Best Ever Albums

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 23:36:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/10/2014 03:36

Ah, love this one. Wouldn't say there's any filler, but it does suffer a bit from its length; I've only listened to it about fifteen times all the way through, and usually just listen to two discs at a time. My favorite songs are "Good Intentions Paving Company", "Baby Birch," and "In California" and those three songs would probably be in my top five Newsom songs. I think each subsequent disc is slightly weaker than the previous one, though I wouldn't say the third is weak by any means. I've also always felt each disc is structured to have two particularly strong songs, those being: "Good Intentions Paving Company" and Baby Birch" on disc one; "In California" and "Jackrabbits" on disc two; and "Soft as Chalk" and "Kingfisher" on disc three. Though I don't think any song on this album reaches the lyrical heights of "Monkey and Bear" or "Only Skin," this album fits my taste musically moreso than Ys, I think it conveys an atmosphere reminiscent of one created by Jane Austen or the Bronte sisters moreso then her others (which has always been present in her music for me), and I think it's a continued maturation of the best lyricist since the '70s. I've been too focused on '90s alternative and music from the past three years to have listened to Newsom recently though; I'll have to remedy that soon.

lethalnezzle wrote:

the transition from Ys to this is reminiscent of Joni's travels into fuller, jazzier waters

Agreed. As a side note, Joni always said that Pastorius was the only bassist she wanted to play with.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 15:35:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/09/2014 19:35

Pretty boring album tbh. Not a huge fan of Joanna in general, but this one I can't seem to get that far into anymore.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

revolver94 — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 15:33:53 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 04/09/2014 19:33

This is the JNewNew album I find myself returning to the most these days.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:03:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/09/2014 18:03

WindowAbove wrote:

No shit, it's over two hours. The filler makes this not as good as Ys, but i like it more than The Milk-Eyed Mender.

Lies, I remember no filler. 😨

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

WindowAbove — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 11:48:09 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 04/09/2014 15:48

Norman Bates wrote:

It's a bit long.

No shit, it's over two hours. The filler makes this not as good as Ys, but i like it more than The Milk-Eyed Mender.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Norman Bates — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 11:08:04 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/09/2014 15:08

It's a bit long.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

meccalecca — Wed, 9 Apr 2014 08:40:33 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/09/2014 12:40

I think the running time of this album is what hurts it in comparison to her first 2. This could have easily been 2 albums. But at this length it becomes really hard to take it all in in one sitting.

Lethal, it may appear lazy, but your comparison to Joni's transition to jazzier waters is pretty spot on

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 17:49:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/08/2014 21:49

In my eyes this is Newsom's best work, and one of my favourite all time albums. If Ys is a fairytale, then this is a novel - it feels so much more down to earth, thoughtfully constructed and, because of that, more poignant than her other work. Every song feels like it builds on what the last had provided, I'm in awe of how a person could write nearly 2 flawless hours of music and have it all feel like it's part of one greater picture.

I'm actually really excited to hear it again, I'll listen to it tomorrow.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 17:23:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/08/2014 21:23

drakonium wrote:

It's really good, but I much, much, much prefer her previous two albums. I just feel she lost her magic on this one, and instead just made a classy, solid record. As much as I like it, I'd call it a disappointment.

I actually agree with this except for the fact that I wouldn't call it a disappointment and I don't think it is better than Milk Eyed Mender (they're tied). I think her magic was most apparent in Ys, and on Milk Eyed Mender and this it was just amazing music, not transcendentally omg wow music like Ys.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Hammy — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 17:19:06 GMT

Author: Hammy

Posted: 04/08/2014 21:19

It's, at the very least, the best album of the last ten years. By one of the greatest singers of the 21st century, yes I'm quite a big fan.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:29:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/08/2014 20:29

It's the laziest fucking comparison ever, but the transition from Ys to this is reminiscent of Joni's travels into fuller, jazzier waters. Anyway, this is pretty dope. I still think she's overrated on t'internet, but her albums are uniformly great.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

drakonium — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:14:00 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/08/2014 20:14

It's really good, but I much, much, much prefer her previous two albums. I just feel she lost her magic on this one, and instead just made a classy, solid record. As much as I like it, I'd call it a disappointment.

User Pick of the Day (#23): Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:09:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/08/2014 20:09

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Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom

Chart: Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Kool Keith Sweat
Rank on User's Chart: 6
Year: 2010
Rank on BEA Overall: 546
Average Rating: 79/100
Summary Info: The third studio album from avant-garde folk musician, Joanna Newsom. It is a triple album, running ~2 hours, and includes experiments with jazz and blues.

Details on the implementation and chart selection process of "User Pick of the Day" can be found here and here, respectively. A chart documenting the previous picks can be found here.