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This was a release that kind of came out of nowhere. Technically neo-soul, but this is a masterclass in funk, soul, r&b, hip hop, jazz, and probably some other genres I've neglected to mention here. silky smooth with top-class production and some serious instrumentals. missed out on my favorite Marvin Gaye album, some Prince and some others, but D did his homework and his roots are evident in this release. so in a way, got a little bit of all that here.
Replying to the quote below because wtf i can't figure this out, I'm glad you didn't spotlight this. I wanted to get a few 'essentials' and add this on the back end.
Eephus said:
This is the guy I wanted to spotlight as someone heavily influenced by the dank, murky funk that Sly pioneered on There's A Riot Goin' On.
Yeah, neither do I. As I was typing it out, I was thinking that people on this very board who have supported broad and inclusive or egalitarian social causes do not like hip hop, therefore chalking up potential disdain up to its status as a newer form that wasn't even that artistic in its poetry until very late in the game. Transformed, it was, as it were.
And the subject matter of a lot of songs hasn't moved from the street. Orwell would be proud in his own erudite way about this, but for many it is too much, too vulgar to speak of. Regardless, I just wanted to post the lyrics, say even negative comments are welcome, and to come in, the water's warm. There is no P in our OOL.
So many tunes I'd pick here...pretty much all of them except the song about Joe's still born kid. The hair raising Colossus of course, and crowd favorite sing along, Danny Nedelko leaving my other fave, never fight a man with a perm on the outs. Still good advice.
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin - I really like this. Despite holding them up an example of being kind of samey, I love most of what they do, and even more when they branch out. I went through a huge LZ phase when I was probably 15 but they're not part of my regular rotation these days. I blame classic rock radio in the 90s/00s
So many tunes I'd pick here...pretty much all of them except the song about Joe's still born kid. The hair raising Colossus of course, and crowd favorite sing along, Danny Nedelko leaving my other fave, never fight a man with a perm on the outs. Still good advice.
I will say that when art like this gets dismissed in one fell swoop, however, people suspect other things afoot besides mere critical judgment. Not even racism, the underlying cause many might be thinking as I type it. I think it's more misunderstanding, the inability to let a new form stand out and speak for itself. Abrantes hit the killer song of the draft for hip hop. If one song combines hip hop and poetry, surely it is this. If not surely, then I don't have much else, and it'll fly by, unnoticed. This is nothing short of Roman poetry and classics about the city by Juvenal, the satirist, among others. It finds its influence there.
The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis
Shining, like who on top of this?
People was hustling, arguing and bustling
Gangsters of Gotham hardcore hustling
I'm wrestling with words and ideas
My ears is picky, seeking what will transmit
The scribes can apply to transcript, yo
This ain't no time where the usual is suitable
Tonight alive, let's describe the inscrutable
The indisputable, we New York the narcotic
Strength in metal and fiber optics
Where mercenaries is paid to trade hot stock tips
For profits, thirsty criminals take pockets
Hard knuckles on the second hands of working class watches
Skyscrapers is colossus, the cost of living
Is preposterous, stay alive, you play or die, no options
No Batman and Robin, can't tell between
The cops and the robbers, they both partners, they all heartless
With no conscience, back streets stay darkened
Where unbeliever hearts stay hardened
My eagle talons stay sharpened, like city lights stay throbbing
You either make a way or stay sobbing, the Shiny Apple
Is bruised but sweet and if you choose to eat
You could lose your teeth, many crews retreat
Nightly news repeat, who got shot down and locked down
Spotlight to savages, NASDAQ averages
My narrative, rose to explain this existence
Amidst the harbor lights which remain in the distance
So much on my mind that it can't recline
Blasting holes in the night til she bled sunshine
Breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
Breathe out, weed smoke retrace the skyline
Heard the bass ride out like an ancient mating call
I can't take it y'all, I can feel the city breathing
Chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
Sigh before we die like the last train leaving
3rd Planet - Modest Mouse - Pretty shocking how far this album fell in the draft. It's still my favourite of theirs front to back, this is one of the standouts.
The 3rd planet is sure that they're being watched
By an eye in the sky that can't be stopped... when you get to the promise land
You're gonna shake that eye's hand
The Medication is Wearing Off - Eels - Electro-Shock Blues is an ALBUM. It's almost weird hearing this outside the context of that album. I don't think I've ever listened to it any other way. Shuffle probably won't bring P.S. You Rock My World next, will it?
Wasted Nun - Cherry Glazerr - Another band I saw open for Spoon (other tonight was Deerhunter). Spoon spreading not just their own greatness but bringing us even more fantastic bands at the same time. Mrs. NV absolutely hated Cherry Glazerr. I like them. Not new to me but always happy to go back to it.
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin - I really like this. Despite holding them up an example of being kind of samey, I love most of what they do, and even more when they branch out. I went through a huge LZ phase when I was probably 15 but they're not part of my regular rotation these days. I blame classic rock radio in the 90s/00s
The Medication is Wearing Off - Eels - Electro-Shock Blues is an ALBUM. It's almost weird hearing this outside the context of that album. I don't think I've ever listened to it any other way. Shuffle probably won't bring P.S. You Rock My World next, will it?
I will say that when art like this gets dismissed in one fell swoop, however, people suspect other things afoot besides mere critical judgment. Not even racism, the underlying cause many might be thinking as I type it. I think it's more misunderstanding, the inability to let a new form stand out and speak for itself. Abrantes hit the killer song of the draft for hip hop. If one song combines hip hop and poetry, surely it is this. If not surely, then I don't have much else, and it'll fly by, unnoticed. This is nothing short of Roman poetry and classics about the city by Juvenal, the satirist, among others. It finds its influence there.
The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis
Shining, like who on top of this?
People was hustling, arguing and bustling
Gangsters of Gotham hardcore hustling
I'm wrestling with words and ideas
My ears is picky, seeking what will transmit
The scribes can apply to transcript, yo
This ain't no time where the usual is suitable
Tonight alive, let's describe the inscrutable
The indisputable, we New York the narcotic
Strength in metal and fiber optics
Where mercenaries is paid to trade hot stock tips
For profits, thirsty criminals take pockets
Hard knuckles on the second hands of working class watches
Skyscrapers is colossus, the cost of living
Is preposterous, stay alive, you play or die, no options
No Batman and Robin, can't tell between
The cops and the robbers, they both partners, they all heartless
With no conscience, back streets stay darkened
Where unbeliever hearts stay hardened
My eagle talons stay sharpened, like city lights stay throbbing
You either make a way or stay sobbing, the Shiny Apple
Is bruised but sweet and if you choose to eat
You could lose your teeth, many crews retreat
Nightly news repeat, who got shot down and locked down
Spotlight to savages, NASDAQ averages
My narrative, rose to explain this existence
Amidst the harbor lights which remain in the distance
So much on my mind that it can't recline
Blasting holes in the night til she bled sunshine
Breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
Breathe out, weed smoke retrace the skyline
Heard the bass ride out like an ancient mating call
I can't take it y'all, I can feel the city breathing
Chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
Sigh before we die like the last train leaving
Just finished season one of Making a Murderers. I'm so angry I now find myself cheering for the rioters on TV. This country got really effed up since I last had only four TV channels. Oof.
I won't watch John Wick because as I understand it, it centers around a dog dying and I'm that guy. My two pooches have been beside me all night as I've shuffled through the evening.
Also, I think the Killers album isn't actually coming out tonight, they should email me personally if they are going to do this. :(
I won't watch John Wick because as I understand it, it centers around a dog dying and I'm that guy. My two pooches have been beside me all night as I've shuffled through the evening.
Also, I think the Killers album isn't actually coming out tonight, they should email me personally if they are going to do this. :(
China Town: Don't Throw It All Way/Greatest Girl Lover/You're A Big Girl Now/Stand Up and Fight/Get Up Stand Up/No Weh No Better Than Yard
by Home T/Anthony Malvo & Daddy Lizard/Hopeton James/Leslie Thunder/Shabba Ranks/Admiral Bailey
Got to be friends with a grad student from Ghana my last year in college and ended up at a few parties with his African and Caribbean friends. This was a staple each time and got the place dimming the lights dark and sweaty in seconds. All the dancehall stars of the year in one big mix. I'd play the record at my own parties and we'd end up just flipping it over and over for hours. Hear me now!
Depeche Mode - Stripped (Live) - No disrespect to DM in particular but most live albums have an element of you had to be there. There are a special few that transcend that and improve on the studio versions. This song had a nice intro but never went anywhere after that.
The Proclaimers - 500 Miles - Griyt phookin toon
Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union - this is a easier record to respect than to love. You really have to listen to lyrics but my concentration wavers during the long instrumental breaks. This jig dancing bit reminds me of a Punk Jethro Tull.
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick - Oh #### me. 22:40 of this. Don't tell Mrs. Rannous I'm going into the other room while it plays.
I won't watch John Wick because as I understand it, it centers around a dog dying and I'm that guy. My two pooches have been beside me all night as I've shuffled through the evening.
Also, I think the Killers album isn't actually coming out tonight, they should email me personally if they are going to do this. :(
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