Posts by Dennis Hall41

I remember you, Dennis Martin6, calling Get up with IT a monumental masterpiece—so, since it was decked out in that elephantine album art with Arthur Brown6's signature colored font, I figured exactly what I figured.

I’ve been drowning in literature lately, so given how brutally confident you are, I’m dedicating a Shakespeare classic—to myself—😁:

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Ah, to whom did you give thanks,
you vain human pride?
The more you spread your wings,
the harder you shall fall!
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Yeah, I stumbled upon Airin epizoda in the life of a traveling painter purely by accident, and then it hit me that you were the one who crowned him a great author. I totally agree. It's sublime, otherworldly prose.

I think you’ve got things mixed up—I'm pretty sure it wasn't some specialist suggesting the elephant musicians or Miles Davis, but actually the other way around.

That’s exactly what I was trying to tell you, northerndrifter42—don't sweat what everyone else thinks. You've already got great taste and the right arguments to back it up, and honestly, that's enough.

What's so catastrophic about them? If you're gonna drag The Kinks like that, you're getting ignored.--😁

I honestly think they should just hold off on any legal disputes until after the winner is actually announced. To me—honestly—it feels way more unfair to have all those lawsuits flying around before we even know who won.

1971.

Man, back then we’d head out way down to the abandoned old prison down by Airdrie Hill
where the whole place just smelled like snakes—we'd spend the day out there shooting pistols
but honestly, we weren't really hunting anything--just popping empty soda bottles
to see if we could hit 'em

1971.

One of the sweetest albums from that year—hands down.

Top-tier, soulful acoustic vibes from this Senegalese master.

Maacina Tooro

Steven Newman50 said:Who even cares about Kvart? Anyone seen anything? 🙄

It’s pretty fun though—honestly a solid spin regardless of 👍

Solid? It's fine, that's all. Why? Because it hits the criteria we set—three folk/roots/singer-songwriter albums heard by eight people: Closing Time, Grace, and Muswell Hillbillies.
😁

I guess Bonnie Raitt could work too—haven't listened yet.

Edit — actually, screw that. Bonnie Raitt is nothing.😁

Charles Ramos4 said:Even ševa isn't much better—😁 if he tried this kind of camouflage during a war, he'd get shot in five minutes because he's just too obvious.

I'm with you—and honestly, I'm pretty damn low-key myself.😁 Same goes for the Quartet; if they hadn't signed their names, nobody would even realize it was them.😁

Mark Cruz15 said:Mine is Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993). How did you guess?

Go mess with someone else.😒

northerndrifter42 said:It’s not him this time—but I think I know who it is.

It isn't him—you can tell his work immediately. But honestly, between their specific taste, fonts, and general style, I've even started noticing what time of day certain guys tend to drop their suggestions. Lisa Davis46, the urologist, Barib, and Jessica Morris6 are all regulars in my book—and I'm pretty sure I nailed who Amanda Robinson4 was, too.

Arthur Brown6 said:Dennis Hall41, you still stuck in 1971? If not, give this a listen—might be up your alley: Tia Blake.

Man, how did you nail that I'd dig it? 😁 I gave it a quick spin and it’s solid, but there’s probably a reason she didn't release anything else after. She sings and plays beautifully—total talent—but I've heard dozens of acts like this. Honestly? I wouldn't put this in my top 20 singer-songwriter albums of that legendary era. I mean, I'll listen to whatever God commands, obviously, but this kind of music is so much in my DNA that I can pretty much make a call after just one listen.

Yeah, I'm still living in 1971—probably three more times this year, if not ten times that. Not only was it a massive year for rock in general, but it was easily the peak season for pure songwriting. Beyond the few already mentioned, my mental "hall of fame" would also include Bryter Layter, Tupelo Honey, John Prine, Cat Stevens, American Pia, Hunky Dory, Tapestry, If I Could Only Remember My Name, Songs of Love and Hate, Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, Nilsson Schmilsson, and RAM...

Even if there were a million people here, Baribb-ov would still be recognized for this suggestion. 😁

brightwolf48, man, didn't you say you were stepping away from this part of the forum? I'm not trying to start anything—just wondering. Why even stress about someone starting a thread if you've already checked out? People have lives to lead, and they already mentioned that posts might be running a bit late.

Lisa Davis46 said:I'm not questioning the quality—it definitely gets my vote and I respect it—but it just doesn't hit me the way it should. Like I said, it’s just not really my vibe; feels a bit too kitschy for me (even if I can appreciate that kitsch on a deeper level when the songwriting is this solid).

You know I lean more toward that raw, stripped-back sound... especially when it comes to English artists—just totally barebones (like Nick Drake).

That isn't kitsch, though—that's just perfectionism and being unapologetic. By that logic, you could call Bryter Layter—one of my upcoming 1971 picks—kitschy too.
For some twisted reason, punks started acting like anything well-produced and melodic was a crime, but thank God there are still people like us who know better.

I actually dig this definition from Wikipedia: "Kitsch is low-value creativity that pretends to be art while aiming for mass appeal. It usually caters to undeveloped tastes and certain human needs that sit right on the edge of being morally or aesthetically unacceptable, yet carry a massive emotional punch."

Read that carefully and decide for yourself whether Madman Across The Water or never Mind The Bollocks fits that description better.

Why isn't Elton John getting any credit here? I’m not trying to start anything—just genuinely wondering. Why does it feel like people take a dig at me every single time I mention listening to him—especially from folks who actually know he did way more than just pump out pop hits? Like, why is it totally fine to love The band, when he basically pulled off the exact same vibe on Tumbleweed Connection?

Steven Newman50 said:Nah. For you, a "big week" is finding three indie folk guys that maybe three people have actually heard of.

That’s just a decent week—nothing special. A real big week is when ten different folk acoustic acts drop at once.😁

If you're already this hyped after only three weeks of acoustic stuff, man... brace yourself, because the future looks pretty bleak.😒

I actually feel bad for The Residents—they’re one of those rare hardcore experimental acts that actually has the chops to back up all that eccentricity. In my book, they managed to perfectly marry genuine songwriting talent
with pure experimental madness, which are basically the two rarest things you'll find in the music scene. I don't know what I was thinking by skipping them initially—I guess I just thought their first listen was too much and figured they must have had better stuff out there.

Anyway, this has been one of my weaker weeks so far—at least on the first pass—but hey, try listening to 15 albums in just three days.

I was spinning that MPP record again yesterday—and man, I honestly can't remember the last time an album fell so hard on me during a rewatch. It’s just this shallow electro-pop vibe that feels like someone tried to modernize the Beach Boys for some sterile millennial crowd obsessed with being woke, and in the process, they stripped away all the actual melody and soul.

Elton John - Madman Across the Water (1971)



1. Tiny Dancer
2. Levon
3. Razor Face
4. Madman Across the Water
5. Indian Sunset
6. Holiday Inn
7. Rotten Peaches
8. All the Nasties
9. Goodbye
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