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Participants Amanda Robinson4Michelle Howard2Jessica Morris6Noah Roberts46Maria BarnesDennis Hall41Gerald Jackson48Ashley Grant66analogbear40Jason MendozaNancy Carter43quietbison86Lisa Davis46redorca21cosmiccobra2Arthur Brown6Charles Ramos4Jason White17Dennis Martin6Scott Hall5brightwolf48redbear12Kenneth Price6Henry Campbell5 …
Lisa Davis46 Lisa Davis46 Member
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joined Aug 2010
#561 ·
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... 😢

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'MoMA', Quentin Tarantino & Frank Gehry 'The House That Jack Built' (2018), Artforum


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.
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
55 messages
joined Jan 2018
#562 ·
Alright, so who actually voted for The Stone Roses instead of David Bowie?🙂
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
55 messages
joined Jan 2018
#563 ·
Lisa Davis46 said:and let's not forget that closing scene—it’s rare to see something land that perfectly at the end.

Look, for me, this follows right after that massive "punch to the eye" movie—you know, one that could've easily been one of the top 5 or 6 masterpieces of the 2000s.
Honestly, wrapping everything up with a cliché gangster showdown felt way too easy—it just feels like a cheap way to lean into those old tropes about how bad Americans can be.
analogbear40 analogbear40 Member
20 messages
joined Nov 2013
#564 ·
Dennis Hall41 said:Alright, so who actually cast their vote for The Stone Roses instead of David Bowie?🙂

It’s obviously me... though I have a feeling I’m not the only one out there feeling this way.
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
55 messages
joined Jan 2018
#565 ·
So I see...😢

Bowie's off to Mexico.😁
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
159 messages
joined Nov 2014
#566 ·
Man, talk about a nail-biter right until the end! (Seriously though, some of you guys jumping in just before the finish line... do you owe me money or something? 😁 ). Anyway, I’m stoked that The Stone Roses took the popularity vote given how tough the competition was. Not that I would've minded a tie, honestly—there are definitely other albums out there that earned it 🙂
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I'll drop the next theme tomorrow. 🎉

Lisa Davis46 said:What's wrong with you? 😁 I didn't do that this year. The year before last... 😢

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I think I'm basically checking out from all of you at this point; I'm trying to spend as much time as possible in Zoom meetings and tea parties instead.

Whatever, good for you 😛
Charles Ramos4 Charles Ramos4 Member
27 messages
joined May 2022
#567 ·
Dennis Hall41 said:I accidentally voted for The Stone Roses instead of Bowie.

Could someone who hasn't voted yet—and wasn't planning on voting for Bowie anyway—maybe cast a vote for him in my place?😁

I wasn't even going to vote at all—I guess I just lost interest with all these multiple votes, and the sheer number of suggestions kind of thins out the competition... plus some other stuff making it hard to keep up with the thread—but if I were, I feel like I couldn't vote for anyone else but Bowie. Not in this heat. Though, I have to admit, that Stone Roses album is great, and that Psychedelic Rock Band album is definitely a cult classic here in the States.

Edit: actually, never mind, the voting window closed. 🤦
Gerald Jackson48 Gerald Jackson48 Active Member
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joined Jun 2018
#568 ·
The Stone Roses are actually pretty solid. I’ll probably be blasting some young Americans for the next few days too, and maybe a few other tracks from the list. 👍
analogbear40 analogbear40 Member
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joined Nov 2013
#569 ·
I finally logged onto the forum at exactly 9:57 PM tonight. That’s when I caught a glimpse of the Album of the Week and realized I had completely blanked on it... talk about cutting it close! There were literally only three minutes left on the clock...😁
Lisa Davis46 Lisa Davis46 Member
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joined Aug 2010
#570 ·
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!)
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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joined Nov 2014
#571 ·
Dogville have you ever heard of it? 🙂

In that movie about what Jack built for the House, there’s this whole theme 🙂
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Ashley Grant66 Ashley Grant66 Member
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joined Nov 2015
#572 ·
Dennis Martin6 said:this time I'm suggesting one I know pretty well—actually, it's one of my favorites

his name is alive - mouth by mouth (1993)

Wow, what a lovely surprise! It's such a great album—I haven't even touched it in maybe 7 or 8 years. I always had a soft spot for Blue Moon and Where Knock is open Wide. Honestly, I can't even remember how I first found them; I think I stumbled upon them through some indie compilation back in the day.
I just gave it another spin twice, and it still hits the spot perfectly. Cornfield is special too, and In Every Ford is just pure 90s vibes—plus The Dirt Eaters... though, to be honest, I never would have associated this sound with you! 😁

This pick is perfect for road trips, especially made of Ston 🙂
Lisa Davis46 Lisa Davis46 Member
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joined Aug 2010
#573 ·
Steven Newman50 said:Did you mention Dogville🙂?

Yeah, Amanda, I was replying to you.
You aren't even reading what I write. 😁
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
159 messages
joined Nov 2014
#574 ·
🙂

I’ve been reading! Honestly, I knew you were there, I just couldn't quite bring myself to jump back into it yet... 😬
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
55 messages
joined Jan 2018
#575 ·
@Lisa Davis46/">@@Lisa Davis46 Just checked out your Last.fm profile to see if you were actually telling the truth about Prince.😁 Man, blasting 1999 for five hours straight is impressive—though I’m guessing you had work going in the background. Honestly, I think I'd lose my mind trying to focus on that for five hours straight.😁
redbear12 redbear12 Active Member
61 messages
joined Apr 2023
#576 ·
Man, I actually won the vote for the album I picked. 😁

My album ended up with 6 votes. 🙏 It was basically a toss-up where someone else could have easily tied me, but nope. Nothing. At least metal didn't take the win this time. 😁

EDIT: Edgar Allan Poe gets zero points. 😲 Nobody even realized I recommended that album last time just to mess with people—it was literally on one of those "worst albums ever" lists. There’s a whole saga involving Philosophy of the World. Frank Zappa thought it was a masterpiece, and so did Kurt Cobain. Eventually, the critics came around and started praising it. 😁
Lisa Davis46 Lisa Davis46 Member
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joined Aug 2010
#577 ·
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.
🙂
Dennis Martin6 Dennis Martin6 Active Member
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joined Dec 2005
#578 ·
Ashley Grant66 said:No way I’d ever link them to you, tbh 😁

😁

I actually stumbled onto them through that kaleidoscopic, monochrome music video the Quay brothers did for Are We Still Married. Honestly, the collab makes total sense—HNIA are basically surrealists at heart. "Mouth by mouth" creates this kind of metaphysical poetry by blending extreme collage with a layer of fantasy, myth, or dreamscapes (shoutout to Guy Davenport for that idea). Think Ernst or De Chirico. From there, it was just one quick associative leap to the stuff in my profile—now my album choices don't seem so random. 😁
"Cornfield" is the standout on this one, especially the lyrics. Their next album, "Stars on Esp," is a bit more polished, but still killer—especially that metamorphosis trilogy built around the "I can't live at home in this world anymore" motif.
Jason Mendoza Jason Mendoza Member
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joined Jul 2021
#579 ·
There’s a slim chance more than two people actually bother to vote for this or give it a listen, but I honestly don't care. 😁 Those who do decide to take the plunge will discover just how insane the melodies, riffs, and lyrics really are, considering the entire thing was crafted by a single individual, Alexander von Meilenwald.

Ruins of Beverast - Rain upon the Impure

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urbanheron4 urbanheron4 Active Member
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joined Mar 2022
#580 ·
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Cymande - Cymande (7. Bra) (7. This track is "Bra," which is currently muted due to copyright issues, but you can catch it right here)

Genre: British Funk
Year: 1972

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