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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Jazz
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on: August 28, 2017, 01:58:39 PM
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I've just gotten into jazz (the later, more experimental period at least). I only know 3 albums, A Love Supreme, In a Silent Way and The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. Any recommendations are welcome.
Are you looking to stick in later (60s and after?) experimental music or are you looking to expand? Hmm, both I guess. I don't think I'm ready yet for the old big band stuff, which I have an (uninformed) aversion towards. But I'm looking to understand the difference between sub-genres too.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Jazz
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on: August 28, 2017, 02:40:54 AM
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I've just gotten into jazz (the later, more experimental period at least). I only know 3 albums, A Love Supreme, In a Silent Way and The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. Any recommendations are welcome.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: Merged: (Your)Favorite Movies
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on: June 25, 2017, 04:06:17 PM
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My top 10 movies with one per director:
4. Magnolia Agreed on many of your directors, Ovi. To Magnolia I would add (without thinking too hard): The Last Waltz 2001: A Space Odyssey Once Upon a Time in the West Tommy Alexander Nevsky The Festival Express Citizen Kane The Full Monty Intouchables I'll probably revise this list some time... 2001 would definitely be my 2nd Kubrick choice, his most influential. Dislike The Last Waltz though, and I say this is a huge Band fan. Polished, sing-along arena-rock, way too big in scope and execution for a group that prided itself in minimalism and DIY attitude. Some good performances though.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: 2017 New Music.
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on: April 14, 2017, 08:24:48 AM
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And everybody raves about Mount Eerie's A Crow Looked at Me. Has anybody here heard it (captain?)
This will sound a bit tactless, but is that the one by a guy whose wife died (about his wife's death, etc)? If so, I literally just sampled the iTunes free snippets of a few songs and didn't know what to think of it quite yet. (If not, then no.) I'm always a little hesitant to embrace "tragedy art." It's almost as if the listener is guilted into liking it. I've referenced it a thousand times over the years, but there was an interesting controversy about the choreographer Bill T. Jones's piece "Still / Here" when I was in college. If I recall the controversy properly, it was a dance piece in which (non-dancer) AIDS sufferers were featured. Some prominent critic refused to review the piece, basically saying that it was unfair: a critic who too-heavily criticized the (again, non-dancer) performances would be seen as a heartless asshole; yet from a technical perspective, how could it be otherwise? I believe the non-reviewer called it "victim art." That concept has stuck with me since that time. Whether I see mentally ill artists (Daniel Johnston ... or sometimes, Brian Wilson) seemingly trotted out, or see the inevitable "breakup album," or whatever other variation on the theme, I always feel a bit queasy and want to proceed with caution. But all that said, art is and always has been inspired by tragedy as much as, if not more than, by triumph. And of course there is a difference between someone unprofessional or incompetent being (potentially) used versus a talented professional taking inspiration from the dark side. So there's nothing absolute here. It's just something often in my mind. Yeah, it's that one. I hear what you're saying, but I actually get excited when I hear a story like that because it means there's a chance we'll get some music that goes a bit in an extreme, if you know what I mean. I think a lot of music today is too tame, not even bad, but just transparent, especially in the indie rock and singer-songwriter fields. If this is another Bon Iver, count me out.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: 2017 New Music.
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on: April 14, 2017, 08:04:16 AM
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Funny you mention Springsteen, Ovi. I've been on a kick lately. I just bought myself a copy of Live 1975-85
He's great! I've been playing The River and Nebraska lately. Born to Run is an old favorite, total masterpiece.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: 2017 New Music.
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on: April 14, 2017, 08:01:00 AM
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I must admit I've not heard many albums from this year so far. Nothing really piqued my interest until now with Kendrick. And I've been busy catching up on Prince, The Police, Roxy Music, OutKast, T. Rex, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, ABBA and a few others.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: 2017 New Music.
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on: April 14, 2017, 06:22:19 AM
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I haven't decided whether I'm excited about it or not. I've listened to the two songs she's released so far and while I don't dislike them, neither have I thought all that much about them. I am certainly going to listen to it when it's out, though.
I've managed to avoid both of them. I prefer to hear them within the album. Same with Kendrick's singles. It reminds me of when he released i two years ago as the leading single and everybody thought he'd gone commercial because it was too happy and anthem-like. But then we heard it within To Pimp a Butterfly and it made so much sense as the conclusion.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Who
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on: April 03, 2017, 09:43:28 AM
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My favorite non BeachBoys music is an even split between The Who and Little Feat. Any Who fans should have Quadraphenia and Tommy.
Quadrophenia is incredible, but I don't listen to the studio Tommy at all. I think that one only came alive when performed live - see the Leeds concert, the Isle of Wight one etc. Who's Next is great but it should've been a double as originally intended. Too many great songs were left out. My favorite Who album besides Quad and the live stuff is The Who by Numbers. And all the early non-album singles are great as well.
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