im finding it totally hooky. '81 has been stuck in my head for a dam week
― max, Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:27 (fourteen years ago) link
xxpost Re: vibrato
I played Good Intentions for my wife and she asked if it had been recorded during an earthquake.
― Moodles, Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:27 (fourteen years ago) link
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.......
― velko, Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:30 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Moodles, Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:34 (fourteen years ago) link
ding ding
― thomp, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:02 (fourteen years ago) link
The only song that has stuck with me is the title track. Even the couple others I kinda like ("No Provenance") are... dull imo.
― Turangalila, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:09 (fourteen years ago) link
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, 25 February 2010 14:10 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:11 (fourteen years ago) link
where would one start listening to this 'amy grant'
― thomp, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
deep in one's soul iirc
― joagga lousome (acoleuthic), Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:23 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― 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.
― ksh, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:23 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Wax Cat, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:24 (fourteen years ago) link
"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.
― ksh, Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:24 (fourteen years ago) link
waking up another thread for u thomp
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― that guy who doesn't get it but doesn't know he doesn't get it (M.V.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 15:23 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't love amy grant but we've always had a certain "game recognize game" mutual respect thing going
― for HOOM the bell tolls (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.topix.com/forum/who/amy-grant/TR3NL31RL39FIS89M
― velko, Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:04 (fourteen years ago) link
ITT velko learns to use google
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:13 (fourteen years ago) link
(sc. smileyface it's all love v)
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:14 (fourteen years ago) link
great opening line though:
"Proven on many other sites, she should jump off a cliff and die."
― for HOOM the bell tolls (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
YOU GOT OWNED CHRISTIANS!
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
"In California" has been the standout for me so far. The bit when the strings come in is lovely.
― Number None, Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:44 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― that guy who doesn't get it but doesn't know he doesn't get it (M.V.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Moodles, Thursday, 25 February 2010 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Soundslike, Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:37 (fourteen years ago) link
By the way, I very much want Joanna, not Gavin, to be Jerry Brown's lieutenant governor.
― that guy who doesn't get it but doesn't know he doesn't get it (M.V.), Friday, 26 February 2010 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
tbh that popmatters review is kinda otm.
― Turangalila, Friday, 26 February 2010 13:25 (fourteen years ago) link
666 (throws devil sign, splits)
― Paul, Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Updated: http://huggingthenewjoannanewsomalbum.tumblr.com/
Good job, Ursell!
― ksh, Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:18 (fourteen years ago) link
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)
― Evan, Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:38 (fourteen years ago) link
The governement needs to invent a bomb that destroys everyone aged 25 to 35. We're fucking up so bad.
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:41 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:41 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/2/4/9/7/20307942-20307948-slarge.jpg
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:44 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone but us is truly the greatest generation
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I was not fucking happy to hear the comparison and, thankfully, my wife doesn't see it.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:46 (fourteen years ago) link
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyij288Ghr1qb8haco1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1267425990&Signature=6%2FFSsrV8vTcNecRTdOQ1oCW36m8%3D
― Evan, Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:47 (fourteen years ago) link
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, 28 February 2010 06:49 (fourteen years ago) link
twumblr
― idgi, mon (k3vin k.), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:55 (fourteen years ago) link
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyij4e6mz41qb8haco1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1267426448&Signature=csdVsT3Y4curu2qJYThkJ9IU1Ss%3D
^^^tweenster crying and hugging new joanna newsom album, best in class since crying_hipster_anco.gif
― idgi, mon (k3vin k.), Sunday, 28 February 2010 06:57 (fourteen years ago) link
So slimy....
― Evan, Sunday, 28 February 2010 07:07 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― 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
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 07:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah you invented hipster baiting
― Number None, Sunday, 28 February 2010 07:22 (fourteen years ago) link
just saw the premiere of The Family Jams last night. Highly recommended, especially for fans of Joanna and Devendra and Vetiver, and even for those who at least have a high tolerance for their musics.
http://www.thefamilyjams.com/
― dan selzer, Sunday, 28 February 2010 08:03 (fourteen years ago) link
The governement needs to invent a bomb that destroys everyone aged 25 to 35. We're fucking up so bad.― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:41 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:41 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/classic.png
― caek, Sunday, 28 February 2010 09:35 (fourteen years ago) link
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:41 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
truth bomb, to be straight up
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 28 February 2010 09:40 (fourteen years ago) link
*checks birth date*
whew
― Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (dyao), Sunday, 28 February 2010 09:42 (fourteen years ago) link
After listening to this I need to put on a Prurient or an Abruptum record.
― booty claps and harp solos (leavethecapital), Sunday, 28 February 2010 11:52 (fourteen years ago) link
haha, i was listening to it was my gf and told her i had to clear my palatte, so i started blasting "Bitch Betta Have My Money"
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb4Ev1rxUQ0
lol this guy spent hours making this YouTube video and didn't even know who wrote the song lol
― zvocksucker (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 28 February 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link