I'm usually really good at keeping track of this thread and even I'm have trouble following who gets what now jesus... though Seth I think at the very least I still get that Itoh Masyitoh album so you're in the clear for that
edit: reading over this I think Rocky should've given you that one instead of Charlie?
ok how about this
I will edit in stuff for Charlie and Rocky's recs for me HERE
I'm usually really good at keeping track of this thread and even I'm have trouble following who gets what now jesus... though Seth I think at the very least I still get that Itoh Masyitoh album so you're in the clear for that
edit: reading over this I think Rocky should've given you that one instead of Charlie?
ok how about this
I will edit in stuff for Charlie and Rocky's recs for me HERE
and the next one will go to me, and we should be back on track now?
I thought it was "you must listen to the album below you"... so wouldn't Charlie's post have the next album below me?
But I'd love to give this a spin.
[review to go here]
yeah it's "you must listen to the album below you" but we treat it more like "you must listen to the album below you if you were the last person to post an album" or something along those lines. It's confusing but it makes it so nobody gets booted out of the loop due to chatter in the thread or anything. So yeah Charlie's rec hits me, Cartola hits you, your rec hits Antonio, next dude hits me. We're back on track. I'm pretty sure I'm right. Please don't double check because even if I'm wrong at least this works and makes sense
RockyRaccoonIs it solipsistic in here or is it just me?ModeratorProfile Maryland
This was pretty cool. I loved how bleak and restless it felt, it's like the band members were all angry at each other when they wrote the album or something. It's rough, it's noisy, and it's raw, which makes it pretty cool, I'm digging it.
I liked it quite a bit, although I didn't get terribly invested in it either, but will definitely come back. I did really think it was cool to hear a double bassoon (I think) on Priciso Me Encontrar. That's a first for me in Latin Music... or most modern music for that matter.
I felt like I should have been in one of those Corona commercials at times listening to this on some shitty radio watching the waves. Yellow dancing dresses.
I'm surprised that I never heard this before (going to high school in a community where Latin culture was the majority and I was the minority) as it appears to be a big deal. Working at "Mexican" restaurants I learned a bit about Latin music. A bit more than if I didn't I suppose.
I'll give two responses and the lucky one can choose between something kind of similar to Cartola, or a more pop meets Santana of Columbia:
Does anyone want to get this rolling again? Gabe last asked me to review Perdurance by Jute Gyte, so I can at least give a public acknowledgement of that even though we have discussed the album in detail privately a few times now, lol.
Before 2016 if you had asked me what my thoughts on Jute Gyte were I probably would’ve raised my brow in confusion and asked you to clarify. Adam Kalmbach’s brand of experimentalism in a black metal framework is new to me despite it being well into the musician’s discography. I like the ideas presented in the album; the additions of microtonal sequences are particularly interesting to the point I would say out of all of the avant-garde black metal albums to get recognition in recent years that this one, unlike The Ark Work, is actually good. It has a complexity to it without seeming too improvisational and always seems to surprise the listener.
However, for my taste the production (from my speakers, anyway) sounds too faded and on the lower fidelity side of things— which is something I don’t particularly prefer. Whilst I can appreciate the ideas expressed it seems every single time I listen to it I can’t help but think about how the production could be better. Maybe when I get a new pair of headphones a more attentive analysis could change my opinion. We’ll see.
I actually have a difficult time narrowing what I want you to listen to, for some reason. But I was digging in my 2016 listened pile to see what I could find for you and thought maybe I could throw this at you. This is probably Lydia’s most accessible album and her most direct selection of songs of her brand of singer/songwriter perspective on alternative-ridged country music.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
I actually have a difficult time narrowing what I want you to listen to, for some reason. But I was digging in my 2016 listened pile to see what I could find for you and thought maybe I could throw this at you. This is probably Lydia’s most accessible album and her most direct selection of songs of her brand of singer/songwriter perspective on alternative-ridged country music.
Out On Love feels like the best song on this record. I actually liked it enough I might even put it on a mix of sorts.
Least favorite track was Heaven.
Interesting artist/album... definitely some elements that I hear in music I often listen to (especially R.E.M. or bit of Cowboy Junkies but even some elements of accoustic, yet dark Smashing Pumpkins, etc.), yet probably still wouldn't come back to it. It kind of fell flat for me somehow. It musically wasn't that interesting/intriguing. It lyrically wasn't that interesting (admittedly for my ears I probably missed half of what it said). Maybe it's the genre/sounds heavily influenced by Stevie Nicks (to my ears). If in the right mood, I dig me some Stevie Nicks, but sometimes not so much.
There's a lot of music like this in Utah in the music scene here and it bores me to death.
Trying to not file things into, "well I already have an artist I like that sounds just like this which I like much better"... because I know that's an ultimate downfall of mine when trying to get into new music. But ultimately this only had elements that I might get into, but 80% of it was pretty generic sounding for a lack of better description.
Thanks for thinking of me though and trying to find something I might like. It's always fun finding something that is fantastic and it's hard to know what that'd be, even for myself.
I still have no idea how this thread works... I thought someone was supposed to listen to what I recommended, but maybe not? idk. I'll just leave it at that. I almost want the flow to go like this:
Next person to post listens to the last record recommended, does a review on it, and in the same post as the review you recommend a record for whoever does the next post. That seems logical... that way it's not assigning an album to someone... and they are coming back a couple weeks later in the middle of the thread or whatever. I suppose a U2 album could be a thread killer though... hehe.
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I guess I should try to break it down for you. To keep the thread consistent and with few hiccups the game goes by a simple concept in order to make sure nobody gets skipped over. It’s really simple. To quote Benpaco:
Benpaco wrote:
… but its the user above you who last posted an album,
There are many examples through the tail end of the thread (way back to page 35) to show you how the thread works. I don’t think changing fundamentally how the thread has been working for over two years is a good idea, and it’s a change I don’t approve of. Keeping it specific allows tailoring and cohesive reccomendations. I don’t want to post an avant-garde record for someone who doesn’t like (or have the palate for) that sort of music to review it.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
Unfortunately, this is probably the most uninteresting and badly produced assortment of rumba music I’ve ever heard. Not only is the production poor, but the inherent lack of creativity from this group so blatantly apparent. Recycled melodies, uninteresting rhythms, and cliché audience callbacks make listening to Allegria an utmost chore.
Wow, glad you recommended I revisit this. I listened to it once before, but was apparently not in the right mindset to receive it. Felt it was pretty average. This time I felt it was pretty lively and spoke more to my soul. I didn't even realize the first listen around that Statesboro Blues was on this record (I first experienced it with Allman Brothers). Of course the guitar work from Allman Brothers is better, but the overall groove/vocal is better with Taj Mahal.
What I liked the most was the bass playing to be honest. It was smooth, yet stood out, yet grooved in the mix well. Sometimes blues rock doesn't do bass justice, and this was a perfect performance all the way through.
I also like how this isn't just Blues Rock - I feel like Everybody's Got to Change Sometime had some influences of soul/early funk going on.
It's funny my sister raved about Taj Mahal back in 2007, I even listened to this album once before, and it just never really clicked until this time, so again thanks!
Tracks 6&7 were kind of weak, but all the rest were 80 to 90 ratings. Closing track was fantastic.
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