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BrandonMiaow
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- #1
- Posted: 05/13/2014 17:53
- Post subject: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)
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Chelsea Girl by Nico
Chart: Strange Girls by sssvnnn
Rank on User's Chart: 2
Year: 1967
Rank on BEA Overall: 633
Average Rating: 77/100
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meccalecca
Voice of Reason
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Location: The Land of Enchantment
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- #2
- Posted: 05/13/2014 17:58
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Really lovely album and definitely her most listener friendly. I think she'd carve out an even more unique voice with her next few records though _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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HazeyTwilight
boyfriend in your wet dreams
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Age: 26
Location: Elmo Knows Where You Live
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- #3
- Posted: 05/13/2014 17:59
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This is a very pretty album. I love the hell out of These Days and the title track. The rest was really nice and pleasant to listen to. I should really give more time to this album. _________________
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alelsupreme
Awful.
Gender: Male
Age: 27
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- #4
- Posted: 05/13/2014 18:01
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A lovely album, some of the songs are a bit awkward (Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, for example) but the likes of These Days and the title track more than make up for it. _________________
Romanelli wrote: | We're all fucked, lads. |
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Norman Bates
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Age: 51
Location: Paris, France
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- #5
- Posted: 05/13/2014 19:00
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Sure, what was to follow is much more original, daring and totally bleakly out there. However, I still hold this one as a favourite, the sheer beauty of the songwriting, arrangements and clumsy-sounding singing makes this one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.
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Jimmy Dread
Old skool like Happy Shopper
Location: 555 Dub Street
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- #6
- Posted: 05/13/2014 19:38
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Norman Bates wrote: | Sure, what was to follow is much more original, daring and totally bleakly out there. However, I still hold this one as a favourite, the sheer beauty of the songwriting, arrangements and clumsy-sounding singing makes this one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard. |
Couldn't agree more. Interesting that she hated the strings and flute that got overdubbed - in some respects it makes tracks like "Somewhere There's A Feather" and "Winter Song".
I'd be very curious to hear what a stripped-back version of Chelsea Girl would sound like... kinda like the Bohemian equivalent of Let It Be...Naked perhaps? _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing
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Jimmy Dread
Old skool like Happy Shopper
Location: 555 Dub Street
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sp4cetiger
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- #8
- Posted: 05/13/2014 19:42
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Gorgeous, just gorgeous. It's a toss-up between this and Marble Index for my favorite of hers, but I'll take her solo career over both Reed and Cale.
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Saoirse
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- Posted: 05/14/2014 09:45
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Yeah this is wonderful, just a great bit of serenity (albeit somewhat melancholic serenity) before the very bleak, very draining albums that followed it
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RepoMan
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- Posted: 05/14/2014 12:02
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Beautifully hypnotic. I used to think her vocals were the weak link on the banana album when I first discovered the VU. I'm an idiot.
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