And honestly, if it weren't for Ben Monder, I would've liked the Bowie album a lot less, but Monder's work was really excellent and made the album decent for me. But ultimately, it was pretty unremarkable, similar to The Next Day, and I'm not really sure why it's getting all of this praise.
Yeah, I was surprised at how revolutionary everyone was hailing the lead single to be when it came out. I feel like people are clinging onto extended track lengths and pillars of what they see as "real" music history in the face of changes in the pop (speaking broadly) landscape or possibly are just completely ignorant of the acts Bowie's citing as influences that aren't just complete lies for publicity. Specifically, the Boards of Canada sound that envelopes the record makes it sound dated to someone who cut his teeth on their output, and the claims of Kendrick influence seem either wholly disingenuous or at least misguided, as the presence of a saxophone does not jazz influence make, as much as people want to pretend otherwise.
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Yeah, I was surprised at how revolutionary everyone was hailing the lead single to be when it came out. I feel like people are clinging onto extended track lengths and pillars of what they see as "real" music history in the face of changes in the pop (speaking broadly) landscape or possibly are just completely ignorant of the acts Bowie's citing as influences that aren't just complete lies for publicity. Specifically, the Boards of Canada sound that envelopes the record makes it sound dated to someone who cut his teeth on their output, and the claims of Kendrick influence seem either wholly disingenuous or at least misguided, as the presence of a saxophone does not jazz influence make, as much as people want to pretend otherwise.
Kendrick influence? That's just ridiculous, it's not like Kendrick invented jazz or something. Shit, he didn't even invent jazz-influenced rap, though for whatever reason people seem to think he did.
But as for the rest, I tend to agree, I think people are clinging to Bowie as an artist and are kind of blinding themselves to the idea that maybe he's kind of tapped out. I mean, he's not releasing shit albums, but they're nothing groundbreaking. _________________ Progressive Rock
Kendrick influence? That's just ridiculous, it's not like Kendrick invented jazz or something. Shit, he didn't even invent jazz-influenced rap, though for whatever reason people seem to think he did.
Perhaps he just meant that Kendrick's album inspired him to incorporate more jazz elements into his music. It seems unlikely to me that an artist of Bowie's experience and reputation would be unaware of the significant cross-talk between the jazz and hip-hop communities over the years.
As for me, while I agree that the album is not groundbreaking in any significant way, I've been enjoying it a great deal the last few days. Perhaps I'll start a diary of my own and expand on that in the near future.
Oh, and kudos Rocky for your write-ups here, you have quite an eclectic taste!
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Perhaps he just meant that Kendrick's album inspired him to incorporate more jazz elements into his music. It seems unlikely to me that an artist of Bowie's experience and reputation would be unaware of the significant cross-talk between the jazz and hip-hop communities over the years.
As for me, while I agree that the album is not groundbreaking in any significant way, I've been enjoying it a great deal the last few days. Perhaps I'll start a diary of my own and expand on that in the near future.
Oh, and kudos Rocky for your write-ups here, you have quite an eclectic taste!
Yea, I could see it from that perspective. And thanks! I appreciate the comments! _________________ Progressive Rock
Exmortus shine in their technical proficiency. The guitar work from Jadran Gonzalez and David Rivera is absolutely incredible, it was the same way on their album from last year, "Slave To The Sword". They shred with some of the best classical metal ability this side of Yngwie Malmsteen. However, technical prowess doesn't necessarily make a great album. It definitely boosts this album, without the incredible guitar-work, the album would be fairly mediocre. The songs themselves are nothing particularly new, relatively standard classical death metal fare, but it's the guitar solos and the instrumental tracks that keep you paying attention, without that, this album wouldn't be really worth the time. As it stands, it's above average, but not much more. _________________ Progressive Rock
Forceful, powerful, and hypnotic. The best kind of noise music is the kind that you get lost in, that fills the air and surrounds you and envelops you, that's what this is. You get lost in the static, in the feedback, in whatever is going on, it wraps itself around you like a dense fog until you don't know where you are, when it ends, and you don't care. Noise music is always hard for me to describe, because really it can be grating and harsh, and this is, but by some magic, it's beautiful. That sounds contradictory, but it's true, it's controlled chaos, and there's beauty in it, like a Jackson Pollock painting or something. _________________ Progressive Rock
Man, I just love what Kaada does. I love the sampling of old American R&B and soul music mixed around into something new. It's like a whole new perspective on the songs, a whole different take. The production is excellent, it's reverby and airy, and mixed with the vocals, it's all so relaxing and so incredibly engaging. It's just an excellent album, back to front, some of the best sampling I've heard. _________________ Progressive Rock
Man, I just love what Kaada does. I love the sampling of old American R&B and soul music mixed around into something new. It's like a whole new perspective on the songs, a whole different take. The production is excellent, it's reverby and airy, and mixed with the vocals, it's all so relaxing and so incredibly engaging. It's just an excellent album, back to front, some of the best sampling I've heard.
Makes me happy to see that this album is finally getting some attention from others after years on my overall chart _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
RockyRaccoonIs it solipsistic in here or is it just me?ModeratorProfile Maryland
Man, I just love what Kaada does. I love the sampling of old American R&B and soul music mixed around into something new. It's like a whole new perspective on the songs, a whole different take. The production is excellent, it's reverby and airy, and mixed with the vocals, it's all so relaxing and so incredibly engaging. It's just an excellent album, back to front, some of the best sampling I've heard.
Makes me happy to see that this album is finally getting some attention from others after years on my overall chart
It's good stuff, that and Romances are both fantastic _________________ Progressive Rock
Somehow Mark Kozelek and Jimmy Lavalle are just a perfect combination. Lavalle has always been good at making atmospheric, often times sad, music and Kozelek has always excelled in songwriting. It's trademark Kozelek songwriting, deeply personal, almost rambling, lyrics sung with Kozelek expressive, everything-on-my-sleeves voice mixed with music that's straight out of any Album Leaf album. It's really beautiful, Lavalle's music blends with Kozelek's lyrics really well and it makes for an emotional and powerful album. _________________ Progressive Rock
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