Album of the week

I’m swamped at work through Thursday, so if my colleague hasn't posted anything by then, I’ll take over the reins myself.

Regarding the topic itself, we really ought to make it mandatory to include three descriptive sentences alongside the cover art and album title—something covering the genre, the band or artist, and the general vibe of the music. Sometimes I feel like I’m wandering through a massive Best Buy, staring at hundreds of random CDs without having any clue what I'm looking at. Sell it to me. Give me a reason to actually care.

It should be ready by tomorrow afternoon, no later than 4 PM, though it might even arrive sooner 👍

Mark Cruz15 said:This whole thread is pointless unless Dennis Hall41 and androlog start going at it. If he bows out, I'm out too.

That discussion is dead—and honestly, it’s not just because of the moderator warnings. It's because he seems to think he can somehow frame me as the victim of some imaginary, surrealist freak show (looking back at that Album of the Week topic in mid-February), while trying to wrap up my little post-structuralist jokes about carnal adventures with weird insults, bizarre trans-themed nonsense, and animalistic tropes. Basically, the debate is broken, so I'm calling it off on my end (carnal alert!). He left a comment on a really solid, pretty great Jon Hassell album, and I plan on sticking to that same niche communication style for a while.

Edit - I'll get back to The Moon and Antarctica tomorrow, once I'm done with Hulet's discography.

Dennis Hall41 said:That whole discussion is dead in the water, and not just because of the moderator warnings, but because he seems to think he can somehow frame me as the victim of some imaginary, phantasmagorical group encounter (context: mid-February's Album of the Week), and then try to wrap up my harmless post-structuralist trolling with lines about throwing bones, sophisticated and indescribably original trans-themed nonsense, whimpering, and some sort of animalistic motifs... basically, such a debate is destined to remain incomplete, which means from my side (carnal alert!), it's been aborted. He got a comment on a very solid, very good Jon Hassell album, and I intend to stay within a similar communicative and stylistic niche indefinitely.

Edit - I'll get back to The Moon and Antarctica tomorrow, as soon as I finish working through Hulet's discography.

Aha, okay, fine. It honestly felt to me like you two were actually having sex (figuratively speaking).

Suggest a Hulet album; he has plenty of good ones. I already suggested the one with Lady Night and Broken twice, but it didn't fly.

Mark Cruz15 said:Haha, alright then—it honestly felt like you two were actually hooking up.

Maybe there's just two of you stuck in this weird, messy sperm-cloud phase of our relationship—because, let's be real—even the specialist started with a hat trick and ended in that same hazy, white fog without me even lifting a finger.

What 🧐 🍿

I guess my takeaway here is that there’s a chronic lack of women on this subforum.

Lisa Davis46 said:What Jessica Morris6 is getting at here... 🧐 🍿

My conclusion is that there is a chronic, glaring absence of women on this subforum...

Exactly. And honestly, with the way some of these girls are barely even flirting, there isn't anyone around to actually give us an ego boost... ☕

Mark Cruz15 said:Exactly. Plus, with everyone here barely even flirting—there’s basically nobody around to boost our egos. ☕

The issue:

Solution :

We’re going to sit down and count every single bit of it... 🧐

Finally, some music I actually dig (Enye). I can't exactly keep it on repeat though—that constant echo in the tracks starts to fry my brain after a single album.

Speaking of Enye, they featured her quite a bit in the series 'Life in the North'. There was this one episode involving some lights, and they played one of her tracks at the very end—it was absolutely phenomenal, even though I'm not typically a huge fan of that genre.

Nathan Murphy said:Speaking of Enye, they played her a ton during that 'Life in the North' series. I remember this one episode involving some strange lights, and then they played one of her tracks right at the end—it was honestly phenomenal, even for someone like me who isn't usually into that kind of genre.

And while we're talking about Life in the North, Maggie is easily one of the best characters ever written.😁

So, are we actually gonna suggest some albums this week or what? 😁

quietbison86 said:Are we actually suggesting albums this week or what? 😁

Thursday 🙂

Paul Simon - Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

The Obvious Child Can't
Can't Run But
The Coast
Proof
Further To Fly
She Moves On
Born At The Right Time
The Cool, Cool River
Spirit Voices
The Rhythm of the Saints

Jason Mendoza said:...it would be awesome if you guys made it mandatory to include three solid, descriptive sentences about the genre, the band/artist, and what's actually going on with the record alongside the cover and title. sell it to me, get me hooked...

Over the last few years, I’ve felt Graceland starting to slip a bit in my books, moving closer toward ROTS. For me, Graceland was just the intro to that whole African sound, which he then expands in ROTS and carries over into J. Amerika. I loved Graceland because of how that rock n roll vibe blended with those rhythms, but man, those damn drums on ROTS? They grab you again with every single track. It’s just masterclass level. 🙏

primus - Sailing the seas of cheese ( 1991 ) Seas of Cheese here Come The Bastards American Life Jerry Was a raca Car driver Eleven is IT Luck



Seas Of Cheese
Here Come The Bastards
American Life
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Eleven
Is It Luck ?
Grandad's Little Ditty
Tommy The Cat
Sathington Waltz
Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
Fish On ( Fisherman Chronicles
Los Bastardos

It’s cool to see how much life three little sentences could breathe into this. Basically, Primus is an American band driven primarily by Les Claypool, who was actually told by Metallica during their auditions following Cliff Burton's passing that he was a killer bassist. Their sound is pretty wild and upbeat, best described as funk metal. They’re also well known for those incredibly quirky and hilarious music videos.

Jackson C. Frank (1965)



Tracklist

1 - "blues Run The gama" - 0:00
2 - "don't look Back" - 3:33
3 - "Kimbie" - 6:34
4 - "Yellow Walls" - 9:53
5 - "here Come The blues" - 12:54
6 - "Milk and Honey" - 16:58
7 - "my Name is Carnival" - 20:38
8 - "i Want to be Alone" - 24:26
9 - "Just like anything" - 27:46
10 - "you never Wanted me" - 30:12

Bonus tracks (Castle Music, 2001)

"Marlene" - 33:24
"Marcy's song" - 38:12
"The visiti" - 42:32
"donna of Swans" - 47:23
"Relations" - 52:28

This is the first and only album from a folk musician who wasn't really making waves back in his day... man, he had one of the most tragic, heartbreaking lives in the whole music industry. Honestly, I didn't even stumble upon him until one of his songs popped up on the soundtrack for Joker (2019). And hey, picking that track for the movie definitely wasn't an accident! (Rolling Stone)

Benjamin Orr - The Laco (1986)



Side one

1. "Too hot to stop"
2. "in Circles"
3. "Stay The Night"
4. "Skyline"
5. "When you're goniti \" side Two 1. \" spinning"

Side two

1. "spinning"
2. "hold on"
3. "The Laco"
4. "That's The Way"
5. "this time Around"

+ demos

Lisa Davis46 said:Also, just plain English... 🙂Dennis Martin6, I think it's actually stupid if you quit posting on this thread (or starting new ones) just because of a string of these little rule-breaking games...

Man, I finally figured out who that Crow guy is—just some idiot who keeps getting kicked out of the movies. 😁

Anyway, moving on with the review vibes. ☕

David Behrman – on The Other ocean (1977)



album

the instruments used are flute, bassoon, cello, and the KIM-1 microcomputer.

He’s honestly one of my favorite characters in music—just another guy who is somehow inseparably dressed... Will Oldham, the songwriter who jumps between so many names, from his most famous alias, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, back to those early Palace Music days... this is one of his earliest albums, but I think it’s actually pretty special compared to his other great stuff.

It’s another record that feels like it’s calling out to the ocean and the coast, though maybe in a different way than Neil Young’s "Zume." Even though Oldham kicks things off with a killer 'Ohio River Boat song Riding', I’d say the standout track is definitely the single West Palm beach Gulf Shores.



Check out the full album + the Discogs page

Not all the tracks are up on YouTube.
Anyway, that's it for now.