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| Poll: Which album is your favorite? Please listen to all ten before voting. |
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| In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson |
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20% |
[3] |
| Shahen-Shah by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
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0% |
[0] |
| Les Dragons by Ninki-Nanka |
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0% |
[0] |
| Ege Bamyasi by Can |
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13% |
[2] |
| The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
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60% |
[9] |
| Gris-Gris by Dr. John |
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6% |
[1] |
| The River by Ali Farka Touré |
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0% |
[0] |
| Drums Of Passion by Olatunji |
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0% |
[0] |
| Machine Gun by Peter Brötzmann |
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0% |
[0] |
| In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic by Kasai Allstars |
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0% |
[0] |
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| Total Votes : 15 |
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baystateoftheart
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Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts
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- #41
- Posted: 01/29/2022 21:18
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Ok, now I've finished listening to the five albums that are new to me, and I like all of them!
There are some common threads. I'd describe Shahen-Shah, Les Dragons, and The River as hypnotic; Machine Gun as chaotic; and In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic as both at times.
Shahen-Shah is definitely my favorite. My first experience with qawwali, and the beautiful, passionate vocals are very compelling. Second would be In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic, because I really enjoy tradi-modern, and this is a good and interesting example of the genre. Third is Les Dragons, which sounds like it's a circumstance in which an ethnomusicologist formed a band with a local musician instead of simply collecting recordings. When I was a kid, my neighbor was an ethnomusicologist who worked with the Navajo among others. Anyway, this is quite a pleasant listen on all fronts. Fourth is The River, because I'm not a huge fan of Ali Farka Touré, but it's undoubtedly a quality record (significantly better than the collab with Ry Cooder). Fifth is Machine Gun, because I don't fully grasp the method to its madness, but it's still a good album that's not nearly as inaccessible as I expected.
None of the new discoveries come close to my adoration for The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, but this is a really cool top ten!
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