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Post by spacedaisy on Sept 12, 2017 13:36:18 GMT
I thought stop drop and roll was next? If we are just going in order. Not that it matters I downloaded both on Apple Music. I listened to Stop, Drop and Roll last night but just as a background to what I was doing. Getting slaughtered at Age of Empires, it makes an interesting back drop for that btw. Lol
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Post by Nola on Sept 12, 2017 19:23:00 GMT
It was Antonio's suggestion that we do Moon Shaped Pool next, which I don't mind doing. I don't think order particularly matters.
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Post by spacedaisy on Sept 12, 2017 19:46:40 GMT
It was Antonio's suggestion that we do Moon Shaped Pool next, which I don't mind doing. I don't think order particularly matters. Oh! Ok, cool. Fine by me either way.
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Post by spacedaisy on Sept 13, 2017 4:24:06 GMT
I think I've decided on my nomination. I was torn between three or four but have decided to go with Dear Catastrophe Waitress by Belle and Sebastian. So yeah, for once we are done with the current list.
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Post by movingpictures07 on Sept 20, 2017 15:13:05 GMT
Hey folks! So Daisy pointed me here, and I thought if you all didn't mind I'd contribute here. Music is one of my two main passions (the other is accounting, where my career took me), and so I'm always dying to talk about it with anyone and discover new music.
I listened to Frightened Rabbit and gave it a 3.0 on a 5.0-star scale. It was good, not my cup of tea normally either, but solid for what it is even though the songs could get a bit samey and it may require a certain mood for me to really enjoy. I felt I enjoyed many of the individual songs more than the album as a whole.
A Moon Shaped Pool is a favorite of mine ever since it came out. I gave it a 4.0. I fell in love with Radiohead years ago via Kid A, and as a huge electronic and dream pop nut, I was very pleasantly surprised by AMSP even though unlike many Radiohead fans (from what I can tell) I also quite liked The King of Limbs. A really great album.
Haven't heard the other nominated album, I'll have to check it out and get back to you all.
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Post by Nola on Sept 21, 2017 2:19:25 GMT
Welcome, Alex! We can never have too many people in the music thread.
If you've all listened to Moon Shaped Pool, feel free to start sharing your thoughts. I'm gonna give it one more listen-through tonight and post mine soon.
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Post by movingpictures07 on Sept 21, 2017 17:46:38 GMT
Welcome, Alex! We can never have too many people in the music thread. If you've all listened to Moon Shaped Pool, feel free to start sharing your thoughts. I'm gonna give it one more listen-through tonight and post mine soon. Thanks, CJ! Great! Glad to be here. I'll figure out an album to nominate myself for once we've progressed through everyone else's.
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Post by Nola on Sept 25, 2017 20:53:49 GMT
Okay! I'm only a week late, but I've got some thoughts on A Moon Shaped Pool:
- I like the album well enough. I feel like it's something I'll have to listen to several more times to 'get,' but it's certainly an enjoyable collection of music sounds.
- I have not listened to nearly enough Radiohead to truly get a sense of them, I think. I've mostly listened to The Bends, OK Computer, and In Rainbows, all of which I enjoyed, but I know there's a lot more to who they are than those three albums. I don't really have the intuitive understanding of Radiohead to really connect me to this particular album.
- I am always a fan of bands revisiting songs, and reinventing them, as Radiohead has done here with True Love Waits. Of all the songs on the album, this one feels the most resonant to me, at least for now.
- I intend to correct my lack of Radiohead consumption, though that may be a lengthy process. Music seems to be exceptionally mood-affecting to me, and there are a number of Radiohead songs I equate to some of my bleakest moments (Videotape and Street Spirit come to mind first).
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Post by Nola on Sept 30, 2017 5:48:10 GMT
Random Aside: If anyone's in the mood for something a little different (judging by the other albums we're discussing, anyway), Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' is pretty great.
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Post by antoniomb on Sept 30, 2017 17:58:26 GMT
I will try (for real this time!) to listen to A Moon Shaped Pool and post my thoughts at the start of next week, as I am still busy moving in my new flat this weekend. The Belle and Sebastian album should also be an interesting one to discuss!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 20:50:04 GMT
Ah! I haven't been getting notifications for this thread! I'm going to post my longer thoughts on A Moon Shaped Pool over the next few days, but the short version is I think it is a masterpiece.
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Post by Nola on Oct 2, 2017 21:03:51 GMT
One of the all-time greats, a defining American musician.
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Post by antoniomb on Oct 3, 2017 18:38:40 GMT
One of the all-time greats, a defining American musician. I was going to suggest "Wildflowers" as my next pick to commemorate Tom Petty, when my next turn arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 4:44:19 GMT
My thoughts on A Moon Shaped Pool
Well, I nominated this album, so you already know I like it. Some of you already know how much I love Radiohead, but for those of you who don't, they are by far and away my favourite band. Most music I listen to are from bands that already have a large back catalogue I can soak up at my leisure, but I've followed Radiohead since Pablo Honey was released, got excited about the next album, gone out to the shops to buy it/pre-ordered it, etc, and basically been with this band over their whole career. I won't go into the details, but I had a rather difficult childhood, but this band was with me the whole way.
Specifically about this album, I rate it as my joint second favourite Radiohead album alongside In Rainbows (OK Computer is 1st!). While Radiohead lyrics are usually good, I find them particularly emotional on this album, probably inspired by Thom's separation from his long time partner, and her later death. Thom sounds more vulnerable, less cynical, and it's beautiful because of it.
Musically, the string arrangements are much stronger on this album than previous, and the album feels familiar to Radiohead fans, but the pay off is deeply satisfying, the culmination of all the years of music before it.
I'm not doing a great job of getting my thoughts into words, so I'll finish by saying my favourite tracks are The Numbers and Present Tense (which play one after the other on the album).
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Post by spacedaisy on Oct 19, 2017 18:36:26 GMT
I am finally here to review A Moon Shaped Pool. I promise my delay in reviewing it wasn't because I forgot. I've actually listened to it four times in full and a few more times in part. The delay is because I don't understand my own response to it. I listen to it and I think it's interesting to and quite lovely musically speaking. So I don't understand why I don't respond to it differently. I don't feel moved at all by it in any direction. I appreciate it for how masterful I think it is, but I wouldn't feel compelled to listen to it. I like it, because there is nothing not to like. But I don't love it because I can't connect with it for whatever reason. And I can't even put my finger on why. It's actually kind of frustrating. It's a lush and stunning album, but it's apparently not for me.
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