostly bullshit--it helped a lot, in terms of getting to know and love the songs, to start listening to each disc individually, instead of just starting from the top or some random place in the middle or putting it on shuffle or anything.

― max, Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:10 AM

For anyone trying to find a way into this record, I totally recommend this approach. I created an iTunes playlist for each disc, and, starting with disc 1, I'm going to spend some time with each of them individually. When you're listening to this, starting with the first disc and going through to the last, at least in the beginning, probably won't work. Just too long.

She's always run the risk of coming across as affected, so I think recording a new album in a completely different vocal style to her previous stuff isn't doing her any favours. I've only listened through to the album once though so the quality of the songwriting I'm sure will outweigh those kind of irritations at some point... Really loved the last track.

"When you're listening to this, starting with the first disc and going through to the last, at least in the beginning, probably won't work. Just too long."

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At least in the beginning, listening to this starting with the first disc and going through to the last probably won't work. Just too long.

waking up another thread for u thomp

In a perfect world, Amy Grant would now post to this thread.

In sentence fragments full of bile.

Yes, this would be perfect.

Also, fan art of JN & AG.

And unicorns.

You know what I mean.

Unicorn never her.

i don't love amy grant but we've always had a certain "game recognize game" mutual respect thing going

http://www.topix.com/forum/who/amy-grant/TR3NL31RL39FIS89M

ITT velko learns to use google

(sc. smileyface it's all love v)

great opening line though:

"Proven on many other sites, she should jump off a cliff and die."

YOU GOT OWNED CHRISTIANS!

"In California" has been the standout for me so far. The bit when the strings come in is lovely.

In John's video, Velko Learns to Use Google, some occult symbols are clearly and openly displayed. In the video, John, dressed in a red robe,(used in witchcraft rituals) strangely flashes a smiley face on the palms of his hands. It is common knowledge the hands are the primary "contact point" in the occult.

Still need a lot more time to get to know these songs, but so far I'm thinking:
Disc 1 >>> Disc 3 > Disc 2

The tracks on disc 1 have stuck with me the best. I particularly am liking the groovy 70s vibe on Easy and Good Intentions - I could handle a whole album of these types of songs. Disc 2 I've had the most trouble getting a grasp on.

Love to see her try her hand at a 'New Morning' or 'Planet Waves'-style shorter songs album, and use her obvious lyrical skills in a more pithy way, with a sound akin to "Good Intentions Paving Company". I don't have a huge problem with her longer songs, though a couple here don't hold up and a couple more don't take off beyond "good". So it's not so much that the needs an editor, per se, it's just that there's strong evidence she could do well to marry the musical/arrangement ambitions of this 3LP to a 10-track, 38-minute album.

By the way, I very much want Joanna, not Gavin, to be Jerry Brown's lieutenant governor.

tbh that popmatters review is kinda otm.

666 (throws devil sign, splits)

Updated: http://huggingthenewjoannanewsomalbum.tumblr.com/

Good job, Ursell!

Apparently if you are a guy with glasses you'll probably like this album.
If you look like Colin Meloy you'll simply do anything Pitchfork says. (Just my theory about how the world works)

The governement needs to invent a bomb that destroys everyone aged 25 to 35. We're fucking up so bad.

That bums me out because I've thrice been told I look like Colin Meloy and I don't want to be a slave to Pitchfork. Fuck.

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/2/4/9/7/20307942-20307948-slarge.jpg

anyone but us is truly the greatest generation

I was not fucking happy to hear the comparison and, thankfully, my wife doesn't see it.

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Trying really hard not to take Whiney's bait... but really? This coming from a dude who, whatever the motivations, contributed to this tumblr bullshit.

twumblr

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^^^tweenster crying and hugging new joanna newsom album, best in class since crying_hipster_anco.gif

So slimy....

Trying really hard not to take Whiney's bait... but really? This coming from a dude who, whatever the motivations, contributed to this tumblr bullshit.

― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, February 28, 2010 1:49 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i'm not makin fun of the tumblr existing, save maybe the fact that it rips off my 77 anco thread

Yeah you invented hipster baiting