Posts by Lisa Davis46

And we shouldn't forget this part either:

Sandra Clark88, I honestly thought that was a young Michael Girra at first,
but almost nothing in the shot actually matched him.
😲

Steven Newman50, lock this thread. That last thing was supposed to be the intro photo!

Anyway, since everyone's here...

Wine stuff (today and tomorrow)...

Oh man, I just saw this. I didn't think Eno stood a chance, but this is actually great...
So, here is a little Kimono Eno for you! 😍



I haven't managed to listen to anything new this time around, so I just picked two albums from artists I actually know. I skipped over Fleetwood Mac. From that circle, I chose:

Cymande - Cymande
I actually stumbled upon them just a few weeks ago. By total accident, 'Dove' kept popping up in my algorithm, and honestly, it hit the spot—the whole album did. I also gave their next two 70s records, 'Second Time Round' and 'Promised Heights', a spin. They aren't quite as good, I guess, but they're still okay. That first one is excellent, though. It’s nice to have something different on the playlist this week—something soulful and warm with those African vibes.

Autechre - Sign
I really liked the quote here. And it's the complete opposite of the Cymande album—just pure, cold electronica. I haven't listened to enough Autechre yet, just 'Amber'. I remember hearing that Oliver (Deep Cuts) made this incredibly thorough guide through their discography. It's packed with details; I haven't sat down with it yet, but maybe I will soon...

There is also a great Eno guide if anyone is interested. I'll probably make a thread about it tomorrow.

...so he doesn't have to wait.

Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)







I guess Brian Eno didn't really hit it big during his last two stints. Maybe if he leaned more into that glam or art-rock vibe—you know, that semi-glitzy, half-glam stuff—he would've had better luck! 🙂 After he left Roxy Music, since he couldn't outsmart that other Bryan anymore, he went and made that killer album with Robert Fripp '(no pussyfooting)'... so he decided to fly solo with a few buddies, and that's how the debut 'Here Come the Warm Jets' ended up.

Anything involving Fripp usually turns out better (check that guitar solo at 1:26):

Where did everyone go? Is that it, just six albums?

Amanda Robinson4, you had a pretty weak start to the month. 🕺

Dennis Hall41 said:@Lisa Davis46/">@@Lisa Davis46 I just hopped over to your last.fm profile to see if you’re actually telling the truth about Prince.😁 Man, listening to 1999 for five hours straight is pretty enviable, though I guess that was probably just background noise while working. Honestly, I think I’d pass out if I actually tried to sit there and focus on it for five hours.😁

Of course I'm telling the truth. It wasn't happening alongside work every single time. 😁
I guess '1999' is actually exactly what you described in terms of its theme.
🙂

Steven Newman50 said:Did you mention Dogville🙂?

Yeah, Amanda, I was replying to you.
You aren't even reading what I write. 😁

Dennis Hall41 said:Look, after that scene where someone gets punched in the eye, I feel like this could’ve been one of the top five masterpieces of the 2000s.
It just feels too easy to wrap everything up with some gangster shootout to lean into those European stereotypes about how bad Americans are.

Yeah, I get that, but I don't agree. Personally, besides Breaking Waves, Larson's work might be my favorite.
I'll write more about this somewhere else, I don't know where. Maybe there's a specific thread for this movie?
(I think he used 'Life on Mars?' in Breaking Waves, maybe during that last intermezzo...)

Anyway, I was hoping this Bowie album might make the cut, but I don't really bother voting for myself anymore—it's just not my thing (not since those first few albums). I guess it's more important to listen to whatever most people want to hear that week, because then we actually feel involved.

And for anyone who actually decides to give Young Americans a full listen—as WW suggests—my advice is to listen late at night. 🙂 Every single one of the eight tracks on that album is executed perfectly. I picked out both singles since they're the biggest hits, though I can't decide which is better... personally, 'Right' and 'Can You Hear Me' are my favorites.

I'm still stuck in last week, diving through Prince's discography. Thanks, fass. 🙂
('1999' is perfect!)

Steven Newman50 said:I honestly think you’re living the best life out of all of us here 😁

What is wrong with you? 😁 I definitely haven't been doing that this year. Maybe two years ago... 😢



I think I go out more than any of you guys, actually. I mostly just try to kill time with Skype meetings and coffee chats.

...finishing up by 10:00 PM. 🙂

Yeah, well, I actually saw that "house" he was building in person back when I was in Copenhagen.
😁

And we can't overlook this closing track—honestly, it’s rare to find something that hits that hard at the end.

David Bowie - Young Americans (1975)



Bowie's sexiest album, honestly. It's just overflowing with soul. This is the record that basically gave birth to his 'plastic soul' era, coming right before the massive shift toward the Berlin Trilogy (and that later work with Fripp and Brian Eno). I guess I went back and forth between this and Ziggy, but I landed on 'Young Americans.' It’s such an influential record, even if it's less famous and gets unfairly overlooked—and criticized—even by the man himself:

"David Bowie has said mixed statements about Young Americans. In late 1975 he described it as \"the phoniest R&B I've ever heard. If I ever would have got my hands on that record when I was growing up I would have cracked it over my knee.\" He would further voice his dislike for the record and describe it as \"a phase\" in a 1976 interview with Melody Maker. David Bowie would later reverse his stance in the 1990s, speaking to Q magazine in 1990: \"I shouldn't have been quite so hard on myself, because looking back it was pretty good white, blue-eyed soul.\"

This album was a huge surprise when it first dropped, and I think Lars von Trier is actually a big fan. 😁
(just for fans...)

Full Album + AllMusic

Total NP discovery today...

I haven't seen a video this good of some house music yet...
It's a shame if it just ends up stuck on some random blues playlist, so here it is:

Everything about this is just so sweet.
The patterned sweater, the glasses, that little country butterfly bow, a few tiny teeth, and those shaky little hands.
😍

He actually dropped a new album about a month ago, and I think it's pretty good.

The YouTube algorithm is basically a magician.
It knows exactly what I need and when I need it:

dove

I’m not sure which underrated albums you're talking about. Give me a few examples... 🙂
We had a pretty specific situation this past week where all ten albums actually won. So they all got lumped together...

Anyway, we only start threads with that 'Album of the Week' prefix for the ones that get the most votes. That's just the rule. If there's a tie, we can have up to three, like right now.

And obviously, you can start a thread about any album whenever you want; just don't use that red tag in front of the title.
🙂

We’ve done this three-album stretch once before, and honestly, it was a pretty interesting week.
So, I figure we can do it again, assuming everyone is on board. Arthur Brown6, Dennis Hall41, and Gerald Jackson48—you guys down?

Just hit me up whenever you're ready over the weekend... 🙂

Look, I honestly can't tell if it's actually any good or not. I've had enough sensory overload for one day, so I ended up skipping it after just a few minutes. I really needed something more chill... maybe I'll give it another shot tomorrow! 🙂