Mark Cruz15 said: Jonathan Wilson - fanfare (2013)
genre : rock: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & country style Style.: folk rock, psychedelic rock
tracklist
fanfare 7:05
tracklist Fanfare 7:05 Dear friend 7:18 Her hair is Growing Long 4:52 Love to Love 4:09 futur Vision 5:54 Moses Pain 6:38 Cecil Taylor 6:30 Illumination 6:38 desert trip 4:26 fazon 5:38 New Mexico 6:40 Lovestrong 6:31 All The Way down 5:54
Her hair is Growing Long — 4:52. Such a vibe.
Love to Love 4:09
futur Vision 5:54
Moses Pain 6:38
Cecil Taylor 6:30
Illumination 6:38
desert trip 4:26
fazon 5:38
New Mexico 6:40
tracklist Fanfare 7:05 Dear friend 7:18 Her hair is Growing Long 4:52 Love to Love 4:09 futur Vision 5:54 Moses Pain 6:38 Cecil Taylor 6:30 Illumination 6:38 desert trip 4:26 fazon 5:38 New Mexico 6:40 Lovestrong 6:31 All The Way down 5:54
tracklist Fanfare 7:05 Dear friend 7:18 Her hair is Growing Long 4:52 Love to Love 4:09 futur Vision 5:54 Moses Pain 6:38 Cecil Taylor 6:30 Illumination 6:38 desert trip 4:26 fazon 5:38 New Mexico 6:40 Lovestrong 6:31 All The Way down 5:54
The whole album. Check out this playlist on YouTube—really solid vibes in here.
I'm not even making a suggestion here—just wondering how this modern classic would hold up.
I don't know—to me, this sounds just like any other bunch of artists doing this kind of stuff. I don't get what makes Roisin Murphy so special. Like, am I really supposed to be impressed after hearing Prince?
Basically, I'm totally over this 80s revival thing.
Lisa Davis46 said:Hey everyone—to my absolute disappointment, I’m sitting this one out and won't be doing the intro this time. So... the offer is still open for analogbear40 to take over the Šarlo write-up if he's actually interested! 🙂
Or honestly, any of the regulars who really dug this record. Basically, whoever wants it first—Fass, Charles, or Amanda Robinson4—anyone want to jump in? 🙂
Just please, anyone but Dennis Martin6.
If the people who usually step up can't make it happen, then I guess I'll do it—though I'm looking at this album from such a detached, clinical distance that I don't feel right getting too heated or drifting away from the actual facts. It’s tough for me to write about things I don't personally vibe with, and even though this is easily one of the best YU-rock albums ever made, I just don't connect with the music enough to write something that would actually convince someone else to love it.
Why not Dennis Martin6? Honestly, I think this album was practically made for him.😁
Honestly, it’s either too sharp or just plain dull... it's one of those albums I respect more than I actually enjoy, though I don't think it's overrated. It reminds me of —every compliment thrown at those records is totally deserved, but they're a bit too much in their own heads—like so many great works—to be truly loved.
Spot on—"What ARE you fighting against, Dennis Hall41?"
Some grammar nerds might argue that the "you" is totally redundant since the verb conjugation already implies it. But honestly, I’ve never been much of a linguistic purist. Language evolves and changes—it's meant to be flexible. Personally, I was feeling pretty loose this morning after my first cup of coffee, hahahahaha.
Exactly. Something else just hit me—with a good chunk of them, and probably all of them, that I’ve moved on from lately, I can feel the magic just... fading. Take Neil Young, for example—one of my top 10 most important artists ever. No matter how much great stuff he’s put out over the last few decades, I don't think he's truly caught that muse with the same intensity since Rust Never Sleeps / Live Rust. He might catch glimpses of it, sure, but for me, that once-in-a-lifetime alchemy hasn't been there at an album level since 1979.
There are certain artists where I just... intentionally cut ties—even if I can't quite put my finger on why. Or maybe it isn't even intentional. I don't know why it happens, but it does. Like, when a buddy suggested Beck's Morning Phase recently, it never even crossed my mind to listen to anything newer than that after I first heard Modern Guilt back in 2008. Same thing happened with R.E.M. after Around The Sun, Van Morrison after Keep It Simple, and plenty of others. It's not that their new stuff isn't worth checking out—it's more like some internal voice won't let me—as if I feel like they've already told ME everything they have to say. Even though I know they haven't. Not to mention—obviously—I still find myself reaching for Sea Change, Automatic for the People, Astral Weeks, and all those other classics from the legends I've basically ghosted lately.
I'm bringing this up because it just happened again with Elverum. It’s like nothing can surprise me anymore after getting through The Glow PT, Clear Moon, or that massive, massive Crow Looked at Me. I'm totally wrong, though—because now I see, after just two minutes of those killer chords at the start of "Microphone from 2020," that I'm being way too narrow-minded.
I’m a huge punk fan—honestly, I dig just about everything, though some genres hit way harder than others😁.
I lean toward punk a bit more than most, especially American punk when it started blending in other vibes—think Minutemen or Hüsker Dü—or that pop-punk energy like Bad Religion. But if I’m being real, what sticks in my mind about Mother is just that repetitive blues-rock jamming; I heard it so often it lost its edge, making it feel like their tracks were twice as long as a standard four-minute song.
One of the most charming things I remember from Barrett's workshop is—predictably enough for me—the brilliant Path to Happiness.
I’ve never really grasped the hype surrounding Mother. Sometimes you just need a North Star or some backup to actually take a leap—and honestly, Sale Dragaš might have been the only one who could've helped me out, even if he seemed way too much of a superfan to be objective. Plus, none of my buddies listen to Mother either. So, which album is the best starting point?
brightwolf48 said:Dennis Hall41, don't go overboard. Honestly—the Jayhawks, with Gary Louris's smooth vocals and those mellow guitar tones? That stuff could soothe a crying infant. For Dennis Martin6, though—he’d probably need something much heavier, like Hotel California.😁
Should I even be pointing out that you didn't bother contesting my take on the proposal from Andrologov—not that anyone expected you to.😁
Look, say what you want, but HC hits three major marks—that killer intro (seriously, one of the best in any global anthem), a phenomenal verse melody, and just a really cool vibe.
Drama queen? I'll take that—I am what I am because I still view music as something that actually defines life, and I'm ready to fight for it. Like, really fight, not just debate.
Most people have stopped fighting over music because it's everywhere and it's free. It’s become mundane—not exclusive anymore, certainly not that transformative force that used to literally reshape society. And honestly, it’s like that because people are getting dumber; they demand less, so they get less. We can talk all we want about hippies or punks, but no matter how much they stunk or acted out, you couldn't pass off Dua Lipa, Drake, Skrillex, or that other garbage as high art to them. They actually had brains and an ear for it—not just peanut butter in their heads and elephant dung in their ears. Let's just take a breath and think about this for a second.
The only urge I get when listening to this—or any other forced, pseudo-eccentric nonsense—is the sudden need to find a restroom. I’m guessing you’d feel the exact same way if I decided to grace you with some John Prine or the Jayhawks right now. That miserable feeling starts as this vague bitterness in your mouth—it creeps down about half a foot—and pretty soon it sends a direct signal to the gut, which inevitably leads to the result I mentioned.😁
Dennis Martin6, don't take this the wrong way—but is there anything you actually love from the heart? Not just stuff you judge by how many "innovative" elements it has, but based on how much it hits you emotionally. Does any music actually touch you like that? If so, what's the go?
Glad you guys are digging it, even though I probably should've suggested something a bit more mid. This week is stacked—honestly don't think I've ever dropped more than three votes before—and while None Other is my top pick, I'd personally love to see MMJ, YLT, or (especially) Charlotte take the win. I’m usually more into reading everyone else's threads than starting my own, but hey—the voting isn't over yet.
Steven Newman50 said:So she went to Catholic school—mom’s a lawyer, dad works in banking—and before diving into music, she actually studied neuroscience and Russian. 🙂
Classic budding Satanist vibes. Or a hardcore eco-activist. Honestly, probably both. She likely cares more about some obscure species surviving in the rainforest than her own mother's health. I can totally see her as a guest speaker at the World Economic Forum.
I don't know what the deal is here. Where is all this venom coming from?😁 But seriously—I just can't stand this woman, organic or otherwise. Feel free to move this over to the hate thread if you want.😁
If I remember right, this was sitting at #1 on my forum list of the best albums from the 70s. Even though there are at least a dozen other contenders for that spot—but man, within that specific vibe of introverted singer-songwriter folk/country/soul-rock—this record hits perfection on every single level, from the songwriting all the way down to the production.
General Clark - No Other (1974)
Full Album
Wikipedia
1. "Life's Greatest Fool" 4:44 2. "Silver Raven" 4:53 3. "No Other" 5:08 4. "Strength of Strings" 6:32 5. "fra a Silver Phial" 3:40 6. "som Misunderstanding" 8:09 7. "The True One" 3:59 8. "Lady of The North" 6:04
EDIT - actually, it was #2. Fear of Music takes the top spot.
Psychopath. Honestly, she looks like the type to beat her grandma for trying to help her—then just head straight to Taco Bell to scarf down some food while she's cold as ice. I bet she grew up in a trailer park—drunk veteran dad, sleazy stepdad, mom working shifts at a diner, all that gritty stuff—it’s such a cliché indie soul vibe, you know? I can totally see her secretly identifying with those young punks from Clark movies. Oh, and she also looks like the kind of person who loses all control when she drinks and just farts in public without a second thought.
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