Posts by Amanda Robinson4

David Bowie - Blackstar (2016)



1. Blackstar
2. Whore
3. Lazarus
4. Season of Crime
5. Girl Loves me
6. Dollar Days
7. I Can't Give Everything Away

Dennis Hall41 said:Why is it that I just can't seem to vibe with them? Like, I get it, they've been at the top of the charts for 35 years, but there's just something missing for me... I'm no expert, obviously, but if I had to pick, *War* and *Thriller* would definitely be my go-tos.

I’ve never really latched onto them myself, even though I'm constantly surrounded by total fanatics. Not that I think they're bad or anything!

Mark Cruz15 said:I'd suggest checking this one out.

So, wait... is that where you got your username from?

Alright, you U2 experts, let's hear it... which track should I dive into first? Give me your best picks! 😉

It’s finally here! Dig in, everyone—grab whatever you're craving and pick your favorites...

Goribor – Goribor (2007)



tracklist

1. great threads
2. want to live
3. Dalai Lama
4. Who am I?
5. Without
6. It isn't that it isn't
7. St. Blues
8. rolling
9. Time
10. bas cunami
11. No
12. Love me
13. Stupid
14. I think
15. Muddy roads

discogs, klfm.org, US music forums

goldenhound32 said:Honestly, it’s just a total miss from a director the world probably would have forgotten ages ago if her last name wasn't "Coppola"... 👎

Do you think she’d have had better luck if she just changed her last name to Cage?... 🍿

I'm not usually one for acoustic covers—especially when they're live—but man, sometimes you just find those rare gems... 🙂

The original track was actually by The Knife.

The Golden Age of Metalium🙏

Honestly, I’m way more into the art concept than how it actually sounds. It’s got this awesome, campy trash vibe to it...

I mean, just look at the album title alone: Agriculture Plus. Plus some of those track names? Pure gold. 😬 🙏

Yeah. The title doesn't actually turn red unless you include that little prefix next to it. You gotta add that in so it shows up right when you're typing it out. Just a heads-up for next time!
🙂

No biggie, I'll get it sorted...

If nobody catches this one, then I guess I’ll just be my usual predictable self... ☕ I'm giving you all until tomorrow evening to grab it, since even I can't get it done any faster than that. 😛

Dennis Martin6 said:Frank Turner - I just listened to this one song about an American guy who uses a French kiss to charm a Persian girl. Honestly, even just reading that makes me feel like such a creep... 🙈

Wait, since when is Pariz Perzija a thing? 🤔 😬

Look, I have to say, as someone who absolutely can't stand being sappy or cheesiness, that track (Take You Home) is easily one of the most romantic songs I've ever heard. It’s so unlike Turner's usual style—this almost symphonic backing paired with that classic narrative lyricism (so typical of him!) about meeting a girl at a death metal show. She doesn't look like the type to go to those shows at all, and she ends up being the total opposite of Turner... partly because of their different tastes, and partly because of that "high French culture" she was raised with. But hey, he'd still take her home anyway! 😁

There are only maybe two or three love-themed tracks on the whole album. The rest is super socially conscious, protest-heavy, and occasionally feels almost anthemic, which is a pattern you see in pretty much every one of his solo albums.

I suggested this album specifically because it was the one stuck in my head the most. I actually didn't really discover Turner until his commercial radio hit broke through: The Road from the album Poetry of the Deed. If anyone's interested, you can check out his formula with something slightly later like England keep my bones, or maybe Glory Hallelujah, which was blasting everywhere during our summer break back home... I can't quite remember if it played at the conservatory too, but I think it did. Like Ashley Grant66 says, what a party! 🙂

Time to vote for your (new) favorites again! 😉

Yeah, an American redneck in my case 😛

Alright, let's take it easy (can't say I'm in the mood to wait until morning)... plus, it's already Thursday anyway 🙂

Frank Turner - Love Ira & song



So, we've got a former punk rocker here who pivoted toward a bit of a folk vibe for his solo career, though you can still totally feel that restless, rebellious punk spirit lurking underneath...

Some standout tracks:

Oh maturity's a wrapped up package deal or so it seems
And ditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams
All Your friends and peers and family solemnly tell you you will
Have to grow up, be an adult, yeah be bored and unfulfilled

Oh when no one's yet explained to me exactly what's so great
About slaving 50 years away on something that you hate
Look I'm meekly shuffling down the path of mediocrity
Well if that's your road then take it but it's not the road for me

And i won't SIT down
And i won't shut up
and i won't SIT down and i won't shut up and most of All i will not grow up...

And if all you ever do with your life
Is photosynthesize
Then you deserve every hour of these sleepless nights
That you waste wondering when you're gonna die

We'll see about that! You guys actually have a chance to drop something this week... 🙂

I was actually thinking about suggesting something by R.E.M., but then I realized there are definitely some bigger experts in the room than me 🙂 And honestly, I’d also love to see someone throw out a suggestion for U2. I've listened to them, sure, but I don't feel qualified enough to really dive into the deep end here...

I had something else entirely in mind for this Thursday.

I posted yesterday about covers versus originals on playlists, but I just had to bring it up here too because she’s been stuck in my head all morning... St. Vincent doing a cover of Nica. There’s a studio version out there, but this live session just has so much more soul to it. (Which is totally against my usual taste, honestly—I usually pick the studio versions over live takes any day) .

northernangler8 said:Wait, why can we actually see the poll results before we even cast our votes? That doesn't feel totally fair to me! :P Someone could just sit on their hands until the very last second and then dump all their votes in just to snatch the win. It would be way more exciting if you didn't see the numbers until after you hit submit. Is there any way to change the settings so it works like that?

Sadly, there isn't an option for that. But honestly, it’s pretty hard to "game the system" here. You need a massive amount of people backing any single album to actually make it happen...

Dennis Hall41 said:I honestly have no clue what's going on. Where did this venom even come from?😁 I just can't stand this woman... organically or otherwise.
Feel free to take that over to the hate thread.😁

Haha, look at you! You're clearly feeling it. 😁 I’ll just remind you what they actually named the baby—that whole thing with her and Elon Musk... I'm totally over it. She was proposed two weeks ago and it didn't fly. Time to move on... 😛