PEANUTS is some str8 garbage and if you can't admit it then you are lying to yourself and to god
― I Want to Change My Password... (am0n), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 06:06 (thirteen years ago) link
is cankles the boob who hates Harpo Marx too?
― Dr Morbius
the fuck u talkin bout blorbius???? i love the marx bros!!
― cankles
― buzza, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 06:09 (thirteen years ago) link
is there a good way to hear the music from all the other specials? you'd figure there would be a box set or something by now, but no such luck.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 22 December 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
there's a CD of the big songs from all the holiday albums, has some overlap with the xmas album but not too much.
this is the only christmas album i really need (even though i have a bunch more). sometimes i think it's the only album i need at all!
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 05:05 (nine years ago) link
This year I went all out and practically played it every day this month. And I never once got tired of that.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 05:35 (nine years ago) link
My son's been working on Christmas Time is Here on the piano for the last couple weeks. It's been pretty sweet!
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 06:06 (nine years ago) link
always excited to have a damp snowfall with big fluffy flakes b/c it enhances 'skating' tenfold
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
There was a show on PBS I think about him last year that was pretty great. I have most of his albums plus some other mellow piano-based stuff in a playlist titled "Snoopyjazz."
Start with A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (1957) and work yr way from there! Some of his tunes get an interesting orchestrated treatment in The Charlie Brown Suite, and George Winston did a couple albums of his music and isn't too bad either.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
heard some kind of indie take on Christmas Time at the grocery store this morning. didn't really live up to the original...
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:47 (nine years ago) link
This is the only Christmas album I ever need. Though I do also enjoy the Fahey Christmas record(s) that all the vinyl shops are always trying to get rid of.
― Evan, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, December 23, 2014 11:47 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
department of superfluous second sentences
― man alive, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 20:11 (nine years ago) link
so sad that guaraldi didn't really live long enough to see his tunes become standards
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 24 December 2014 01:38 (nine years ago) link
I have listened to this album about 10-15 times this month alone. Not Christmas specific to me any more, it works all Winter, but I only really ramp it up in December. Somed days "Skating" is the best song, but all of them have a special place for me.
There is a really great cover of "Christmas Time Is Here" by Lambchop out there. Kurt Wagner does a pretty funny spoken-word little ad lib in the middle. Well worth checking out if you can find it.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
I did some baking this morning while this was playing, so calming & beautiful
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 December 2014 21:50 (nine years ago) link
"Skating" definitely the perfect soundtrack to the step where you shake powdered sugar on the cookies.
― Evan, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
otm
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 December 2014 02:36 (nine years ago) link
Banging this shit rn what up
― Dej & the Fommly Loaf (The Reverend), Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
Me too this morning, right after the unsurpassable nat king cole Xmas album
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
officemate has ben playing this all morning. Our room is a happy little corner rn
― sktsh, Thursday, 27 October 2016 11:46 (seven years ago) link
I tried to fuck with this album and it fucked me up.
This is the only Christmas music that I keep in my regular off-season rotation.
― Wikipedia Brown and the Case of the Incomplete Filmography (Old Lunch), Thursday, 27 October 2016 12:39 (seven years ago) link
Dilla, late '95: The Parcyde's Splattitorium. The VG trio hanging on a pedal point bassline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qwK-0xmZ8
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:19 (seven years ago) link
have to agree with upthread posters about only listening in december. been listening since i was a kid and it's tied to so many strong memories (and like, smells)
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 27 October 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
for better or worse i tend to compare any waltz to Skating. Super-perfection
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 15:12 (seven years ago) link
jazz impressions of black orpheus is the one you can listen to outside of december to get yr guaraldi fix
― ciderpress, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
VG's black Orpheus is certainly one of the cooler outings
my non-seasonal VG trio has been A Boy Named Charlie Brown sdtk
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41gA9mQq7CL.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DuzxtQyc4
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:40 (seven years ago) link
redundant, i sorry
"A Boy Named Charlie Brown" is like this.― Bobbi Peru, Friday, December 7, 2007 8:49 PM (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Bobbi Peru, Friday, December 7, 2007 8:49 PM (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
I was gonna play "A Boy Named..." just last night but couldn't find my copy, grrr! Need to re-organize again.
(Ended up putting on a Guaraldi best-of instead)
― “a tub of horses” (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 27 October 2016 21:12 (seven years ago) link
"great pumpkin waltz" is still my fav autumn/halloween time music
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 27 October 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
gets me every time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ
― infinity (∞), Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
i heard "Linus and Lucy" twice yesterday, once played live by Los Straitjackets
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
My number one album every December. Never gets tired.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
well, thats my xmas groove kickstarted.
― mark e, Thursday, 14 December 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
i love "my little drum"
― dyl, Thursday, 14 December 2017 23:55 (six years ago) link
is this the greatest album of all time? I say yes
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
it probably is my desert island pick
there was a new yorker article a while back about vince guaraldi and i would've posted it here but it was by some serious jazz guy and the tone of the piece was so negative and condescending it bummed me out
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:22 (four years ago) link
I usually only put this on in the wintertime, but I'm feeling especially sad tonight and there aren't many records that can bum me out as this one can. it's hard for me to separate this from the CBS special, which somewhat embrassingly might be one of my favorite 'films'
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:31 (four years ago) link
a lot of guaraldi's other work feels very melancholy to me. i'm not sure whether that's something i'm projecting onto it because of this album/special, but i find this track in particular just crushingly sad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R19lxut_dw
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 1 September 2019 05:04 (four years ago) link
i moved into a new apartment the other day, cheaper than my old one, and much better in every way. i'm already a homebody - this is not good for me. i never want to leave home.
anyway, i unpacked the record player and this album first, and played it as we started organizing our new home. every single song is an all-timer imo
― i am also larry mullen jr (Karl Malone), Sunday, 1 September 2019 05:59 (four years ago) link
get out and catch some snowflakes on your tongue. they taste like sugar
― maffew12, Sunday, 1 September 2019 10:47 (four years ago) link
Jerry Granelli is still going strong, loving his Plays The Music Of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison album.
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 10:17 (three years ago) link
first snowstorm of the year was yesterday, and this was on all day today. it’s kind of astonishing — and has there ever been an ILM thread with 100+ posts and unanimous approval?
btw props to the folks up there who recommended jazz impressions of black orpheus, really fantastic stuff.
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 December 2020 06:33 (three years ago) link
Love this album so much.Re: non-festve Vince jams, I used to drop 'Samba De Orpheus' at the end of the night at an old DJ gig of mine and it always went down a treat, perk little banger that it is.
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Friday, 18 December 2020 09:57 (three years ago) link
the only bit i don't like is when the kids sing "Hark The Herald". The film isn't something that's traditionally shown at Christmas in the UK, so without context it's quite annoying and disruptive. Best bit: Skating
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Friday, 18 December 2020 10:02 (three years ago) link
ffs that post of mine was a typo fest... *festive, *perky
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Friday, 18 December 2020 12:02 (three years ago) link
im a weirdo who has always hated the special, but this album might be the greatest LP of all time
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 18 December 2020 13:56 (three years ago) link
Forever the best, just yesterday I was looking at plugging the gaps in my collection of those 'complete' volumes and had pulled a couple of the 70s ones down from the shelf.
― Maresn3st, Friday, 18 December 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link
saw "Peanuts Portraits" in Rough Trade yesterday and was so tempted to get it
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Friday, 18 December 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
I've been watching some of the early non-holiday specials of late. Lots of Guaraldi weaving throughout. Have they issued his non-xmas Peanuts music?
― You will notice a small sink where your sofa once was. (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 December 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
Oh absolutely, there are even a couple of volumes of unreleased cues and all.
― Maresn3st, Friday, 18 December 2020 14:24 (three years ago) link
the special is probably one of my ten favorite films, full stop
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 December 2020 15:01 (three years ago) link