m.i.a. ΛΛ Λ Y Λ poll

yes yes yes such a great album

This record is bad ass. It's a 2010 freestyle record. I'll go with "Story to be Told."

vastly underrated and ahead of its time

yes.

got vinyl on clearout for ten dolla

only way to search on spotify: m.i.a. y

I really like the songs on this that I like (voted "Lovalot" but could have picked "Meds and Feds", "Tell Me Why", or any of the singles except "Steppin' Up") but the other songs are BAD and I never want to listen to them.

Space, god I love that tune, true to its title

love all of it, including bonus tracks

It does have eek moments.

and "Internet Connection" on the deluxe edition is A+

"Illygirl" too. This album.

fuck it, teqkilla. that's the most fun to blare. "eeeeeeeeek oooo"

I think Caps Lock if we're counting the extra tracks there's such a great hungover vibe to it, one of the *weariest* songs i've ever heard. Otherwise Tell Me Why.

such highs and lows

what are these lows and eeks?

a top album of the decade, and her best

I like this album a lot, maybe my favorite of hers even if other albums had better/bigger singles.

I just showed the Martin Rev + a google of Mayas Letterman appearance to friends the other night. Unlistenable and totally amazing

Oh yeah, "Illygirl" and "Internet Connection" are fire

what are these lows and eeks?

"It Takes a Muscle" and "It Iz What It Iz", for starters

aw I love "It Takes A Muscle", fake dancehall vibe and all

we could have that discussion while we play some Wii

gonna bring this album to my Sunday DJ gig, thanx all

"Born Free" and "Teqkilla" are fire tho

actually the deep cuts sound better than I remember!

"it iz what it iz" is awesome

counter-argument: nah

Steppin Up is one of the gutsiest opening songs on any pop record. Ya, just gonna start things off with a little power drill joint (ya ya, after the whole Google's connected to the...skit,omg MIA predicted the internet, in 2010....)

counter-argument: nah

― brigadier pudding (DJP), Thursday, October 3, 2019 10:06 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

my counterargument is i'm voting for it

the verse melody is one of the prettiest on the record too

bought this cheap ages ago, added to the digital archive, and then forgot all about it as i did not really get it.
but now, this is totally hitting the spot.
ta for the nudge.
the bass production is insane, even at low volumes my walls are vibrating.

i was borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn FREE

got myself a jacket for a dollar

brb dancing to "XXXO and "Born Free"

TELL EM!

Steppin Up is one of the gutsiest opening songs on any pop record.

The drill part is great, the whole opening is great... and then it all just gets flabby and indistinct and tries to paper over the flaws with about 5000 decibels of bass

Matangi does the delirious chaos thing much, much better all the way through

sure, this album has like 10 songs that are better, and that's nuts.

Matangi is my second fave of hers. it's nuts that her first two get all the attention. Of course they are also wonderful.

agreed that maya and matangi are her best records

Kala
Matangi
Arular
MAYA

I don't know AIM at all

aim is unfortunately extremely dull

Kala
Arula
MAYA
Matangi
AIM

good songs since Matangi: Swords, Borders, Go Off, Bird Song, Finally, Visa, POWA

and tries to paper over the flaws with about 5000 decibels of bass

as i said earlier.
became clear as the rest of the album played out it was a one off re that side of things re the production.
not going to lie though, i did enjoy it.

the entire toolbox on that one

Went with "Born Free," but really, it could've been maybe five other songs. Love this record.

XXXO and Lovalot are my two faves by a mile, maybe Lovalot edges it a bit because of the glottal stop <3

Born Free is great as well but I HATE the video so that taints the song for me unfortunately.

I was going to say that, despite enjoying it, this is my least favorite of her albums, but then I realized she has an album called AIM that I have zero recollection of.

Lots of great tracks to choose from. I love all the crazy sound effects and bass on Steppin Up. Teqkilla very accurately simulates the state of mind she's describing, perhaps too well. That synth stab is like a fucking ice pick to the skull. Space is indeed appropriately spacey. And yes, the bonus tracks are surprisingly strong. Today though I'm feeling Born Free the most.

AIM has couple of decent cuts; like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajuUncxljbU

move on.
this thread aint about AIM.

The sound of this album is so harsh and claustrophobic that I just find it unpleasant to listen to. Even the poppier moments ("XXXO," "Tell Me Why") come off as sarcastic; there's none of the exuberance of Kala.

Interesting. "Sarcastic" has never crossed my mind with MIA. It's her most varied album for sure. I think that's why I like it so much. I like all of her modes ....(til she kind of fell asleep on half of AIM but nevermind!)

Didn’t connect with this at all when it came out; picked up a copy a few weeks ago & it really hit the spot. Either my standards have slipped or it was just really good and I was dumb.

Teqkilla, fuiud

I'm listening to AIM now and it appears to be a banging song followed by a bunch of filler

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loved "born free" but most of the rest of the album didn't connect for me

the original "it takes a muscle to fall in love" by spectral display is pretty good

I object to the thread title the correct orthography is /\/\ /\ Y /\

I legit love how hot this album is mixed

I object to the thread title the correct orthography is /\/\ /\ Y /\

― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:59 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

is this not what i typed

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Brad the title is made of forward and back slashes DO U SEE

oh i see what i did wrong

in the end went with Teqkilla, but XXXO is great

so many great sounds in Teqkilla that I don't get sick of hearing

esp the chant that becomes predominant at the end over all of the chaos

it's a glorious track, I voted for it as well

damn every actual song got a vote

It Iz What It Iz 3

my crew

damn every actual song got a vote

such
a
great
album
!

now let's do it again with the "bonus" tracks represented

A very random google finally answered my question of who is playing drums on 'Born Free', and it's...Igor Cavalera!

I probably knew this and forgot, just like most things.