Deep House goes to Korea for some K-Pop lollipops then takes first class sipping champagne back to Queens for some NYC Hip Hop slices. Definitely a young talent to watch. Highly Recommended!
RIYL: Kitty Pryde, XX, FKA Twigs, James Blake
And that’s just the first EP! _________________ Some RYM paraphernalia:
After No Depression by Uncle Tupelo, this was the most important Alt Country recording released at the time and superior to Uncle Tupelo's March 16-20, 1992 of the the same year which oftentimes sounded like a bunch of college students trying to channel their inner Woody Guthrie.
Instead we're treated to the sweet spot of Power Pop & Alt Country which The Jayhawks would continue to mine with titillating results for the rest of their career. But this is one of their highlights, and THE most important alt country album of 1992!
Will do! I actually had one of their albums back in the 90s I think but it wasn't this one. Will check them both out. It's been awhile. Remember liking it it though. 😁
The coolest album of 1992. A party waiting to be unleashed by simply hitting the play button. A nonstop joyous explosion of hip-hop & NY City club kid culture. Highly Recommended!
Thanks, Chief! It's been ages since I've heard this. 😁
I've listened to three of the 1992 albums mentioned above:
The Jayhawks album is definitely the best (and also the best of the band) and the harmonics and the notable pleasure in which this music is delivered just makes this a great album.
Although not every track on the H.P. Zinker album is of the best quality I like it overall. I only don't understand the Dinosaur Jr connection that Allmusic is trying to make all the time. The guitars are ok but certainly not in the same way as J. Mascis plays them.
And finally, the Uncle Tupelo album is a bit too country and not enough alt-country for me: the contribution of Jeff Tweedy doesn't seem to be very important either. So this is the only album of the three that won't make it into my top chart of 1992.
And finally, the Uncle Tupelo album is a bit too country and not enough alt-country for me: the contribution of Jeff Tweedy doesn't seem to be very important either. So this is the only album of the three that won't make it into my top chart of 1992.
That's not the main problem for me. I really, really like country. Especially the Woody Guthrie Americana style that Uncle Tupelo tries to mine here. 'The problem is that it sounds too studied. Too heavy handed. Too contrived. Like a bunch of college students trying to evoke a sound & style they can't quite pull off. They sound a bit phoney at times on this release. Cauldon Haulfield would have a field day with this one.
Grade: B-. Recommended.
A-side: It should be noted that I like this album (note the B- grade) and consider it quite good. I just think its the weakest of Uncle Tupelo's four albums chiefly because what I mention above. But, there are some great songs on this such as the opener Grindstone and the instrumental "Sandusky". Just more hit & miss then all their other albums which I quite like.
Although not every track on the H.P. Zinker album is of the best quality I like it overall. I only don't understand the Dinosaur Jr connection that Allmusic is trying to make all the time. The guitars are ok but certainly not in the same way as J. Mascis plays them.
More Built to Spill & Doug Martsch-ish than Dinosaur Jr. & J Mascis, but I see what AllMusic means. Clearly a guitar God in love with 70s guitar rock taking his talents to the American underground. A scene & aesthetic where guitar solos were typically reviled but somehow pulling it off -in spades- just the same. I've only listened to this ...
Although not every track on the H.P. Zinker album is of the best quality I like it overall. I only don't understand the Dinosaur Jr connection that Allmusic is trying to make all the time. The guitars are ok but certainly not in the same way as J. Mascis plays them.
More Built to Spill & Doug Martsch-ish than Dinosaur Jr. & J Mascis, but I see what AllMusic means. Clearly a guitar God in love with 70s guitar rock taking his talents to the American underground. A scene & aesthetic where guitar solos were typically reviled but somehow pulling it off -in spades- just the same. I've only listened to this ...
Blows away the version on Last Splash! And showcases all my problems with that Last Splash LP - which with the added benefit of just now hearing the original version of this song - was clearly an attempt to airbrush their sound and make it easier to digest for the Alt Nation audience they clearly coveted. Sad. oh well. This version ROCKS. As does this...
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